reboot stops at Main Menu

[Patti Johnson]

Hi,
We recently received a new N4000 running HP-UX 11.0. When I reboot the server it stops at the Main Menu prompt and I have to renter BOOT before it will continue.

What is the setting that needs to be changed so that the boot process will continue automatically.

Thanks,
Patti

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi Patti:

Enable the autoboot sequence.

# setboot -b on

I'd also make sure that your primary and secondary boot paths are set to your boot disk and its mirrored partner, and that autosearch is enabled:

# setboot -p primary_path -a alternate_path -s on -b on

The primary_path and secondary path notation is of the form 2/4.1.0. Use 'ioscan' or the output of 'lvlnboot -v' to quickly ascertain your correct values.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Asif Sharif]

Hi Johnson,

For more detail on setboot, please see the following link.

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90950/ch05s01.html

Regards,
Asif Sharif

[sysadm_1]

You have to set AUTOBOOT to YES to boot system automatically.
You can do it either using setboot command from OS or AUTOBOOT command from main menu.

[Sยภเl Kย๓คг]

Hi,

1.At PDC menu Check Whether Primary and Alternate path is set or not.
2.If not use 'sea' command and find out the bootable disk addresses, then set Primary and Alt boot paths.
3.Run 'bo pri' command to boot from primary boot path,interact with IPL. At ISL prompt set autoboot flag using command. 'AUTOBOOT'.

You can also set 'autoboot' at command prompt also, once the machine is booted using setboot command.

Regards,
Sunil

[Patti Johnson]

Thanks for the help.
Patti