HP OpenVMS 8.x manual $$$ @Sys$Managerbootoptions

NOTE: On certain entry-level servers, if no FC boot device is listed in the EFI boot menu, you might experience a delay in EFI initialization because the entire SAN is scanned. Depending on the size of the SAN, this delay might range from several seconds to several minutes. Cell-based systems (such as rx7620, rx8620, and the Superdome) are not affected by this delay.

When booting OpenVMS from the installation DVD for the first time on any OpenVMS I64 system, you might also experience a similar delay in EFI initialization.

If you did not allow the OpenVMS I64 installation or upgrade procedure to automatically set up your FC boot device, or if you want to modify the boot option that was set up for that device, use the OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager utility, by following these steps:

1.If your operating system is not running, access the OpenVMS DCL triple dollar sign prompt ($$$) from the OpenVMS operating system main menu by choosing option 8 (Execute DCL commands and procedures). Otherwise, skip to the next step.

2.At the DCL prompt, enter the following command to start the OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager utility:

$$$ @SYS$MANAGER:BOOT_OPTIONS

3.When the utility is launched, the main menu is displayed. To add your FC system disk as a boot option, enter 1 at the prompt, as in the following example:

OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager Boot Options List Management Utility

(1)ADD an entry to the Boot Options list

(2)DISPLAY the Boot Options list

(3)REMOVE an entry from the Boot Options list

(4)MOVE the position of an entry in the Boot Options list

(5)VALIDATE boot options and fix them as necessary

(6)Modify Boot Options TIMEOUT setting

(B)Set to operate on the Boot Device Options list

(D)Set to operate on the Dump Device Options list

(G)Set to operate on the Debug Device Options list

(E) EXIT from the Boot Manager utility

You can also enter Ctrl-Y at any time to abort this utility

Enter your choice: 1

NOTE: While using this utility, you can change a response made to an earlier prompt by entering the caret (^) character as many times as needed. To end and return to the DCL prompt, press Ctrl/Y.

4.The utility prompts you for the device name. Enter the FC system disk device you are using for this installation. In the following example, the device is a multipath FC device named $1$DGA1:. This ensures that the system will be able to boot even if a path has failed.

Enter the device name (enter "?" for a list of devices): $1$DGA1:

5.The utility prompts you for the position you want your entry to take in the EFI boot option list. Enter 1 to enable automatic reboot, as in the following example:

Enter the desired position number (1,2,3,,,) of the entry. To display the Boot Options list, enter "?" and press Return. Position [1]: 1

6.The utility prompts you for OpenVMS boot flags. By default, no flags are set. Enter the OpenVMS flags (for example, 0,1), or accept the default (NONE) to set no flags, as in the following example:

Enter the value for VMS_FLAGS in the form n,n. VMS_FLAGS [NONE]:

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