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A-13
The Boot Console Interface
Displaying and Setting Paths
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 A-1.
The path command sets and displays the hardware address of a specified
device attached to the I/O bus of your workstation.
To display the current settings for the system paths, type the following at the
prompt:
Main Menu: Enter command > path
To obtain a full listing of currently supported boot device “mnemonic”
paths, use the following command:
Main Menu: Enter command > pa prim ?
To obtain a full listing of currently supported console “mnemonic” paths,
use the following command:
Main Menu: Enter command > pa con ?
Table A-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 (usually a DDS-
format tape device)
console or con Your workstation’s primary display device
keyboard or
key
Your workstation’s primary ASCII input device