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Performing a Configuration Update This section describes how to perform a configuration update, so that you can complete configuration of your autoboot feature and test for successful configuration of AutoRestart/iX.
NOTE This section describes procedures associated with rebooting your system and performing a configuration update. Read this section before you follow the instructions, and review the areas that you want to customize for your system. Refer to System Startup, Configuration, and Shutdown Reference Manual (32650-90042) for additional information.
To update the operating system of your 900 Series HP 3000, complete these steps: 1. Mount the system load tape containing the autoboot configuration on the tape drive. Put the tape drive on-line. 2. Put the console in control mode by pressing CTRL and B simultaneously. _________________________________________________________________ NOTE If the ISL autoboot flag is enabled, the MPE/iX startup sequence attempts to automatically boot from the primary boot path after the system is reset. This should not occur. After resetting the system in the next step, carefully watch console messages and press any key within 10 seconds of seeing the following display on the console: Autoboot from primary boot path enabled. To override, press any key within 10 seconds. _________________________________________________________________ 3. Reset the system. At the control mode prompt (CM>), enter: CM> RS Enter Y at the prompt to confirm the reset. 4. If your system has autoboot enabled, override the autoboot by pressing any key within 10 seconds of seeing the following display on the console: Autoboot from primary boot path enabled. To override, press any key within 10 seconds. 5. Boot your system from the alternate boot path by responding N to the Boot from primary boot path (Y or N)?> prompt and Y to the Boot from alternate boot path (Y or N)?> prompt. 6. Respond Y to the Interact with IPL (Y or N)?> prompt. The following example represents a boot sequence received at the console for a Series 950/980 with autoboot enabled, ending with the system displaying the ISL prompt. Sequences for other installations can vary. _____________________________________________________________ | | | | | CTRL B | | CM> TC | | | | Processor-Dependent Code (PDC) revision 2.8 | | | | Console path = 2/4.1.0.0.0.0.0 | | Primary boot path = 2/4.0.0.0.0.0.0 | | Alternate boot path = 6/4.3.0.0.0.0.0 | | | | 48 MB of memory configured and tested. | | | | Autoboot from primary path enabled. | | To override, press any key within 10 seconds. RETURN | | | | ** A key is pressed ** | | | | Boot from primary boot path (Y or N)?> N | | Boot from alternate boot path (Y or N?> Y | | | | Interact with IPL( Y/N ) Y | | | | Booting. | | | | Console IO-Dependent Code (IODC) revision 3 | | Boot IO-dependent Code (IODC) revision 3 | | | | Booted. | | | | ISL Revision 2738 September, 1987 | | | | ISL> | | | _____________________________________________________________ 7. Disable the autoboot flag. At the ISL prompt, enter: ISL> AUTOBOOT OFF 8. To confirm that FASTSIZE is set to 0000000F, follow these steps: a. Display the current FASTSIZE value. At the ISL prompt, enter: ISL> DISPLAY Fastsize value is 0000000F . . . b. If FASTSIZE is any value other than 0000000F, you must change the value of FASTSIZE to 0000000F. At the ISL prompt, enter: ISL>FASTSIZE F c. If you changed the value of FASTSIZE, you must reset the system for the new value to take effect. Repeat the steps described in "Performing a Configuration Update," beginning with step 2. 9. Use the UPDATE command to execute a configuration update. At the ISL prompt, enter: ISL> UPDATE The system prompts for the correct date and time shortly after receiving the UPDATE command. If the date and time are correct, press Return at the date prompt. If the date or the time is incorrect, press N and respond as requested with the correct date and time (in 24-hour format). The configuration update proceeds for approximately 10 minutes. After it completes the update, your system resets itself. 10. Boot from the primary boot path by responding Y to the Boot from primary boot path (Y or N)?> prompt. 11. Respond Y to the Interact with IPL (Y or N)?> prompt. 12. Use the ISL AUTOBOOT command to enable the autoboot feature. At the ISL prompt, enter: ISL> AUTOBOOT ON 13. Use the START command with the -R restart option, to start your system with the restart feature enabled. At the ISL prompt, enter: ISL> START -R start_options _________________________________________________________________ NOTE When you get to the ISL prompt, be sure to use the -R option with START so that reboot occurs automatically the next time that a system abort occurs. If you do not use the -R option with START, the system does not reboot after a system abort. _________________________________________________________________ 14. When startup is complete, perform a soft reset of your system, to test successful installation and configuration of AutoRestart/iX. At the console, enter: CTRLB CM> TC After resetting itself, the system executes the ISL commands in the system autoboot file. The first ISL command invoked is usually DUMP. If the dump-to-disk feature has been correctly configured, the DUMP facility locates the first dump file and proceeds to dump-to-disk. After dump-to-disk is successfully accomplished, the next command in the system autoboot file is invoked. 15. You can now return your system to a normal operating state.