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setting the auto boot and auto search flags

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the boot console interface setting the auto boot and auto search flags setting the auto boot and auto search flags The auto boot and auto search flags are variables stored in your computer's nonvolatile memory. (Nonvolatile memory retains its contents even after power is turned off.) If you reset these flags to new values, the change takes effect the next time you reboot the computer. The auto boot flag boots the operating system whenever your computer is turned on. If auto boot is set to on, your computer automatically attempts to boot the operating system when turned on. If auto boot is set to off, your computer enters the boot administration mode of the boot console user interface. The state of the auto search flag determines how your computer seeks a boot device during auto boot. If auto search is set to on, your computer will search for other boot devices if the primary boot device is not available. If auto search is off, your computer will default to the boot administration mode if it can't see the primary boot device. To examine the state of the auto boot and auto search flags, type the following at the prompt and press Enter: Configuration Menu: Enter command> auto To change the state of the auto boot or auto search flags, type the following at the prompt and press Enter: Configuration Menu: Enter command> auto boot state or Configuration Menu: Enter command> auto search state where state is on or off. 192 Chapter 6

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Chapter 6
the boot console interface
setting the auto boot and auto search flags
setting the auto boot and auto search flags
The
auto boot
and
auto search
flags are variables stored in your
computer’s
nonvolatile
memory.
(Nonvolatile
memory
retains
its
contents even after power is turned off.) If you reset these flags to new
values, the change takes effect the next time you reboot the computer.
The
auto boot
flag boots the operating system whenever your computer
is turned on.
If
auto boot
is set to on, your computer automatically attempts to boot
the operating system when turned on. If
auto boot
is set to off, your
computer enters the boot administration mode of the boot console user
interface.
The state of the
auto search
flag determines how your computer seeks a
boot device during auto boot. If
auto search
is set to on, your computer
will search for other boot devices if the primary boot device is not
available. If
auto search
is off, your computer will default to the boot
administration mode if it can’t see the primary boot device.
To examine the state of the
auto boot
and
auto search
flags, type the
following at the prompt and press
Enter
:
Configuration Menu: Enter command> auto
To change the state of the auto boot or auto search flags, type the
following at the prompt and press Enter:
Configuration Menu: Enter command> auto boot
state
or
Configuration Menu: Enter command> auto search
state
where
state
is on or off.