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D-14
Displaying and Setting Paths
A path is the hardware address of a device that is attached to the I/O
system of your workstation. The path command sets the system paths
shown in Table D–1.
The path command sets and displays the hardware address of a speci-
fied device attached to the I/O bus of your workstation.
Table D–1. System Paths
Path Type
Device
primary or pri Your workstation’s default boot device (usually
the root disk)
alternate or alt Your workstation’s alternate boot device (usual-
ly a DDS–format tape device)
console or cone Your workstation’s primary display device
keyboard or key Your workstaton’s primary input ASCII device
To display the current settings for the system paths, type the follow-
ing at the prompt:
Main Menu: Enter command > path
The paths are displayed in Mnemonic Style Notation, as shown in
Table D–2.
Table D–2. Mnemonic Style Notation for Boot Paths
I/O Type
Specification Format
Built–in FWSCSI core.fwscsi.scsi_address.logical_unit_number
slotn.fwscsi.scsi_address.logical_unit_number
Built–in SCSI core.scsi.scsi_address.logical_unit_number
Built–in LAN core.lan.server_address.init_timeout.io_time-
out