Compaq GS160 User Manual

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Booting and Installing an Operating System

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Example 6–3 Booting Tru64 UNIX from a Local SCSI Disk

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Firmware revision: 5.6-6930
PALcode: Digital Tru64 UNIX version 1.60-1
Compaq AlphaServer GS320 6/731
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Digital Tru64 UNIX Version V4.0

Example 6–3 shows a boot from a local SCSI drive. The example is abbreviated.
For complete instructions on booting Tru64 UNIX, see the Tru64 UNIX
Installation Guide.

Perform the following tasks to boot a system:

Power up the system. The system stops at the SRM console prompt,
P00>>>.

Set boot environment variables, if desired. See Section 6.2.

Install the boot medium. For a network boot, see Section 6.3.1.

Enter the show device command

to determine the unit number of the

drive for your device.

Enter the boot command

and command-line parameters (if you have not

set the associated environment variables). In Example 6–3, boot device and
boot flags

have already been set.

This manual is related to the following products:

GS80