Installing HP-UX 11.0 and Updating HP-UX 10.x to 11.0 HP 9000 Computers Edition 1

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Installing From Media
Booting the Target System
Booting HP 9000 Servers
As noted previously, you can halt the server autoboot process and
redirect the boot process to boot from the desired media device. To do so,
press any key during the autoboot process to display a Main Menu
similar to the following:
Newer Server Boot
Menu
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Command Description
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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 >
The capital letters in each command represent the minimum characters
(mnemonics) you need to type in order to launch that command.
1. You will need to determine the boot device that contains the CORE
tape or CD-ROM. It is common that the Alternate Boot Device is set
to a boot device. If this is the case, you can simply use the following
command:
bo alt
2. If you want to search for available boot devices, type: search (or the
appropriate abbreviated command, as shown).
A typical output might look like the following