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Boot Console Interface ISL Environment ISL Environment The ISL environment provides the means to load the operating system (HP-UX) environment. The ISL environment also provides an offline platform to execute diagnostic and utility programs from a boot device when HP-UX does not load. The ISL program is the first program loaded into main memory from an external media (LAN, disk, or tape) and launched by the initial program loader (IPL) routine from the Boot Administration environment. The ISL environment provides the following capabilities: • Execute user-entered commands to modify boot device paths and boot options in stable storage • Run offline diagnostic programs and utilities • Provide automatic booting of the HP-UX O/S after power-on or reset Invoking ISL from the Boot Console Interface Perform the following steps to invoke ISL from the boot console interface: 1 Follow the directions in "Accessing the Boot Console In- terface" earlier in this chapter, and then type the following at the prompt: boot device You are prompted: Interact with ISL (Y,N,or Q) > y 212