IBM RS/6000 7025 manual Boot

this	would mean		that	information in non-volatile storage could		have been lost, as
would	happen	if	the	battery had been removed. In	order	to	recreate	this value		issue
the	bootlist	command		under AIX with the appropriate	parameters		as to	the	location	of
the	operating	system		in a particular Hard disk. Please see the explanation					of the
bootlist command			in your AIX documentation.

The Software Default option, if supported by the operating system, lets you select the default operating system to start the system. This option may not be supported by

all operating systems.

The

Install

From

option produces

a

list

of

devices,

for

example

the CD-ROM, where

the operating system is installed from.

You select one of the

devices

and

the

system

searches the device for an operating

system

to

install

and

if

supported by

the

operating

system

in

that

device,

the

name

of

the

operating

system

displays.

The Select Boot Device option provides

a list of devices that

can

be

selected

to be

stored

on

the

boot list.

Up

to

5

devices

are

supported.

The

OK Prompt procvides access to

the

Open Firmware command prompt. The

Open Firmware command prompt is used for debug purposes, and device driver

development. Information about the commands that are available in

the

IEEE

Standard

1275.

The

Multiboot

Start

option

toggles

between OFF

and

ON

and

selects

if

the

Multiboot

menu

invokes

automatically

on

startup

or

not.

Boot

This selection enables you to view	and change the custom boot list (the sequence in
which devices are searched for	operating system startup code).

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