re: how to "boot" automatically

[lancelot]

hi fellows,
i have got an alpha in my new job but there is a problem

my alpha just boot to P000>> and i have to manually type "boot" each time hardware reboots so that i can get into digital unix
is there any options and steps to set the system to "boot" automatically after each hardware reboot process?

i m a newbie to alpha since i m too young for this

pls show the way
thx

[Steven Schweda · Accepted solution]

>>>help

>>>show auto_action

>>>set auto_action boot
or:
>>>set auto_action restart

(Or, to see the options:
>>>set auto_action
with no value.)

[lancelot]

just a followup question

just in case if someday later i wanna make it "boot" manually again

what steps should i do?

thx a lot

[Ivan Ferreira]

If you shutdown the OS using "shutdown -h now", you will end into the SRM prompt.

If you power on the server, you must press the "halt" button. The location of this button depends of the server model. The "halt" button stop the autoboot process.

[Victor Semaska_3]

>>>set auto_action halt

[Steven Schweda]

> >>>show auto_action

The idea here was to show how it was set
originally, hence how to put it back the way
it was.

> If you power on the server, you must press
> the "halt" button.

If it has one. Otherwise, Ctrl/C and/or
Ctrl/P at the console may interrupt the boot
procedure.

[Geert Van Pamel]

On some systems, e.g. the AlphaServer 1000 you need to execute the console "init" command once to properly deposit the new parameter into the firmware after changing certain console parameters like "auto_action" or "console".

The complete sequence would be:

>>>set auto_action restart

>>>init

>>>boot