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Reconfiguring Devices on OpenVMS I64 Systems
Understanding
the OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager
Utility, BOOT_OPTIONS. COM ![]()
The OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager Utility is a command procedure
called BOOT_OPTIONS.COM, which displays menus from which you can
select options to manipulate the entries on the following lists
that are maintained on OpenVMS I64 systems:
After selecting the list you want to modify, you can add, display, and remove entries from the list and change the position of an entry on the list. On the boot device list, you can also validate and correct entries.
Starting
to Use BOOT_OPTIONS.COM ![]()
After installing an OpenVMS system using Option 1 of the operating
system menu, the system displays an operating system menu that contains
eight options. (The steps prior to this are explained in more detail
in the HP OpenVMS Version 8.2 Upgrade and Installation Manual.)
On the operating system menu, select Option 7, Execute DCL commands and procedures. Enter the following from the DCL prompt:
The system then displays the BOOT_OPTIONS main configuration menu shown in Default BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager Boot Options List Management Utility (1) ADD an entry to the Boot Options list (2) DISPLAY the Boot Options list (3) REMOVE an entry from the Boot Options list (4) MOVE the position of an entry on the Boot Options list (5) VALIDATE Boot Options and fix them as necessary (6) Modify the Boot Options TIMEOUT setting (B) Set to operate on the Boot Device Options list (D) Set to operate on the Dump Device List (G) Set to operate on the Debug Device List (E) EXIT configuration procedure You can also enter CTRL/Y at any time to abort this utility Enter your choice:.$@SYS$MANAGER:BOOT_OPTIONS
Example 1 Default BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu |
| Options on the BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu explains the options in Default BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager Boot Options List Management Utility (1) ADD an entry to the Boot Options list (2) DISPLAY the Boot Options list (3) REMOVE an entry from the Boot Options list (4) MOVE the position of an entry on the Boot Options list (5) VALIDATE Boot Options and fix them as necessary (6) Modify the Boot Options TIMEOUT setting (B) Set to operate on the Boot Device Options list (D) Set to operate on the Dump Device List (G) Set to operate on the Debug Device List (E) EXIT configuration procedure You can also enter CTRL/Y at any time to abort this utility Enter your choice: in more detail. |
The BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration menu contains the following types of lists:
The name of the currently selected option list is displayed in the banner of the BOOT_OPTIONS configuration menu, shown in Default BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager Boot Options List Management Utility (1) ADD an entry to the Boot Options list (2) DISPLAY the Boot Options list (3) REMOVE an entry from the Boot Options list (4) MOVE the position of an entry on the Boot Options list (5) VALIDATE Boot Options and fix them as necessary (6) Modify the Boot Options TIMEOUT setting (B) Set to operate on the Boot Device Options list (D) Set to operate on the Dump Device List (G) Set to operate on the Debug Device List (E) EXIT configuration procedure You can also enter CTRL/Y at any time to abort this utility Enter your choice:. The configuration menu displays only those commands that are available with the type of list you have selected. The default selection option list when you first execute the command procedure is the Boot (Device) Options List.
To change the selected option list, enter one of the following:
B or BOOT for the Boot (Device) Options list
D or DUMP for the Dump Device List
G or DEBUG for the Debug Device List
Using
BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu Options ![]()
The following sections show how to use BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration
Menu options to perform these operations:
As the list indicates, you can use some operations for more than one option list; others apply to only one; and, in the case of Adding an entry, the instructions for adding an entry to the Boot (Device) Options list are different from adding an entry to the Dump Device Options list.
Adding
an Entry to the Boot (Device) Options List ![]()
Select 1 on the default Boot Options Configuration Menu (see
Default BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager Boot Options List Management Utility (1) ADD an entry to the Boot Options list (2) DISPLAY the Boot Options list (3) REMOVE an entry from the Boot Options list (4) MOVE the position of an entry on the Boot Options list (5) VALIDATE Boot Options and fix them as necessary (6) Modify the Boot Options TIMEOUT setting (B) Set to operate on the Boot Device Options list (D) Set to operate on the Dump Device List (G) Set to operate on the Debug Device List (E) EXIT configuration procedure You can also enter CTRL/Y at any time to abort this utility Enter your choice:) to add an entry to the Boot (Device)
Options list.
This list requires several inputs to add an entry to the Boot (Device) Options list. Required Inputs to Add an Entry to the Boot (Device) Options List indicates the inputs that are required.
Sample output for adding an entry to the Boot (Device) Options list is in Output from Adding an Entry to the Boot (Device) Options List.
Displaying
the Boot (Device) Options List ![]()
Select 2 on the default Boot Options Configuration Menu (see
Default BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager Boot Options List Management Utility (1) ADD an entry to the Boot Options list (2) DISPLAY the Boot Options list (3) REMOVE an entry from the Boot Options list (4) MOVE the position of an entry on the Boot Options list (5) VALIDATE Boot Options and fix them as necessary (6) Modify the Boot Options TIMEOUT setting (B) Set to operate on the Boot Device Options list (D) Set to operate on the Dump Device List (G) Set to operate on the Debug Device List (E) EXIT configuration procedure You can also enter CTRL/Y at any time to abort this utility Enter your choice:) to display entries on the
Boot (Device) Options list. You can do one of the following:
- The Boot (Device) Option list displays the entry number, the device name, the PCI address, the characteristics of the device, the string description of the entry, and the optional OpenVMS boot flags.
- The Dump and Debug Device Options List displays the entry number, the device name, the PCI address, and the characteristics of the device.
Removing
an Entry from an Options List ![]()
Select 3 on the default Boot Options Configuration Menu (see
Default BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager Boot Options List Management Utility (1) ADD an entry to the Boot Options list (2) DISPLAY the Boot Options list (3) REMOVE an entry from the Boot Options list (4) MOVE the position of an entry on the Boot Options list (5) VALIDATE Boot Options and fix them as necessary (6) Modify the Boot Options TIMEOUT setting (B) Set to operate on the Boot Device Options list (D) Set to operate on the Dump Device List (G) Set to operate on the Debug Device List (E) EXIT configuration procedure You can also enter CTRL/Y at any time to abort this utility Enter your choice:) to remove entries on the
one of the options lists. You can do either of the following:
Changing
the Position of an Entry on an Options List ![]()
Select 4 on the default Boot Options Configuration Menu (see
Default BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager Boot Options List Management Utility (1) ADD an entry to the Boot Options list (2) DISPLAY the Boot Options list (3) REMOVE an entry from the Boot Options list (4) MOVE the position of an entry on the Boot Options list (5) VALIDATE Boot Options and fix them as necessary (6) Modify the Boot Options TIMEOUT setting (B) Set to operate on the Boot Device Options list (D) Set to operate on the Dump Device List (G) Set to operate on the Debug Device List (E) EXIT configuration procedure You can also enter CTRL/Y at any time to abort this utility Enter your choice:) to change the position of
entries on one of the options lists.
The system prompts you to enter the number of the entry you want to move. You can enter either that entry number or "?" to display the list of options. You are then asked to enter the destination number of the entry you want to move.
Sample output of moving entry 4 to position 1 from the Boot Options list is in Moving an Entry on the Boot (Device) Options List. (You can also change the position of entries on the Dump and Debug Options lists as well.) In the example, Entry 4 becomes the top-most selection on the Boot (Device) Options List.
Validating
Entries on the Boot (Device) Options List ![]()
This option is available only for the Boot (Device) Options
list (see
Default BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager Boot Options List Management Utility (1) ADD an entry to the Boot Options list (2) DISPLAY the Boot Options list (3) REMOVE an entry from the Boot Options list (4) MOVE the position of an entry on the Boot Options list (5) VALIDATE Boot Options and fix them as necessary (6) Modify the Boot Options TIMEOUT setting (B) Set to operate on the Boot Device Options list (D) Set to operate on the Dump Device List (G) Set to operate on the Debug Device List (E) EXIT configuration procedure You can also enter CTRL/Y at any time to abort this utility Enter your choice:).
This
option allows you to verify that the entries on the Boot (Device)
Options list are acceptable. You would usually do this if you wanted
to re-use an entry after an OpenVMS installation or upgrade, or,
under certain circumstances, when the Disk Partition Table has changed.
Select 5 on the Boot Options Configuration Menu (see Default BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager Boot Options List Management Utility (1) ADD an entry to the Boot Options list (2) DISPLAY the Boot Options list (3) REMOVE an entry from the Boot Options list (4) MOVE the position of an entry on the Boot Options list (5) VALIDATE Boot Options and fix them as necessary (6) Modify the Boot Options TIMEOUT setting (B) Set to operate on the Boot Device Options list (D) Set to operate on the Dump Device List (G) Set to operate on the Debug Device List (E) EXIT configuration procedure You can also enter CTRL/Y at any time to abort this utility Enter your choice:) to validate the entries on the Boot (Device) Option list. Selecting this option also corrects problems when necessary. You can perform any of the following operations:
After the validation operation, boot entries that have been
validated display the following message on the console:
efi$bcfg: Option Validated. Success.
If the utility determines that a boot entry needs to be corrected, it automatically updates the boot entry to become valid.
Sample output of validating entries in the Boot (Device) Options list is in Validating All Entries in the Boot (Device) Options List.
In this example, entry 07 failed and a Boot Entry correction was performed.
Modifying
the Timeout Period ![]()
This option is available only for the Boot (Device) Options
list (see
Default BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager Boot Options List Management Utility (1) ADD an entry to the Boot Options list (2) DISPLAY the Boot Options list (3) REMOVE an entry from the Boot Options list (4) MOVE the position of an entry on the Boot Options list (5) VALIDATE Boot Options and fix them as necessary (6) Modify the Boot Options TIMEOUT setting (B) Set to operate on the Boot Device Options list (D) Set to operate on the Dump Device List (G) Set to operate on the Debug Device List (E) EXIT configuration procedure You can also enter CTRL/Y at any time to abort this utility Enter your choice:).
The TIMEOUT option allows users to modify the timeout period, in seconds, before the EFI Boot Manager tries to boot each entry on the Boot (Device) Options List. A value of 0 disables the timer.
Select 6 (Modify Boot Options TIMEOUT setting) on the BOOT_OPTIONS main Configuration Menu to modify the timeout.
Sample output for modifying the timeout period to be 20 seconds is in Modify the Timeout Period in the Boot (Device) Options List.
Adding
an Entry to the Dump Device Options List ![]()
Enter D for DUMP on the default Boot Options Configuration
Menu (see
Default BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager Boot Options List Management Utility (1) ADD an entry to the Boot Options list (2) DISPLAY the Boot Options list (3) REMOVE an entry from the Boot Options list (4) MOVE the position of an entry on the Boot Options list (5) VALIDATE Boot Options and fix them as necessary (6) Modify the Boot Options TIMEOUT setting (B) Set to operate on the Boot Device Options list (D) Set to operate on the Dump Device List (G) Set to operate on the Debug Device List (E) EXIT configuration procedure You can also enter CTRL/Y at any time to abort this utility Enter your choice:) to select
the Dump Device Options list. The system then displays the Dump
Device Options Menu.
The instructions for adding the Dump Device Options List is discussed further in Chapter 2 of HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 2: Tuning, Monitoring, and Complex Systems.
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