Installation Guide, Seventh Edition - HP Integrity rx4640 Server
Booting the Operating System
Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX
Chapter 9
85
Step 3. At the EFI Shell environment, use the bcfg command to manage the boot options list.
The bcfg command includes the following options for managing the boot options list:
• bcfg boot dump — Display all items in the boot options list for the server.
• bcfg boot rm
#
— Remove the item number specified by
#
from the boot options list.
• bcfg boot mv
#a
#b
— Move the item number specified by
#a
to the position specified by
#b
in the boot options list.
• bcfg boot add
#
file.efi
"
Description
" — Add a new boot option to the position in the
boot options list specified by
#
. The new boot option references
file.efi
and is listed with the
title specified by
Description
.
For example, bcfg boot add 1 \EFI\HPUX\HPUX.EFI "HP-UX 11i" adds an HP-UX 11i item
as the first entry in the boot options list.
Refer to the help bcfg command for details.
Step 4. Exit the console and MP interfaces if you are finished using them.
Press
Ctrl+B to exit the system console and return to the iLO MP Main Menu. To exit the iLO MP,
type X at the Main Menu.
Standard HP-UX Booting
Use either of the following procedures to boot HP-UX:
• “Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the server on which you want to boot HP-UX.” on page 85
• “Access the EFI Shell environment for the server on which you want to boot HP-UX.” on page 86
Booting HP-UX (EFI Boot Manager)
From the EFI Boot Manager menu, choose an item from the boot options list to boot HP-UX.
Step 1. Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the server on which you want to boot HP-UX.
Log in to the MP and enter CO to choose the system console.
When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the main EFI
menu). If you are at another EFI menu, choose the
Exit option from the submenus until you return
to the screen with the EFI Boot Manager heading.
Step 2. At the EFI Boot Manager menu, choose an item from the boot options list.
Each item in the boot options list references a specific boot device and provides a specific set of boot
options or arguments you use when booting the device.
Step 3. Press
Enter to initiate booting using the chosen boot option.
Step 4. Exit the console and MP interfaces when finished using them.
Press
Ctrl+B to exit the system console and return to the iLO MP Main Menu. To exit the iLO MP,
type X at the Main Menu.