Select Console

The Select Console Utility allows the user to select which console the user would like to use to display the SMS menus. This selection is only for the SMS menus and does not affect the display used by the AIX operating system.

Follow the instructions that display on the screen. The firmware automatically returns to the SMS main menu.

Select Boot Options

Use this menu to view and set various options regarding the installation devices and boot devices.

1.Select Install or Boot a Device

2.Select Boot Devices

3.Multiboot Startup

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Navigation keys:

 

M = return to main menu

 

ESC key = return to previous screen

X = eXit System Management Services

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Type the number of the menu item and press Enter or Select a Navigation key: _

Option 1

Select Install or Boot a Device, which allows you to select a device to boot from or install the operating system from. This selection is for the current boot only.

Option 2

Select Boot Devices, which allows you to set the boot list.

Option 3

Multiboot Startup, toggles the multiboot startup flag, which controls whether the multiboot menu is invoked automatically on startup.

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IBM 6.00E+04, 6C4 manual Select Console, Select Boot Options