How to change boot process
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Interrupt the boot process
HP 9000
1. Initiate the boot sequence
# shutdown -ry 0
2. Interrupt the PDC boot sequence.
[Escape]
3. Boot the system in single user mode interacting with the IPL.
BCH> bo pri
Or search bootable device:
BCH> sea IPL
Choose the boot disk:
P#
Interact with ISL
Interact with IPL? y
Integrity
1. Initiate the boot sequence:
# shutdown -ry 0
2. Replace the damaged disk.
The damage disk is one of the boot disk mirrors? No, jump to step 11.
3. Interrupt the EFI boot manager autoboot.
EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 (14.60] Firmware ver 1.61 [4241] [Escape]
4. Select to boot from the Primary Boot. Don't let that the autoboot time out!
EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 (14.60] Firmware ver 1.61 [4241] Please select a boot option HP-UX Primary Boot HP-UX Alternate Boot EFI Shell [Built-in]
5. Interrupt the HPUX kernel loader when prompted.
HP-UX Boot Loader for IA64 Revision 1.61 Press Any Key to interrupt Autoboot \EFI\HPUX\AUTO ===> boot vmunix Seconds lefts till autoboot - 10 [Escape] Type 'help' for help
Change the kernel boot flags
HP 9000
ISL> hpux -is
ISL> hpux -is -lq
ISL> hpux -lm
ISL> hpux -vm
ISL> hpux (;0)/stand/vmunix.prev
Integrity
HPUX> boot vmunix -is
HPUX> boot vmunix -is -lq
HPUX> boot vmunix -lm
HPUX> boot vmunix -vm
HPUX> boot backup
Virtual Partitions
From MON>
MON> vparload -p <target_partition> <boot_options>
Example:
MON> vparload -p winona2 -o "-lm"
From HP-UX Shell prompt
<active_partition># vparboot -p <target_partition> -o "<boot_options>"
Example:
# vparboot -p winona2 -o "-lm"
References
Authors
- Alejandro Marin Badilla
- Editor: Scott Marer