HP 9000 Series User Manual

FINAL TRIM SIZE : 7.0 in x 8.5 in
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5. At the b o ot selection screen, select the op erating system that is on the tap e
drive as the one y
ou want to bo ot from. F
or example, for the tap e driv
e:
...
P1 scsi.3.0 HP35450A
...
Enter b and the device
specication , suchas P1 :
b devicespecication
6. Your recovery system should begin loading from the tap e. Once y
our
recovery system is up and running you will have a minimum set of
commands to use, in order to help y
ou repair and restore your primary
(disk-based) op erating system.
7. From this p oint, the specic things you need to do to recover your primary
system depend on the nature of the bo ot problem. Some of the things that
you might need to do are outlined in the follo
wing list:
Note
If your inability to b o ot your system is caused by faulty
hardware, it will be necessary to ha
ve that hardware repaired
before you can pro ceed with the items in this list.
a. You might need to run the fsck program to repair your ro ot le system.
Do so in single-user mode only .
b. The /hp-ux kernel le can be restored, if it has b een corrupted or
removed, by doing the following:
i. Mounting your system disk to an empty directory (make one if
necessary) in your memory-based recovery system.
ii. Using the cp command to copy the /hp-ux le from your
memory-based system (it is a copyof your real /hp-ux le) to the
directory you used as a mount point for your system disk. The
destination le should b e called hp-ux .
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HP 9000 Series Specifications

General

Operating System	HP-UX
Manufacturer	Hewlett-Packard (HP)
Series	9000
Type	Server
Processor	PA-RISC
Memory	Varies by model
CPU	PA-RISC processors
Expansion Slots	Varies by model
Networking	Ethernet
Form Factor	Rackmount
Models	A-Class, D-Class, E-Class, K-Class, N-Class, RP Series, Superdome