IBM RS/6000 7025 manual MultiBoot

MultiBoot:

This selection invokes the Mulitboot menu which provides several functions:

Ÿ To Select a particular operating system to boot.

In

the

case

of AIX

this

is

a

supported

option,

if

you

receive

a an

infor

icon after making this selection this would

mean that information in non-volatile

storage

could

have

been

lost,

as

would

happen

if

the

battery had

been

remo

In order to recreate this value, issue the bootlist command under AIX with

appropriate parameters as to the location

of the

operating system

in

a parti

hard disk. Please see the explanation of the bootlist command in your AIX

documentation.

Ÿ

To

select a particular operating system as

the

default operating system

Ÿ

To

install

from

the

list

of

possible

devices

Ÿ

To

set the sequence in which devices

are

searched

for

operating

system

sta

code

Ÿ

To

go

to

the

Open

Firmware

command

prompt

Ÿ

To

set

the Multiboot

menu so

that

it

comes

up

immediately

as the

system

powe

up

The	Select Software option,		if	supported by	the operating	system,	shows the		name
of	the	operating system installed. This option may not be				supported	by	all opera
systems.
In	the	case of AIX this	is	a supported	option, if you	receive	a	message	sa
No Operating System Installed

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