HP-UX 11i Installation and Update Guide, March 2003

Booting HP Servers and Workstations
Booting HP Servers
Appendix A150
Newer server
search results
Here is a typical output:
Searching for potential boot device.
This may take several minutes.
To discontinue, press any key.
Path Number Device Path Device Type
- - -
P0 56/52.0 (dec) Seq. record access media
P1 56/52.3 (dec) Seq. record access media
P2 56/52.4 (dec) Random access media
P3 56/52.6 (dec) Random access media
Main Menu: Enter command or menu >
For example, enter: bo pn
where pn is the path number for the install device shown in the search
output. You can also specify the device by the hardware path, such as
56/52.0, in place of the path number.
Booting a server For Models 8x7, 845, 835, 870, and other older HP Servers, the boot
display looks like this:
Console path = 56.0.0.0.0.0.0 (dec)
38.0.0.0.0.0.0 (hex)
Primary boot path = 52.2.0.0.0.0.0 (dec)
34.00000002.0.0.0.0.0 (hex)
Alternate boot path = 52.0.0.0.0.0.0 (dec)
34.0.0.0.0.0.0 (hex)
64 MB of memory configured and tested.
Autoboot from primary path enabled.
To override, press any key within 10 seconds.
Boot from primary boot path (Y or N)?> n
Boot from alternate boot path (Y or N)?>
Enter boot path, command, or ?>
Step 1. Switch the system ON.
Step 2. Press any key to stop the autoboot process.
Step 3. Insert the install media.