-b "boot_file"

Load boot file from the boot server. boot_file is the full path to the boot file on the boot server.

-od "optional_data"

Pass optional command line arguments to the boot file.

-rmname

Remove a direct boot profile with the name name.

-cpsrc_name dst_name

Copy a db-profile from src_name to dst_name.

-h

Display help for this command

NOTE: A direct boot profile name can be 12 characters long at most, and spaces are not allowed. If the direct boot profile name already exists, it will be updated with the new values passed as arguments to this command.

If client IP address information is missing in the direct boot profile, DHCP is used by default.

Only IPv4 is supported.

Use quotations ("") around the boot_file and optional_data fields.

Examples

•To display settings in the direct boot profile:

Shell> dbprofile or

Shell> dbprofile -dn test

•To create and modify settings in a direct boot profile:

Shell> dbprofile -dn test -dhcp -sip 192.168.0.1 \ -m 255.255.255.0

Shell> dbprofile -dn test -b "tmp/nparsys1/loader.efi" \ -od "optional data"

where optional data is the actual data you want to pass to the boot file.

•To copy a direct boot profile:

Shell> dbprofile cp test profile

•To remove a direct boot profile:

Shell> dbprofile rm test

The lanboot command

This section provides information for the lanboot command. This command is part of the EFI Shell and is accessible from the system console when the system is in an active state but has not booted an operating system. For more information, see the nPartition Administrator's Guide or the documentation for your particular system, available at the HP Support Center:

http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc

Syntax

lanboot [select] [-od "optional_data"] [-dn name]

Options and operands

select

Select from a list of available LAN devices.

-od "optional_data" Pass optional command line arguments to the boot file.

-dn name

Specify the direct boot profile name to use for the LAN boot.

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