Booting HP Servers

As noted previously, you can halt the server autoboot process and redirect it to boot from the desired media device. To do so, press any key during the autoboot process to display a Main Menu:

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----------------------- Main Menu --------------------------
Command                       Description
BOot [PRI|ALT|<path>]         Boot from specified path
PAth [PRI|ALT] [<path>]       Display or modify a path
SEArch [DIsplay|IPL] [<path>] Search for boot devices
COnfiguration menu            Displays or sets boot values
INformation menu              Displays hardware information
SERvice menu                  Displays service commands
DIsplay                       Redisplay the current menu
HElp [<menu>|<command>]       Display help for menu or command
RESET                         Restart the system
---------
Main Menu: Enter command or menu >

You only need to enter the initial capital letters for each command.

Determine the boot device that contains the install media. The Alternate Boot Device is typically set to the CD/DVD drive. If this is the case, enter: bo alt
To search for available boot devices, type: search (or sea)

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Here is a typical output:

Searching for potential boot device.
This may take several minutes.
To discontinue, press any key.
Path Number           Device Path            Device Type
---------------------------------------------------------------------
   P0                    56/52.0   (dec)     Seq. record access media
   P1                    56/52.3   (dec)     Seq. record access media
   P2                    56/52.4   (dec)     Random access media
   P3                    56/52.6   (dec)     Random access media
Main Menu: Enter command or menu >

For example, enter: bo pn

where pn is the path number for the install device shown in the search output. You can also specify the device by the hardware path, such as 56/52.0, in place of the path number.

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For Models 8x7, 845, 835, 870, and other older HP Servers, the boot display looks like this:

Console path        = 56.0.0.0.0.0.0   (dec)
                      38.0.0.0.0.0.0   (hex)
 
Primary boot path   = 52.2.0.0.0.0.0   (dec)
                      34.00000002.0.0.0.0.0   (hex)
 
Alternate boot path = 52.0.0.0.0.0.0   (dec)
                      34.0.0.0.0.0.0   (hex)
 
64 MB of memory configured and tested.
Autoboot from primary path enabled.
To override, press any key within 10 seconds.
 
Boot from primary boot path (Y or N)?> n
Boot from alternate boot path (Y or N)?>
Enter boot path, command, or ?>

Switch the system ON.
Press any key to stop the autoboot process.
Insert the install media.
Determine the hardware path of the install device from your system administrator. (There is no search capability to determine this information on older HP server models).
- If the primary path shown on your screen is not the same as that for the install device, respond with n to Boot from primary boot path. In this case, you will then be asked if you want to boot from the alternate path, which is typically set to the CD or DVD device.
- If the primary path shown on your screen matches that for the install device, respond with: y
- If neither the primary or alternate device paths correspond to that for the CD or DVD device, respond with n to both prompts. In this case, enter the hardware path of the device (for example, 52.3.0) at the prompt: Enter boot path, command, or ?>
To the question Interact with IPL (y or n)?, enter: n




	TIP: To start over at this point, simply switch the system OFF and ON again.

After choosing the boot path and the install utility loads, the keyboard languages screen appears (if your system has a PC-style keyboard). Respond to the requests for information on this and the following screens. Loading the install kernel takes 3 to 5 minutes.

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