Using Hp-Ux Loader Commands; Hpux.efi Boot Loader Commands; Hpux Boot Loader Commands Issued From Isl - HP Rp7410 - Server - 0 MB RAM Administrator's Manual

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6.
Exit the console and service processor interfaces if finished using them.
To exit the EFI environment type ^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and returns
to the service processor Main Menu. To exit the service processor, type X at the Main Menu.

Using HP-UX Loader Commands

This section gives details on issuing HP-UX Boot Loader commands using the following two
methods:
"HPUX.EFI Boot Loader Commands" (page 151)
Itanium®-based systems), you can issue HP-UX Boot Loader commands using HPUX.EFI
(the HPUX> prompt).
"HPUX Boot Loader Commands Issued from ISL" (page 151)
systems), you can issue HP-UX Boot Loader commands from the HP-UX Initial System
Loader (the ISL> prompt).

HPUX.EFI Boot Loader Commands

On HP Integrity servers, you can issue HP-UX Boot Loader commands using HPUX.EFI (the
HPUX> prompt), as described in the following procedure.
Procedure 5-52 Issuing HP-UX Boot Loader Commands (HP Integrity Servers)
Issue HP-UX Loader commands directly from the HPUX> prompt. The EFI system boot
environment and HPUX.EFI boot loader are available only on HP Integrity systems.
1.
Access the nPartition console, EFI Shell, and desired boot device, then boot to the HP-UX
Loader (HPUX.EFI) interface.
See
"HPUX.EFI Access: Booting to the HP-UX Loader (EFI Boot Manager or EFI Shell)"
(page 150)
2.
Issue HP-UX Loader commands directly from the HPUX> prompt.
For example, to list files in /stand enter: ls
To exit the HP-UX Loader interface, enter the EXIT command to return to the EFI Shell
environment.
Refer to the help command or the hpux(1M) manpage for command details.
3.
Exit the console and service processor interfaces if finished using them.
To exit the EFI environment type ^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and returns
to the service processor Main Menu. To exit the service processor, type X at the Main Menu.

HPUX Boot Loader Commands Issued from ISL

On HP 9000 servers, you can issue HP-UX Boot Loader commands from the HP-UX Initial System
Loader (the ISL> prompt), as described in the following procedure.
Procedure 5-53 Issuing HP-UX Boot Loader Commands (HP 9000 Servers)
Issue HP-UX Loader commands from the ISL prompt by prefacing them with "hpux". The BCH
Menu and ISL interface are available only on HP 9000 systems.
1.
Access the nPartition console, use the BOOT command to boot the desired device, then
interrupt the boot process at the ISL interface.
See
"Initial System Loader (ISL) Booting of HP-UX" (page 149)
2.
Issue HP-UX Loader commands by prefacing them with "hpux" so that ISL invokes the hpux
secondary system loader to execute the commands you specify.
From ISL issue HP-UX loader commands in the following form:
hpux command
for details.
— On HP Integrity servers (Intel®
— On HP 9000 servers (PA-RISC
for details.
Using HP-UX Loader Commands
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