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Chapter 7 Operation
7.1 SRM Console ......................................................................................... 7-2
7.1.1 SRM Command Overview ..................................................................... 7-4
7.1.2 Setting the Control Panel Message....................................................... 7-6
7.2 Displaying the System Configuration ................................................... 7-7
7.2.1 Show Boot Command ............................................................................ 7-7
7.2.2 Show Config Command ......................................................................... 7-8
7.2.3 Show Device Command....................................................................... 7-16
7.2.4 Show Memory Command .................................................................... 7-18
7.3 Setting SRM Environment Variables ................................................. 7-19
7.4 Setting SRM Console Security ............................................................ 7-20
7.4.1 Setting Tru64 UNIX or OpenVMS Systems to Auto Start ................. 7-21
7.5 Changing the Default Boot Device...................................................... 7-21
7.6 Soft Partitioning.................................................................................. 7-22
7.7 Hard Partitioning................................................................................ 7-26
Chapter 8 Using the System Control Manager
8.1 Console Serial Bus Subsystem.............................................................. 8-2
8.2 System Control Manager Overview ...................................................... 8-4
8.3 SCM COM1 Operating Modes............................................................... 8-6
8.3.1 Bypass Modes........................................................................................ 8-8
8.4 Console Device Setup .......................................................................... 8-10
8.5 Entering the SCM ............................................................................... 8-12
8.6 SRM Environment Variables for COM1 ............................................. 8-13
8.7 SCM Command-Line Interface ........................................................... 8-14
8.7.1 Defining the COM1 Data Flow ........................................................... 8-17
8.7.2 Displaying the System Status............................................................. 8-18
8.7.3 Displaying the System Environment .................................................. 8-20
8.7.4 Power On and Off, Reset, and Halt..................................................... 8-22
8.7.5 Configuring Remote Dial-In................................................................ 8-24
8.7.6 Configuring Alert Dial-Out ................................................................. 8-26
8.7.7 Resetting the Escape Sequence........................................................... 8-29
8.8 Troubleshooting Tips........................................................................... 8-30
Appendix A Jumpering Information
A.1 PCI Backplane Jumpers........................................................................A-1
A.2 HPM Jumpers .......................................................................................A-2
A.3 Standard I/O Module Jumpers..............................................................A-2
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