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Displaying and setting paths – HP 2240 User Manual

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Displaying and Setting Paths

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.

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

Table D–1. System Paths

Path Type

Device

primary or pri

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

alternate or alt

Your workstation’s alternate boot device (usual-
ly a DDS–format tape device)

console or cone

Your workstation’s primary display device

keyboard or key

Your workstaton’s primary input ASCII device

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

Main Menu: Enter command > path

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

Table D–2. Mnemonic Style Notation for Boot Paths

I/O Type

Specification Format

Built–in FWSCSI

core.fwscsi.scsi_address.logical_unit_number
slotn.fwscsi.scsi_address.logical_unit_number

Built–in SCSI

core.scsi.scsi_address.logical_unit_number

Built–in LAN

core.lan.server_address.init_timeout.io_time-
out