The boot Command
Example:
OpenVMS AXP
boot Command
The following example indicates the command to boot the
OpenVMS AXP operating system with the default flags from a
fixed disk drive:
>>> boot dka100
Return
The device name elements in this
boot
command are defined as
follows:
•
dk
–the device type, in this instance an internal fixed disk
drive
•
a
–the SCSI device controller (could be
a
or
b
)
•
100
–the SCSI ID number
Example: DEC
OSF/1 AXP
boot Command
The following example indicates the command to boot the DEC
OSF/1 AXP operating system without any flags from an internal
fixed disk drive:
>>> boot rz1a
Return
The device name elements of the OSF/1-style
boot
command are
defined as follows:
•
rz
–the device type, in this instance an internal fixed disk
drive
•
1
–the SCSI ID number (unlike the OpenVMS-style command,
only the single digit number is used, such as 1 rather than
100)
•
a
–the SCSI device controller (could be
a
or
b
)
TURBOchannel
Command
Syntax
To boot from a TURBOchannel device, issue the
boot
command
using the following syntax:
>>> boot "#/device" <-flags> <-filename>
Return
where # is the slot number of the device and
device
is the device
name.
Using Console Commands 9–11
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