Compaq AlphaServer ES40 User Manual

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Table 6–1 SRM Environment Variables Used on ES40 Systems
Variable Attributes Description
auto_action
NV,W
1
Action the console should take following an error
halt or power failure. Defined values are:
boot—Attempt bootstrap.
halt—Halt, enter console I/O mode.
restart—Attempt restart. If restart fails, try boot.
bootdef_dev
NV,W
Device or device list from which booting is to be
attempted when no path is specified. Set at factory
to disk with factory-installed software; otherwise
NULL.
boot_file
NV,W Default file name used for the primary bootstrap
when no file name is specified by the boot
command. The default value is NULL.
boot_osflags
NV,W Default parameters to be passed to system software
during booting if none are specified by the boot
command.
OpenVMS: Additional parameters are the
root_number and boot flags. The default value is
NULL.
root_number: Directory number of the system disk
on which OpenVMS files are located.
0 (default)—[SYS0.SYSEXE]
1—[SYS1.SYSEXE]
2—[SYS2.SYSEXE]
3—[SYS3.SYSEXE]
1
NV—Nonvolatile. The last value saved by system software or set by console commands
is preserved across cold bootstraps (when the system goes through a full initialization),
and long power outages.
W—Warm nonvolatile. The last value set by system software is preserved across warm bootstraps
(UNIX shutdown -r command, OpenVMS REBOOT command, or a crash and reboot; not all of
the SRM initialization is run) and restarts.

Compaq AlphaServer ES40 Specifications

General

Brand	Compaq
Model	AlphaServer ES40
Category	Server
Language	English