HP OpenVMS 8.x Setting Up the InfoServer Server, Exit the utility by entering E at the prompt

the device name and MAC address (without dashes) are included anyway in the boot entry line.

Enter a short description (do not include quotation marks).

Description ["EIA0"]: I64 UPGRADE VIA NET

efi$bcfg: eia0 (Boot0002) Option successfully added

Using the utility to display the devices at this point (selecting 2 on the main menu), you see your device listed, as in the following example:

Enter your choice: 2

To display all entries in the Boot Options list, press Return.

To display specific entries, enter the entry number or device name. (Enter "?" for a list of devices):

EFI Boot Options list: Timeout = 10 secs.

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01.DKB0 PCI(02011) Scsi(Pun0,Lun0) "Boot VMS from DKB0" OPT

02.DKB200 PCI(02011) Scsi(Pun2,Lun0) "Boot VMS from DKB200" OPT

03.VenHw(d65a6b8c-71e5-4df0-d2f009a9) "EFI Shell [Built-in]"

04.EIA0 PCI(0020) Mac(0013215b85e4) "I64 Upgrade VIA NET"

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4entries found.

8.Exit the utility by entering E at the prompt:

Enter your choice: E

B.2.3 Verifying the Network I/O Device Is Bootable by EFI

Finally, verify that the LAN device you selected for your system’s InfoServer client is bootable by EFI. Verification is recommended if the selected device is not one of the core I/O LAN devices installed on your Integrity server. To verify that the selected LAN device is bootable by EFI, follow these steps:

1.Access the EFI console for your Integrity server. If your operating system is running, you must shut down your system to access EFI. (For details about accessing and using EFI, see your hardware documentation.)

2.From the EFI main menu, select the Boot Configuration option (or in some versions of EFI, the Boot Option Maintenance Menu). Make a selection before the EFI timeout expires; otherwise, the first entry of the EFI Boot Manager is selected automatically. If you are brought to the EFI Shell prompt, enter the exit command at the prompt to move back to the EFI main menu. If an autoboot begins, you can perform a cold reset of the Integrity server to get back to the EFI console. (For more information, see your hardware documentation.) Otherwise, you must wait for your system to boot and shut it down again.

3.At the EFI Boot Configuration menu, select the Boot From a File option. In the Boot From a File list, look for the load file that corresponds to the LAN device you selected for network booting. This is the load file with a matching MAC address, as in the following example:

Load File [Acpi(HWP0002,0)/Pci(20)/Mac(0013215b85e4)]

The MAC address of the EIA0 network device selected earlier was 00-13-21-5B-85-E4, which matches the MAC address shown (without dashes). This verifies that the selected device is visible to the EFI console. If none of the Boot From a File options listed matches your selected device, then try another available device (as listed with the LANCP command SHOW CONFIGURATION in Section B.2.1 (page 191)).

4.Provide the device name and its IP address and MAC address to the person responsible for setting up the BOOTP server.

B.3 Setting Up the InfoServer Server

At least one system in the LAN must be designated as the InfoServer server. This is the system that hosts the physical DVD drive from which network booting is performed. This system must be running OpenVMS I64 Version 8.2-1 or later or OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.3 or later. The InfoServer software comes as part of the base operating system on these systems.

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