HP b1000 Displaying and Setting Paths, System Paths Path Type Device, Type Specification Format

The Boot Console Interface

Displaying and Setting Paths

Displaying and Setting Paths

A path is the hardware address of a device that is attached to the I/O system of your computer. The path command sets the system paths shown in Table 6-1.

The path command sets and displays the hardware address of a specified device attached to the I/O bus of your computer.

Table 6-1		System Paths
		Path Type		Device
		primary or pri		Your computer’s default boot device (usually
				the root disk)
		alternate or alt		Your computer’s alternate boot device (usually
				a DDS-format tape device)
		console or con		Your computer’s primary display device
		keyboard or key		Your computer’s primary input ASCII device
		To display the current settings for the system paths, type the following at
		the prompt and press Enter:
		Main Menu: Enter command> path
		The paths are displayed in Mnemonic Style Notation, as shown in Table
	6-2.
Table 6-2		Mnemonic Style Notation for Boot Paths
	I/O Type		Specification Format
	Built-in LVD SCSI		fwscsi.scsi_address.logical_unit_number
	Built-in NSE SCSI		scsi.scsi_address.logical_unit_number
	Built-in LAN		lan.server_address.init_timeout.io_timeout
	Built-in IDE		ide

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