Displaying And Setting Paths; System Paths - HP Model 745 - VME Workstation Handbook

Displaying and Setting Paths

A path is the hardware address of a device that is attached to the I/O system of your work-
station. The path command sets the system paths shown in Table 3-1.
The path command sets and displays the hardware address of a specified device attached
to the I/O bus of your workstation.
Path Type
primary or pri
alternate or alt
console or con
keyboard or
key
To display the current settings for the system paths, type the following at the prompt:
Main Menu: Enter command > path
To obtain a full listing of currently supported boot device "mnemonic" paths, use the fol-
lowing command:
Main Menu: Enter command > pa prim ?
To obtain a full listing of currently supported console "mnemonic" paths, use the follow-
ing command:
Main Menu: Enter command > pa con ?
Table 3-1 System Paths
Your workstation's default boot device (usually the root
disk)
Your workstation's alternate boot device (usually a DDS-
format tape device)
Your workstation's primary display device
Your workstation's primary ASCII input device
Displaying and Setting Paths
Device
Configuration
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