I can't see the DVD Drive from bootable device list

[Mousa55]

Hi All,

i am try to search about the bootable device to boot from DVD drives by using this steps.

1-Press any key at that point, then enter "SEARCH" to search for bootable devices.

2-Then enter "BOOT Pn" where Pn is the CD-rom drive from the SEARCH


but the problem i can't see the DVD drive from the output list of bootable divice.

IODC
Path# Device Path (dec) Device Type Rev
----- ----------------- ----------- ----
P0 1/0/0/2/0.6 Random access media 4
P1 1/0/0/2/1.2 Random access media 4
P2 1/0/0/3/0.6 Random access media 4
P3 1/0/0/3/1.4 Sequential access media 4
P4 1/0/6/1/0.2 Random access media 2
P5 1/0/6/1/0.0 Random access media 2
1/0/8/1/0/4/0.0 Fibre Channel Protocol 14
1/0/10/1/0/4/0.0 Fibre Channel Protocol 14

how to boot from a media?

thanks

[sujit kumar singh · Accepted solution]

HI Nejad,


the DVD rom shall be seen as a Random Access Media only. If that is getting detected this shall be one among the Random Access MEdia only.

Also if the OS Media is loaded in the DVD Rom your search can be narroewd using the

search ipl

this will show the devices that are bootable and have a Valid ISL.

regards
Sujit

[Mousa55]

Hi All,

i am try to use this command
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > search ipl

but this error message error appeared.

ERROR: Unknown device

Search Table has been cleared

and i am execute this command when the OS Media is loaded in the DVD Rom.

thanks

[sujit kumar singh]

hi


no problems that is an error message that the current search table has been cleared.


you can again give the commands : search ipl

insert the OD Dvd in the DVDROM and give
search ipl --- will scan the system for all the devices that will be having a valid IPL from which the system can boot the OS.

search --- searches all potential boot devices


serach ipl --- will search all potential boot devices which have a valid ISL to boot the system.


have a look at the devices in the search result and the DVDROM shall be along the devices in this result that are listed as Random Access Media.


REgards
Sujit

[Mousa55]

Hi All,

thanks my problem it is resolved.

thanks