• bcfg boot mv #a #b – Move the item number specified by #a to the position specified
by #b in the boot options list.
• bcfg boot add # file.efi "Description" – Add a new boot option to the
position in the boot options list specified by #. The new boot option references file.efi
and is listed with the title specified by Description.
For example, bcfg boot add 1 \EFI\VMS\VMS_LOADER.EFI “OpenVMS
V8.3–1H1” adds an OpenVMS item as the first entry in the boot options list.
For details, see the help bcfg command.
4. Exit the console and iLO 2 for Integrity interfaces if you are finished using them.
Press Ctrl-B to exit the system console and return to the iLO 2 MP Main Menu. To exit the MP,
enter X at the Main Menu.
For more details, see the HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 for Integrity Servers Upgrade and Installation
Manual on the HP website at: http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/83final/ba322_90045/
index.html.
Booting OpenVMS
To boot OpenVMS on the server blade, use either of the following procedures.
Booting OpenVMS (EFI Boot Manager)
To boot OpenVMS from the EFI Boot Manager Menu:
1. From the EFI Boot Manager Menu, choose an item from the boot options list to boot OpenVMS
using the chosen boot option.
2. Access the EFI Boot Manager Menu for the server on which you want to boot OpenVMS.
Log in to the iLO 2 MP and enter CO to choose the system console.
NOTE: When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager Menu
(the main EFI menu). If you are at another EFI menu, choose the Exit option from the submenus
until you return to the screen with the EFI Boot Manager heading.
3. At the EFI Boot Manager Menu, choose an item from the boot options list.
Each item in the boot options list references a specific boot device and provides a specific set
of boot options or arguments to use when booting the device.
4. Press Enter to initiate booting using the chosen boot option.
5. Exit the console and iLO 2 MP interfaces when finished using them.
6. Enter Ctrl-B to exit the system console and return to the MP Main Menu.
7. Exit iLO 2 MP by entering X at the MP Main Menu.
Booting HP OpenVMS (EFI Shell)
From the EFI Shell environment, to boot OpenVMS on a device, first access the bootable partition
(for example fs0:) for the root device and enter \efi\vms\vms_loader.efi to initiate the
OpenVMS loader.
1. Access the EFI Shell environment for the server on which you want to boot OpenVMS.
Log in to the iLO 2 MP and enter CO to choose the system console.
NOTE: When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager Menu
(the main EFI menu). If you are at another EFI menu, choose the Exit option from the submenus
until you return to the screen with the EFI Boot Manager heading.
2. From the EFI Boot Manager Menu, choose the EFI Shell menu option to access the EFI Shell
environment.
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