Digital Equipment DECserver 90M - Interactive Boot Mode Commands

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Table 2–2: Interactive Boot Mode Commands
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B Boot the DECserver software.
B
name Boot the DECserver software name .
B
media:name The DECserver looks for the software name
from the media (Flash RAM or the network).
B/M Boot the maintenance software for the DECserver.
B/S Boot the standard software for the DECserver.
H Provide help.
I Initialize the DECserver.
R Reset to the factory settings and initialize the DECserver.
You have several options when you use the B command.
• B –– This command, without an argument, starts a new boot sequence to load
the DECserver with an executable image using the default boot parameters.
• B name –– This command and the argument name specifies a nonstandard
boot image. The DECserver looks for the software name ; first from Flash
RAM, then from the network.
– B MNENG2 –– This command instructs the DECserver to look for the
MNENG2 software image first in Flash RAM, then from the network.
– b /tftp/serversw –– This command instructs the DECserver to look for
image /TFTP/SERVERSW; first in Flash RAM, then from the network.
If you want lowercase letters, you have to use quotation marks. For ex-
ample:
b “/tftp/serversw”
– B “” –– This command and the quotation marks (explicit null name)
instruct the DECserver to search for any image in Flash RAM. If the
DECserver is unable to find an image in Flash RAM, then it loads from
the network. The network load host defines this software and is typically
based on the Ethernet MAC address of the DECserver.