3-12 IRIS OWNER’S GUIDE
SERIES 3000 Version 1.0
Booting the IRIS
Booting from the Tape Drive
To boot from the tape drive, specify the tape drive device name and filename.
For example, to boot the file mdfex on the tape drive, enter this command:
ct0:mdfex
To be able to boot from a tape, it must be in cpio format. See Section 4.4 for
information on making a bootable backup tape.
Booting from the Disk
To boot from the disk drive, specify the disk device name and filename. For
example, to boot the file vmunix1 on the a partition of drive number one, hd1,
enter this command:
hd1:vmunix1
Booting over the Ethernet
To boot the IRIS over an XNS Ethernet, use this command syntax:
xns[.hostname]:filename
If the hostname is omitted, the first host to recognize filename responds.
For example, to boot the IRIS from the file /usr/local/boot/goboot on the host
cruncher, enter this command:
xns.cruncher:/usr/local/boot/goboot
3.4.2 Automatic Boot
When configuration switch 5 is set for automatic boot, the IRIS attempts to boot
the file defaultboot on the device specified by configuration switches 1
through 4 (see Table 3-1).
To configure the IRIS to boot automatically:
1. Set the
Power
switch on the display monitor to
On
.
2. Set configuration switch 5 to
Open
.
3. Set configuration switches 1 through 4 to the appropriate settings for
the boot device (see Table 3-1).
4. Set the
Power
switch on the cabinet front panel to
On
.
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