Operating System Boot and Shutdown
Booting HP-UX
Appendix A
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HP-UX Booting
You can boot HP-UX by using any one of the following procedures:
• “HP-UX Booting [BCH Menu]” on page 177
The BCH system boot environment is provided on HP 9000 servers.
• “HP-UX Booting [EFI Boot Manager]” on page 179
The EFI system boot environment is provided on HP Integrity servers.
• “HP-UX Booting [EFI Shell]” on page 180
The EFI system boot environment is provided on HP Integrity servers.
HP-UX Booting [BCH Menu]
From the BCH Menu, use the BOOT command to boot the HP-UX operating system. The BCH Menu
is available only on HP 9000 servers.
Step 1. Access the BCH Main Menu for the nPartition on which you want to boot HP-UX.
Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) and enter CO to access the Console list. Select the
nPartition console. When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the BCH Main Menu (the
Main Menu: Enter command or menu> prompt). If at a BCH menu other than the Main Menu,
then enter MA to return to the BCH Main Menu.
Step 2. Choose which device you wish to boot.
From the BCH Main menu, use the PATH command to list any boot path variable settings. The
primary (PRI) boot path normally is set to the main boot device for the nPartition. You also can use
the SEARCH command to find and list potentially bootable devices for the nPartition.
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > PATH
Primary Boot Path: 0/0/2/0/0.13
0/0/2/0/0.d (hex)
HA Alternate Boot Path: 0/0/2/0/0.14
0/0/2/0/0.e (hex)
Alternate Boot Path: 0/0/2/0/0.0
0/0/2/0/0.0 (hex)
Main Menu: Enter command or menu >
Step 3. Boot the device using the BOOT command from the BCH interface.
You can issue the BOOT command in any of the following ways:
• BOOT
Issuing the BOOT command with no arguments boots the device at the primary (PRI) boot path.
• BOOT bootvariable
This command boots the device indicated by the specified boot path, where bootvariable is the
PRI, HAA, or ALT boot path.
For example, BOOT PRI boots the primary boot path.
• BOOT LAN INSTALL or BOOT LAN.ip-address INSTALL
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