HP-UX HB v13.00 Ch-04 - System Recovery

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 20 (of 54)
Chapter 04 System Recovery
October 29, 2013
Processor is booting from first available device.
To discontinue, press any key within 10 seconds.
2. Press any key before the 10 seconds elapses. The system console will display the
following or a similar prompt:
Boot terminated.
---- Main Menu ---------------------------------------------------------------
Command Description
------- -----------
BOot [PRI|ALT|<path>] Boot from specified path
PAth [PRI|ALT] [<path>] Display or modify a path
SEArch [DIsplay|IPL] [<path>] Search for boot devices
COnfiguration menu Displays or sets boot values
INformation menu Displays hardware information
SERvice menu Displays service commands
DIsplay Redisplay the current menu
HElp [<menu>|<command>] Display help for menu or command
RESET Restart the system
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Main Menu: Enter command or menu >
3. If the primary or alternate boot path is set correctly, you may boot using the commands
boot pri or boot alt, respectively. If you know the exact path of your boot disk you
may e.g. choose the command boot 0/0/2/0.0 at the prompt.
4. Otherwise, you may first search for potential boot devices using the SEA command. The
system presents you the following or similar listing.
Searching for potential boot devices.
To discontinue search, press any key (termination may not be immediate).
Path# Device Path (dec) Device Path (mnem) Device Type
----- ----------------- ------------------ -----------
P0 0/0/0/0 lan.15.140.10.113 LAN Module
P1 0/0/1/0.6 extscsi.6 Random access media
P2 0/0/1/0.3 extscsi.3 Sequential access media
P3 0/0/1/0.1 extscsi.1 Random access media
P4 0/0/1/1.0 intscsib.0 Random access media
P5 0/0/2/0.0 intscsia.0 Random access media
Search terminated.
If you are trying to boot a V-Class system refer to the Boot Modes section later in this
chapter. Otherwise, you can boot from here using the displayed path #, e.g.:
boot p5
The system console will display a message similar to the following:
Interact with IPL (Y, N, or Cancel)?>
Enter y at the prompt, otherwise, the command specified in the Auto-File String is