HP 9000 Series User Manual

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Here are some situations and examples:
If you know which device you want to b oot from, and y
ou know that it
contains a b o otable op erating system, t
ype the follo
wing at the BOOT_ADMIN>
prompt:
boot device 4
Return
5
where device is one of the following:
The hardware path to the device, specied in Mnemonic St
yle Notation
The pn designation of the device, as listed in the device searc
h
For example, if you wish to bo ot an op erating system that is stored on a
DDS-format tap e in a drive that is lo cated at scsi.1.0 and is designated
by the search as device P2 ,typ e one of the fol lowing commands at the
BOOT_ADMIN> prompt:
boot scsi.1.0 4
Return
5
boot P2 4
Return
5
The op erating system on the specied device is used to start y
our
workstation.
If you wish to interact with the Initial System Loader (ISL) b efore b o oting
your workstation, type the following at the BOOT_ADMIN> prompt:
boot device isl 4
Return
5
This causes the ISL to be loaded from the sp ecied device. After a short
time, the following prompt app ears on your screen:
ISL>
ISL is the program that actually controls the loading of the operating
system. By interacting with ISL, you can choose to load an alternate version
of the HP-UX op erating system.
For example, if the usual kernel ( /hp-ux )on your ro ot disk ( scsi.6.0 ) has
become corrupted, and you wish to bo ot your workstation from the backup
kernel ( /SYSBCKUP ), type the following at the ISL> prompt:
hpux boot disk(scsi.6;0)/SYSBCKUP 4
Return
5
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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