After booting the system, see “Installing
Booting PA-RISC clients from the console
This section describes how to boot
See the "Preparing the client for installation " section for important notes.
If you need further help with the boot process, enter:
BOOT ADMIN>help boot
1.Obtain the IP address of the
2.Cycle the power (perform a cold reset) on the client to bring it to a known state.
NOTE: If you have the AUTOBOOT flag set, you will have to interrupt the boot sequence by pressing Esc when the Processor Dependent Code (PDC) offers the opportunity with this message:
To stop selection process, press and hold ESCAPE key.
For detailed information regarding the boot sequence, see the
During the boot sequence, status messages are displayed on the client console. Depending on the type of machine, server or workstation model, a boot administration menu and/or firmware prompt may appear.
3.Boot the client using your
firmware prompt> boot lan.n.n.n.n install where: n.n.n.n is the IP address of the
The client then begins to download the install kernel from the network server. This will take approximately 5 minutes.
TIP: To search for
firmware prompt>search lan install
The list of servers you can boot the client from is displayed with their corresponding IP addresses, similar to:
Searching for potential boot devices(s)... on Path LAN
This may take several minutes.
To discontinue search, press any key (termination may not be immediate).
Path Number | Device Path | Device Type | |
P0 | LAN.15.1.46.117.3.254 | lp2 | 100/Full Dx |
P1 | LAN.15.1.41.70.3.254 | lp4 | 100/Full D |
You may need to run the nslookup command on another running system to determine which address corresponds to your
Booting