Installation guide

Entering Console Commands
Entering Console Commands
New Console
Commands
The DEC 4000 AXP system features new console commands.
Most of the DEC 4000 AXP console commands are similar,
but not identical to, the console commands supported on VAX
systems. (See Table 3–2.) If you are familiar with VAX console
commands, familiarize yourself with the new commands before
proceeding.
Table 3–2 Differences Between VAX and DEC 4000 AXP
Console Commands
VAX Console Command DEC 4000 AXP Console Command
set boot set bootdef_dev
show boot show bootdef_dev
show bflags show boot_osflags
/qualifier (indicates
optional qualifiers)
-flag (indicates optional flags)
Console
Command
Format
Enter a console command in the following format. To specify a
flag, you must precede the flag with a space and a hyphen.
>>> command [-flags] [parameters..]
For information about entering a specific console command, refer
to the console command reference pages, in the next section of
this chapter.
Online Help
Once the system is running in console mode, get online
information about console commands by entering help or
man at the console terminal.
This book documents only basic console commands. Online help,
however, provides information for the complete list of console
commands.
Console Commands 3–3