
Troubleshooting
Dealing with a Boot Failure
Boot Command Notations
The boot command supports the following two notations:
•Mnemonic
•Path number
Type help scsi or help lan for more information on the boot path parameters.
Here are examples of mnemonic notation:
•boot with no parameters selects the primary boot path in stable storage.
•boot with the alternate or alt parameter selects the alternate boot path in stable storage.
Here is an example of path number notation:
•boot p1 attempts to boot from the second path in a list generated by a previous search command.
Supported Boot Paths
SCSI devices are bootable when connected to the SCSI port on the system. Diskless workstations can only boot from the LAN port on the system board. The workstation can be booted from the
ISL Environment
The ISL environment provides the means to load the operating system
The ISL program is the first program loaded into main memory from an external media (LAN, disk, or tape) and launched by the initial program loader (IPL) routine during the Boot Administration environment.
The ISL environment provides the following capabilities:
•Execute
•Run
•Provide automatic booting of the
The ISL program provides a
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