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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HP c3700 manual Displaying and Setting Paths, System Paths Path Type Device, Mnemonic Style Notation for Boot Paths

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