System Startup Procedure

The following procedure is an example of what to enter and what it looks like to start a system. To initiate the startup process enter:

CTRLB

NOTE: If you have a 99X system, you must transfer to the service processor before you reset the system.

   CM> SP

If you have a 9X8LX or 9X8RX system, a PDC screen is displayed. Type BO to boot from the primary path.

Example 2-11 System Startup Procedure



   CM> TC



   Processor Dependent Code (PDC) revision 3.2



   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



   Boot from primary boot path (Y or N)?> y



   Interact with IPL (Y or N)?> Y



   NMSAVE Version 2.2

   DUMPAREA found, save main memory to disc

   ISL loaded



   ISL Revision A.00.28 July 15, 1993



       Cannot find an auto-execute file.  AUTOBOOT ABORTED.



   ISL>start recovery

   Initialize_genesis - Version  :  <<870204.1552>>

   THU, APR 27, 1989,  2:23:36PM (y/n)? y

   [vellip]




	NOTE: Currently there is no autoexecute file available; therefore, you must ignore the statement `Cannot find an auto-execute file. AUTOBOOT ABORTED.` This does not present any problems; just continue with the `START` commnand in ISL.

For further information about system startups, refer to Chapter 3 “System Startup Functions”.

System Startup Procedure

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