D-9
Usually, you start your workstation by turning it on and waiting for
HP-UX to boot automatically. However, you may not always want the
usual sequence to occur.
For example, you may want to start your workstation from an operat-
ing system that is stored on a device that is different from your usual
boot device. If your normal operating system kernel or the disk on
which it resides becomes damaged or unusable, you may wish to boot
from a different disk or perhaps another type of device, such as a
DDS-format tape drive.
Here are some situations and examples:
•If you know which device you want to boot from, and you
know that it contains a bootable operating system, follow the
directions in “Accessing the Boot Console Interface” earlier
in this appendix, and then type the following at the prompt:
Main Menu: Enter a command or a menu > boot device Enter
where device is the hardware path to the device, specified in
Mnemonic Style Notation (see Table D–2).
For example, if you wish to boot an operating system that is
stored on a DDS-format tape in a drive that is located at
‘‘scsi.1.0’’, follow the directions in “Accessing the Boot Con-
sole Interface” earlier in this appendix, and then type the fol-
lowing command at the prompt:
Main Menu: Enter a command or a menu > boot scsi.1.0 Enter
The operating system on the specified device is used to start
your workstation.
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