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• bcfg boot mv #a #b — Moves the item number specified by #a to the position
specified by #b in the boot options list.
• bcfg boot add # file.efi "Description" — Adds a new boot option to the position
in the boot options list specified by #. The new boot option references file.efi and is listed
with the title specified by Description.
For example, bcfg boot add 1 \efi\vms\vms_loader.efi "HP OpenVMS"adds
an HP OpenVMS item as the first entry in the boot options list.
For details, see the help bcfg command.
4. Exit the console and iLO MP interfaces if you are finished using them.
To exit the system console and return to the iLO MP Main Menu, press Ctrl+B. To exit iLO,
enter X at the Main Menu.
Booting HP OpenVMS
To boot HP OpenVMS on an entry-class HP Integrity server, use either of the following
procedures:
• “Booting HP OpenVMS (EFI Boot Manager)” (page 132)
• “Booting HP OpenVMS (EFI Shell)” (page 132)
Booting HP OpenVMS (EFI Boot Manager)
From the EFI Boot Manager Menu, choose an item from the boot options list to boot HP OpenVMS
using the chosen boot option.
1. Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the server on which you want to boot HP OpenVMS.
a. To access the server console, log in to iLO and enter CO.
b. When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the
main EFI menu). If you are at another EFI menu, choose Exit from the submenus until
you return to the screen with the EFI Boot Manager heading.
c. To access the EFI Shell environment, choose EFI Shell from the EFI Boot Manager menu.
2. At the EFI Boot Manager menu, choose an item from the boot options list.
Each item in the boot options list references a specific boot device and provides a specific
set of boot options or arguments to use when booting the device.
3. To initiate booting using the chosen boot option, press Enter.
4. Exit the console and iLO MP interfaces when finished using them.
To exit the system console and return to the iLO MP Main Menu, enter Ctrl+B. To exit the
iLO MP, enter X at the Main Menu.
Booting HP OpenVMS (EFI Shell)
From the EFI Shell environment, to boot HP OpenVMS on a device first access the EFI System
Partition (for example fs0:) for the root device and enter \efi\vms\vms_loader to initiate
the OpenVMS loader.
1. Access the EFI Shell environment for the server on which you want to boot HP OpenVMS.
a. To access the server console, log in to iLO and enter CO.
b. When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the
main EFI menu). If you are at another EFI menu, choose Exit from the submenus until
you return to the screen with the EFI Boot Manager heading.
c. To access the EFI Shell environment, choose EFI Shell from the EFI Boot Manager menu.
2. At the EFI Shell environment, issue the map command to list all currently mapped bootable
devices.
The bootable file systems of interest typically are listed as fs0:, fs1:, and so on.
132 Booting the Operating System