IBM 5.01 user manual Viewing OpenBoot Commands

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Viewing OpenBoot Commands

Table 2: OpenBoot Commands

Command

Effect

 

 

ok .boot - id

Displays current boot device id

 

 

ok .version

Displays current version of OpenBoot

 

 

ok .topology

Displays current topology

 

 

ok .nvram

Displays current flags for OpenBoot

 

 

ok .host-did

Displays actual current AL_PA of adapter

 

 

ok set-default-mode

Resets to default value mode

 

 

ok remove-boot-id

Removes boot id from boot list

 

 

ok devalias

Displays boot list

 

 

ok show-devs

Displays list of devices found

 

 

ok probe-scsi-all

Displays current SCSI and FC devices

 

 

Combined Boot User Manual

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Contents Combined Boot Version 5.01a0 Page Change the Plogi Retry Timer Introduction Known IssuesCompatibility Things to Know Before You DownloadStart lputilnt Click Start, Programs, Emulex and lputilnt Loading x86 BootBIOSLoad x86 BootBIOS Using lputilnt Start elxcfg Click Start, Programs, Emulex and elxcfg Load x86 BootBIOS Using elxcfgClick Boot Bios Firmware Figure Loading x86 BootBIOS Using lp6dutil Load x86 BootBIOS Using lputilPress D. The Download Image window is displayed Bios Utility, HBA Listing Enable x86 BootBIOS on HBAs Using the Bios UtilityBios Utility, Adapter Configuration Menu Introduction Configuring x86 BootBIOSStart the Bios Utility Adapter Configuration Menu Adapter Configuration Menu SummariesChange Default Alpa Screen Change the Default AlpaChange Topology Change the Plogi Retry TimerTopology Menu Enable/Disable the Spinup DelaySet Auto Scan Screen Set Auto ScanEnable/Disable the Start Unit Command Enable/Disable EDDEnable/Disable Auto Sector Format Select Enable/Disable the Environment VariableList of Saved Boot Devices Configure Boot DevicesSpecify additional storage driver Install Windows 2000 Server on a Fibre Channel DiskSetup is detecting your hardware Bootentry0, bootentry1, bootentry2, and bootentry3 Use Multi-Boot BiosBootentry2, bootentry0, bootentry1, and bootentry3 Bootentry2X86 BootBIOS Message Does Not Appear on Bootup Troubleshooting x86 BootBIOSResolution Retry This Adapter MessageLoad OpenBoot using lputil Loading OpenBootCreating a Fibre Channel Remote Boot Disk Configuring OpenBootPci@1f,2000/lpfc@1 Ok /pci@1f,4000/lpfc@2 select-devSignature Table Ok did e1 d# 100 d# 10 set-boot-id# mkdir root2 # mkdir usr2 # mkdir export2 Making a Bootable System Disk# format # umount /dev/fd Dtprofile sbin timer var x xfn cd /root2 tar xf# cd Ls -a rootcopy Sh rootcopyOk boot disk # sync # halt Ok reset# mkdir proc# mkdir tmp # mkdir vol # mkdir usr # dumpadmOpenBoot Commands Viewing OpenBoot CommandsSystem Hangs or Reboots After Displaying Driver Information Troubleshooting OpenBootLoaded File Is Not Executable Fibre Channel Disk Is Not Found

5.01 specifications

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