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• If you do not know which device you want to boot from, then
type the following at the prompt:
Main Menu: Enter command > search
Path Number Device Path Device Type
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P0 FWSCSI.6.0 HP C2490WD
P1 SESCSI.1.0 HP HP35480A
Main Menu: Enter command > Boot P1
The operating system on the specified device is used to start your
workstation (also see; Searching for Bootable Media).
• If you wish to interact with the Initial System Loader (ISL) be-
fore booting your workstation, follow the directions in ”Acces-
sing the Boot Console Interface” earlier in this appendix, and
then type the following at the prompt:
Main Menu: Enter command > boot device
You are prompted:
Interact with ISL (Y,N,Q)>
Answering yes (Y) causes the ISL to be loaded from the specified
device. After a short time, the following prompt appears on your
screen:
ISL>
ISL is the program that actually controls the loading of the operating
system. By interacting with ISL, you can choose to load an alternate
version of the HP–UX operating system. If you do not want ISL to be
loaded, you must enter N.
For example, if the usual kernel (/stand/vmunix) on your root disk
(fwscsi.6.0) has become corrupted, and you wish to boot your
workstation from the backup kernel (/stand/vmunix.prev), type the
following at the ISL> prompt: