Displaying And Setting Paths; System Paths - HP 744 Hardware User Manual

Displaying and Setting Paths

A path is the hardware address of a device that is attached to the I/O system
of your workstation. The path command sets the system paths shown in
Table A-1.
The path command sets and displays the hardware address of a specified
device attached to the I/O bus of your workstation.
Table A-1
Path Type
primary or pri Your workstation's default boot device (usually the root
disk)
alternate or alt Your workstation's alternate boot device (usually a DDS-
format tape device)
console or con Your workstation's primary display device
keyboard or Your workstation's primary ASCII input device
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 following command:
Main Menu: Enter command > pa prim ?
To obtain a full listing of currently supported console "mnemonic" paths,
use the following command:
Main Menu: Enter command > pa con ?

System Paths

Device
The Boot Console Interface
Displaying and Setting Paths
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