Installing and Managing HP-UX Virtual Partitions (includes A.03.03)

Monitor and Shell Commands
Boot||Shut: Setboot and System-wide Stable Storage
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Boot||Shut: Setboot and System-wide Stable Storage
On a vPars system, the setboot command does not read from or write to stable storage. Instead, the setboot
command reads from and writes to the vPars partition database, affecting only the entries of the virtual
partition from which the setboot command was run.
For example, if you are logged into winona2 and execute the command:
winona2# setboot -b on
this would set the autoboot attribute to AUTO for the virtual partition winona2.
The actions of setboot on a virtual partition are:
NOTE To modify stable storage, you must go to the BCH for PA-RISC or EFI Shell for Integrity
systems.
The boot path setting for HAA (High-Availability Alternate) is not supported for vPars
instances. For more information on HAA, see the HP System Partitions Guide.
See also “EFI and Integrity Notes” on page 35 for information on EFI variables and booting.
setboot
option
vPars effect
-p changes the primary boot path of the virtual partition
-a changes the alternate boot path of the virtual partition
-s sets the autosearch attribute of the virtual partition
(pre-A.03.02: no effect)
-b sets the autoboot attribute of the virtual partition
no options displays the primary boot path, alternate boot path, and autoboot attribute of the
virtual partition