The Boot Console Interface

Booting and Resetting the Model 743

Booting and Resetting the Model 743

This section provides step-by-step instructions for booting and resetting the Model 743.

In case you do not want the usual automatic boot sequence to occur, you can load your operating system from 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.

Follow these steps to boot from an alternate device:

1At power-up, stop the Auto Boot process (if Auto Boot is configured) by pressing Esc at the following prompt:

Press [ESC] to discontinue the Auto Boot process System Search started

2 From the Main Menu, select Boot From a Device by typing:

1Enter

The system displays a list of bootable device categories.

3To determine the list of bootable devices that are available, type:

66Enter

The system displays a list of bootable devices.

4Select a device or LAN path from the device list by entering its number. To exit from the Device Menu without making any changes, and to return to the previous menu, type the following:

0Enter

Also, the path of the desired bootable device can be entered directly for LAN, SCSI, BPN and BPR devices by selecting the appropriate submenu for that device category. For example, to boot directly from SCSI device 6 type the following from the BOOT DEVICE SELECT menu:

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