6 Using the Boot Manager
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on the drive it boots from. You can set these values by using boot manager
commands.
This chapter describes the boot manager commands.
Variables
A number of variables are stored by the boot manager in nonvolatile memory.
You can set and view most variables from the boot manager prompt. Table 8
lists the boot manager variables.
Table 8 Boot Manager Variables
Variable Description
boot manager
revision
Version number of the boot manager. This variable cannot be set
from the command line.
autoboot If autoboot is set to no, the
IP560 stops at the boot manager
command line during the boot process.
If autoboot is set to yes, the
IP560 does not stop at the boot
manager command line during a boot up. It does wait for the
amount of time specified in bootwait for input from the keyboard.
If input is received, the boot manager goes to the command line;
otherwise, it proceeds with the boot up.
Default is yes.
bootwait Amount of time, in seconds, that the boot manager waits for
input during a boot up when autoboot is set to yes.
Default is three seconds.
boot-file Name of the operating system kernel file.
Default is /image/current/kernel.
boot-flags String of flags passed to the kernel.
Default is -x.
boot-device Device from which the boot-file loads.
Default is wd0.
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