Configuring Boot Paths And Options - HP Rp7410 - Server - 0 MB RAM Administrator's Manual

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• Specify additional boot options when loading a Linux boot configuration.
1. Access the "ELILO boot" prompt.
2. Type the Tab key to list all boot configuration entries in the elilo.conf file.
3. Enter the name of the boot entry you want to load, followed by any additional boot
options to apply. See bootparam(7) or other Linux manpages for details on kernel boot
options.
ELILO boot: linux S
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• Load a kernel by explicitly specifying the kernel path and any boot options to be used.
1. Access the "ELILO boot" prompt.
2. Type ? (question mark) to list all boot devices.
3. Enter the full path to the Linux kernel you wish to load, and specify any kernel boot
options to apply.
ELILO boot: scsi0:/efi/redhat/vmlinuz-2.4.18-e.12 root=/dev/sda2 console=ttyS0
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Configuring Boot Paths and Options

You can configure boot paths and boot options by using any one of the following procedures:
• "Configuring Boot Paths and Options (BCH Menu)" (page 155)
• "Configuring Boot Paths and Options (EFI Boot Manager)" (page 156)
• "Configuring Boot Paths and Options (EFI Shell)" (page 157)
• "Configuring Boot Paths and Options (HP-UX)" (page 157)
• "Adding an HP-UX Boot Option" (page 109)
• "Adding an HP OpenVMS Boot Option" (page 120)
• "Adding a Microsoft Windows Boot Option" (page 125)
• "Adding a Linux Boot Option" (page 130)
CAUTION:
system when configuring boot options on HP Integrity servers. This must be done for the device
paths to be properly established in the boot options list. Use the acpiconfig command to check
and set this value. For details refer to
(page 92).
Procedure 5-55 Configuring Boot Paths and Options (BCH Menu)
Use the PATH command from the BCH Main Menu to configure boot paths for an nPartition.
The BCH Menu is available only on HP 9000 systems.
1. Access the BCH Main Menu for the nPartition whose boot paths and options you want to
configure.
Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) and enter CO to access the Console list. Select
the nPartition console. When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the BCH Main
Menu (the Main Menu: Enter command or menu> prompt). If at a BCH menu other
than the Main Menu, then enter MA to return to the BCH Main Menu.
2. At the BCH Main menu, set the boot path values using the PATH command.
To list the current boot path settings, enter PATH with no arguments.
The nPartition ACPI configuration must be set to the proper value for the operating
"ACPI Configuration Value—HP Integrity Server OS Boot"
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