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Setting the Auto Boot and Auto Search Flags
auto boot and auto search are variables stored in your workstation’s
nonvolatile memory. (Nonvolatile memory retains its contents even
after power is turned off.) If you reset these flags to new value, the
change takes effect the next time you reboot the workstation.
auto boot boots the operating system whenever your workstation is
turned on.
To examine the state of the auto boot and auto search flags, type the
following at the prompt:
Configuration Menu: Enter command > auto
If auto boot is set to on, your workstation automatically attempts to
boot the operating system when turned on. If auto boot is set to off,
your workstation enters the boot administration mode of the boot con-
sole user interface.
The state of the auto search flag determines how your workstation
seeks a boot device during autoboot. If auto search is set to on, your
workstation will search for other boot devices if the primary boot de-
vice is not available. If auto search is off, your workstation will de-
fault to the boot administration mode if it can’t see the primary boot
device.
To change the state of the auto boot or auto search flags, type the
following at the prompt:
Configuration Menu: Enter command > auto boot
state
or
Configuration Menu: Enter command > auto
search
state
where state is on or off.