autoboot rp8400?

[Jimmy N]

Hello,

The rp8400 that I have does not autoboot. Does anyone have the settings or steps I can perform in order to set it up to enable autoboot? Thanks.

Jimmy

[Scott Van Kalken]

depends.

what does it do when it boots?

does it try to load a kernel?

or does it just get to a point without throwing errors and wait?

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi Jimmy:

# setboot [-p primary_path] [-a alternate_path] [-s on|off] [-b on|off]

Option '-s' turns on or off autosearch; Option '-b' turns on or off autoboot.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Jeff Schussele]

At boot interrupt at the "10 seconds" msg. At the PDC menu "Main Menu" prompt enter boot - answer yes to interact w/ISL & enter setboot. If Auotboot is off just enter setboot autoboot on.
If it's already on you've probably got a HW problem preventing booting.

HTH,
Jeff

[Jimmy N]

When I power on the Server, it comes to the BCH Main menu and stops. I then have to do the "sea" and type "bo".

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again) Jimmy:

If you are at the ISL prompt following powerup:

ISL> autoboot on

Once you have booted you can use the 'setboot' command (/usr/sbin/setboot) to display and/or modify stable storage, as I indicated above.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Michael Tully]

Hi,

The rp8400 comes standard as set to 'autoboot off'. Why this is so I am not sure. I have two of them and this is how they come standard out of the factory. We also recently has a system board replaced in an A class, and I was told by the system engineer that the boards come as default autoboot off....

As stated you can fix this through the BCH menu or using the 'setboot -b on' command.

~Michael~

[jung-duk park]

Hi! Jimmy

You can change the Autoboot-On by PF pri 2 from the Configuration Menu in BCH Mode.

Try~

Duck.