Installation guide

Setting Boot Flags (boot_osflags)
Set Boot Flags
Set boot flags as follows:
Step Action
1 Set the environment variable by entering the
following command, substituting for root_number
and bootflag the values to which you wish to set
the root number and boot flags.
>>> set boot_osflags root_number,bootflag
For instance, in OpenVMS AXP, to set the root
number to 1 and the boot flags to 2, enter the
following:
>>> set boot_osflags 1,2
In OpenVMS AXP, to set the boot flags to 1 and
to leave the root number as the default, enter the
following:
>>> set boot_osflags 1
In DEC OSF/1 AXP, to set the boot flags to
autoboot, enter the following:
>>> set boot_osflags a
2 Set another environment variable or reboot the
system.
Setting Environment Variables 4–13