Post And Boot Specifications; Post; Boot - HP AA979A - StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V Installation Manual

POST and Boot Specifications

When the switch is turned on or rebooted, the switch performs POST. Total boot
time with POST is a minimum of 3 minutes.
POST can be omitted after subsequent reboots by using fastboot. For more
information about this command, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS
Reference.

POST

The success/failure results of the diagnostic tests that run during POST can be
monitored through the error log or the command line interface.
POST includes the following steps:
1. Preliminary POST diagnostics are run.
2. Operating system is initialized.
3. Hardware is initialized.
4. Diagnostic tests are run on several functions, including circuitry, port

Boot

Boot completes in approximately 3 minutes if POST is run. In addition to POST,
boot includes the following steps after POST is complete:
1. Universal port configuration is performed.
2. Links are initialized.
3. Fabric is analyzed, and if any ports are connected to other switches, the switch
4. Switch obtains a domain ID and assigns port addresses.
5. Unicast routing tables are constructed.
6. Normal port operation is enabled.
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