Configuring the Boot ROM

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PDC ROM rev. 1.1
IODC ROM rev. 1.0
240 MB of memory configured and tested.


Selecting a system to boot.
To stop selection process, press and hold the ESCAPE key.
<ESC>
Booting from:     scsi.6.0     SEAGATE ST3600N

Selection process stopped.

Searching for Potential Boot Devices.
To terminate search, press and hold the ESCAPE key.

Device Selection      Device Path              Device Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

P0                    scsi.6.0                 SEAGATE ST3600N
<ESC>
Search terminated.




b)    Boot from specified device
s)    Search for bootable devices
a)    Enter Boot Administration mode
x)    Exit and continue boot sequence
?)    Help

Select from menu: a
BOOT_ADMIN> help

The following commands are available:

 AUTOSELECT           Display/Set state of AUTOSELECT flag
 BOOT                 Boot from Primary/Alternate path or Specified Device
 DATE                 Read/Set the Real-Time Clock
 EXIT                 Return to previous menu
 FASTBOOT             Display/Set state of FASTBOOT flag
 FASTSIZE             Display/Set FASTSIZE memory parameter
 FDDI_ADDR            Display FDDI Station Address
 HELP <item>          Display Help information for <item>
 INFO                 Display boot/revision information
 LAN_ADDR             Display LAN Station Address
 OS                   Display/Select Operating System
 PATH                 Display/Modify Path Information
 PIM_INFO             Display Processor Internal Memory Information
 RESET                Reset the System
 SEARCH               Search for boot device
 SECURE               Display/set secure boot mode
 SHOW                 Display the results of the previous search

BOOT_ADMIN> help autoselect

AUTOSELECT/AUTO       Display the state of the AUTOSELECT flag

AUTOSELECT ON         Enable  AUTOSELECT at next boot
AUTOSELECT OFF        Disable AUTOSELECT at next boot

AUTOSELECT enables the automatic search and selection of
a boot device.  The autoselection search process for boot
devices is ordered:
    - primary boot device (as defined in Stable Storage)
    - SCSI at address 6
    - SCSI at address 5
    - FWSCSI at address 6
    - FWSCSI at address 5
    - LAN
    - Other devices connected to SCSI
    - Other devices connected to FWSCSI
    - EISA

BOOT_ADMIN> autoselect
AUTOSELECT ON.
BOOT_ADMIN> autoselect off
AUTOSELECT OFF.
BOOT_ADMIN> lan_addr
LAN Station Address:  080009-488879
BOOT_ADMIN> help path

Set named path in Stable Storage:        PATH <path_type> <device>[.<options>]
Display named path:                      PATH <path_type>
Display all paths in Stable Storage:     PATH

   <path_type>              primary, alternate, console, keyboard
   <device>[.<options>]     may be one of the following:

         eisa.<options>      (EISA adapter)
         fwscsi.<options>    (On-board FASTWIDE SCSI interface)
         lan.<options>       (Slider-card LAN interface)
         scsi.<options>      (On-board SCSI interface)

         graphics            (Graphics Slot)
         hil                 (HP-HIL Module)
         parallel            (On-board Parallel Port)
         rs232_a.<options>   (Serial Port A)
         rs232_b.<options>   (Serial Port B)

For more information on device options, type  HELP <device>
where <device> = eisa, lan, rs232, etc ...

BOOT_ADMIN> path
Primary boot path   = scsi.6.0
Alternate boot path = lan.080009-6265a6.0.0
Console path        = graphics
Keyboard path       = hil

BOOT_ADMIN> help lan


LAN (IEEE 802.3/Ethernet LAN) Path Specification

   lan.<server_address>.<init_retry>.<io_retry>

    <lan_server_address>      12 digit (hex) LAN server address
    <init_retry>              max number of times to try a boot request
                               (0 = default, 255 = infinite)
    <io_retry>                max number of times to try a read request
                               (0 = default, 255 = infinite)

Example: to specify LAN address 123456-78ABCD with infinite
initialization retries and default I/O retries,

           lan.123456-78ABCD.255.0

If one or more parameters are not specified, the following
defaults will be used:    <lan_server_address> = 000000-000000
                          <init_retry>   = 3 tries
                          <io_retry>     = 6 tries

BOOT_ADMIN> reset
Resetting ...

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