Boot Devices - Compaq AlphaServer GS60 Operation Manual

For systems with factory-installed software (FIS), a default boot device (OpenVMS or
DIGITAL UNIX) or boot path (Windows NT) has already been selected for you. If
you want to change this default, follow the instructions here.
NOTE: The default boot device or boot path selected applies to the operating system.
If you wish to boot the Loadable Firmware Update (LFU) utility, you must
specify the CD-ROM device on your system, if you use the SRM console boot
command. If you are booting LFU from the AlphaBIOS Setup menu
Updating AlphaBIOS, you must follow the instructions given for that menu in
Chapter 8.
For OpenVMS and DIGITAL UNIX systems, you can set or change the default boot
device with the set bootdef_dev command, as described in Sections 5.2.1 and 5.2.2.
You can also specify a particular device in the SRM console command boot.
For Windows NT systems, you do not use either of these commands, either to select a
boot device, or to boot the system. Multiple versions of Windows NT can be available
for booting, and you can select from one of these installed versions at boot time, as
described in Section 5.2.3. Windows NT is booted by the AlphaBIOS firmware as
described in Section 5.5.
See Figure 5-1 and Table 5-1 for the types of devices available for your operating
system for booting.
Table 5-1 Boot Devices
Device
CD-ROM
Local device
CI disk
Remote disk
Location
In-cabinet compact disk drive, used for booting the Loadable
Firmware Update (LFU) Utility. See Appendix B for
OpenVMS and DIGITAL UNIX Systems, and Chapter 8 for
Windows NT systems.
Disk connected to the system through an adapter on an I/O bus.
Disk located on the system's HSC controller connected to the
system by a CIXCD adapter on the XMI bus or by a CIPCA
adapter on the PCI bus.
Disk connected to another system on the Ethernet, through the
Ethernet port interface or the adapter.
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