Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V100 manual Boot Modes Available

This command enables you to dictate the behavior of the server after a reset. Its functionality is identical to that available on Sun keyboards with the Stop key combinations. (However, the bootmode command is provided because the Stop key combinations are not available for the Sun Fire V100 server: you cannot use them from a keyboard that is connected to the server with a serial link.)

You must have r-level LOM permission to use the bootmode command. For information about user privileges, see “Setting Up LOM Privileges for Named Users” on page 54.

Boot Modes Available

If you use the bootmode command without arguments, the LOM device reports only the current boot mode. The boot modes available are listed in TABLE 5-1.

TABLE 5-1 Boot Modes

Mode	Description
-u	This option does not represent a boot mode. However, if you have
	previously dedicated the Serial A/LOM port to LOM and you now
	want to share the port between the console and LOM, you can use
	the -uoption. It is a quick alternative to the procedure described for
	sharing the Serial A/LOM port in the section “Separating LOM
	From the Console on the Serial A/LOM Port” on page 60.
normal	In this mode, the server boots using your OpenBoot PROM settings.
	To cause this parameter to take effect, you must reset the server
	after using the bootmode command at the lom> prompt.
forth	In this mode, the server does not boot to the Solaris environment
	but stops the boot cycle at the ok prompt. The command is
	equivalent to the Stop-F key combination for Sun keyboards. To
	cause the parameter to take effect, you must use the bootmode
	forth command at the lom> prompt and then reset the server. (It is
	only when the server resets that it reads the new forth parameter
	from the LOM device.)

48 Sun Fire V100 Server User’s Guide • December 2001