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Displaying and Setting Paths, Table A-1, System Paths

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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. 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 DDSformat tape device) console or con Your workstation's primary display device keyboard or key Your workstation's primary ASCII input device 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 ? A-13

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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