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D-12

To reset your workstation, follow the directions in “Accessing the
Boot Console Interface” earlier in this appendix, and then type the
following at the prompt:

Main Menu: Enter a command or a menu >

reset

Enter

A path is the hardware address of a device that is attached to the I/O
system of your workstation. The path command sets the system paths
shown in Table D–1:

Table D–1. System Paths

primary or pri

Device

Your workstation’s default boot device
(usually the root disk)

Path Type

alternate or alt

Your workstation’s alternate boot device

(usually a DDS-format tape device)

To display the current settings for the system paths, type the follow-
ing at the prompt:

Main Menu: Enter a command or a menu >

path

Enter

The paths are displayed in Mnemonic Style Notation, as shown in
Table D–2.

Resetting Your
Workstation

Displaying and
Setting Paths

The path command sets
and displays the hard-
ware address of a speci-
fied device attached to
the I/O bus of your
workstation.