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Alpha SRM Console Firmware

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Environment Variables for Alpha SRM Console Commands

7.3.1.1 Architecture-Required Environment Variables

The following table shows common Alpha SRM Console architecture-required
environment variables and their descriptions. For a complete list, enter

show *

at

the Alpha SRM Console prompt.

Architecture-Required Environment
Variable

Description

auto_action

When used with the

set

or

show

command, this

variable modifies or displays the console action
that follows an error, halt, or power-up. The
action can be halt, boot, or restart. The default is
halt.

boot_file

When used with the

set

or

show

command, this

variable modifies or displays the file name to be
used when a bootstrap requires a file name. The
default is null.

boot_osflags

When used with the

set

or

show

command, this

variable modifies or displays the additional
parameters to be passed to system software. The
default is 0.

bootdef_dev

When used with the

set

or

show

command, this

variable modifies or displays the default device
or device list from which the system will attempt
to boot. If the system software is preloaded, the
variable is preset to point to the device containing
the preloaded software. The default is null.