Question about the contents of /stand/bootconf

[Tony Scully_2]

Hello,

I think I should have both the primary boot disk path and the alternate in the /stand/bootconf file. Is that correct?

Following on from there, I have some 4 nPar RP8420 boxes, and these have a more granular boot selection using the PF command at the BCH, so I have a primary, HA alternate and alternate boot paths.

Should these be placed in the /stand/bootconf file?

Also, how is the bootconf file used - by my thinking the system has already booted before the file is available, the path surely needs to be in NVRAM. Is the file automatically read into NVRAM?

Thanks in Advance,

Tony.

[Sridhar Bhaskarla · Accepted solution]

Tony,

Look at the man page of 'bootconf'.

// This file contains the address and disk layout type of the system's
boot devices or lif volumes. It is used by the Software Distributor
and HP-UX kernel control scripts (fileset OS-Core.KERN-RUN) to
determine how and where to update the initial boot loader. Normally
the kernel's checkinstall script queries the system's hardware and
creates the file. In rare cases when either the system configuration
cannot be automatically determined or additional and/or alternate boot
devices should be automatically updated, the administrator must to
edit the /stand/bootconf file manually.
//

The software that mostly uses this file is OnlineDiag as the configuration includes updating the LIF area.

-Sri

[Tony Scully_2]

Shridar,

Thanks, that explains it - in fact I had confused myself (it's been a long week) -- I was thinking about the setboot command and relating that to the bootconf file, when in fact they are two different things (it HAS been a long week!).

Main thing is I have the correct values, and I know understand the use of the bootconf, so thanks for that.

Regards,
Tony.