To set the bootdef_dev console environment variable for the Tru64 UNIX installation when booting from a Fibre Channel device, follow these steps:
1.Obtain the device name for the Fibre Channel storage unit where you will install the Tru64 UNIX operating system. The device name shows up in the reachability display as shown in Example
•dga131.1002.0.1.0
•dga131.1004.0.1.0
•dga133.1002.0.1.0
•dga133.1004.0.1.0
•dgb131.1002.0.2.0
•dgb131.1004.0.2.0
•dgb133.1002.0.2.0
•dgb133.1004.0.2.0
Each of the storage units are reachable through four different paths, two for each host bus adapter (the Yes in the connected column).
2.Set the bootdef_dev console environment variable to one of the boot path(s) that show up as connected to the disk you will use for the Tru64 UNIX installation. For the example disk configuration on the system where you are installing the Tru64 UNIX operating system (which will eventually be the first cluster member), set bootdef_dev as follows:
P00>>> set bootdef_dev dga133.1002.0.1.0
3.You must initialize the system to use any of the device names in the bootdef_dev variable:
P00>>> init
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After the initialization, the bootdef_dev will show up as follows:
P00>>> show bootdef_dev
bootdef_dev dga133.1002.0.1.0