Srm Command Overview; Summary Of Srm Commands - Compaq AlphaServer GS80 User Manual

7.1 SRM Console
The SRM console is located in an EEROM on the standard I/O module.
From the console interface, you set up and boot the operating system,
display the system configuration, and perform other tasks.
complete information on the SRM console, see the AlphaServer
GS80/160/320 Firmware Reference Manual.
7.1.1

SRM Command Overview

Table 7–1 summarizes the most frequently used SRM console
commands; Table 7–2 gives the command notation formats; and Table
7–3 shows special characters used on the command line.
Table 7–1 Summary of SRM Commands
Command Function
Loads and starts the operating system.
boot
continue Resumes program execution on the specified processor or on
the primary processor if none is specified.
Forces a crash dump at the operating system level.
crash
Invokes the console line editor on a RAM script or on the
edit
user power-up script, "nvram," which is always invoked
during the power-up sequence.
Displays information about the specified console command.
help (or man)
init Resets the SRM console and reinitializes the hardware.
Displays a file one screen at a time.
more
[filename]
set envar Sets or modifies the value of an environment variable.
Displays the state of the specified environment variable.
show envar
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