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Reconfiguring Devices on OpenVMS I64 Systems  



You can reconfigure boot and dump devices on I64 systems at either of two times:
The second method is explained in the following sections.

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:

$ @SYS$MANAGER:BOOT_OPTIONS 
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:.
Example 1  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:

  
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.


Table 4   Options on the BOOT_OPTIONS Configuration Menu
Option Description
1
ADD
Add an entry to the option list you have selected.
2
DISPLAY
Display the contents of the option list you have selected.
3
REMOVE
Remove an entry from the option list you have selected.
4
MOVE
Change the position of an entry in the option list you have selected.
5
VALIDATE
Verify an entry in a selected option list and correct entries in the list, as necessary.
6
TIMEOUT
Modify the timeout value.



B
BOOT
Select the Boot (Device) Options List. (Default)
D
DUMP
Select the Dump Device List.
G
DEBUG
Select the Dubug Device List.



E
EXIT
Return to the DCL prompt.

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.

Table 5   Required Inputs to Add an Entry to the Boot (Device) Options List
Option Input Description
Position
#
Hex position of the entry to be added to the list.
The default value is 1, which places the entry at the top of the list.

?
Display the current contents of the Boot (Device) Option list.
Device
Dxy#:
Device Name of the System Disk

Note: The device must fulfill the following requirements:
o Must be a bootable OpenVMS Integrity System (I64) disk
o Must be initially mounted prior to running the utility

?
Display all available disks.
Boot Flags
x,y
OpenVMS Boot flags
The default value is NULL, which is the same as -fl 0,0.
Description
"any string"
String description of the Boot (Device) entry
The default value is the device name string.

For a Fibre device, the Port Name and WWID of the target Fibre disk are appended at the end of the Description string.

For a SCSI device, the Port Name of the SCSI disk is appended at the end of the Description string.

For a multipath Fibre Channel device, the automatically adds all possible paths to a given device.

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.
Example 2  Output from Adding an Entry to the Boot (Device) Options List  
Enter the device name (Enter "?" for a list of devices): $1$DGA1
 
Enter the desired position number (1,2,3,,,) of the entry.
To display the Boot Options list, enter "?" and press Return. 
Position [1]:
 
Enter the value for VMS_FLAGS in the form n,n.  
VMS_FLAGS [NONE}:
 
Enter a short description (do not include quotation marks). 
Descrition ["$1$DGA1"]: 
 
efi$bcfg: $1!dga1: {Boot0002) Option successfully added 
 
efi$bcfg: $1$dga1: (Boot0003) Option successfully added 
 
efi$bcfg: $1$dga1: (Boot0004) Option successfully added

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:

You can select one of these options on any one of the options. Depending on which type of options list you have selected, the system displays 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.

Sample output from displaying entries in the Boot (Device) Options list is in Output from Displaying Entries in the Boot (Device) Options List.
Example 3  Output from Displaying Entries in the Boot (Device) Options List  
To display all entries in the Boot Options list, press Return,To display specific entries, enter the entry number or device name.(Enter "?" for a list of devices):EFI Boot Options list:   Timeout = 10 secs.-----------------------------------------------------------------------01. $1$DGA1 PCI(0|60|1|1) Fibre(50001FE10011B158,LunE000000000000) "OpenVMS V8.2 FGD0.5000-1FE1-0011-B158" OPT -fl 0,002. $1$DGA1 PCI(0|60|1|0) Fibre(50001FE10011B15C,LunE000000000000) "OpenVMS V8.2 FGC0.5000-1FE1-0011-B15C" OPT -fl 0,003. $1$DGA1 PCI(0|40|1|1) Fibre(50001FE10011B15D,LunE000000000000) "OpenVMS V8.2 FGB0.5000-1FE1-0011-B15D" OPT -fl 0,004. VenHw(d65a6b8c-71e5-4df0-d2f009a9) "EFI Shell [Built-in]"-----------------------------------------------------------------------4 entries found.

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:

Sample output from removing an entry from the Boot (Device) Options list is in Sample Output from Removing an Entry from the Boot (Device) Options List.
Example 4  Sample Output from Removing an Entry from the Boot (Device) Options List  
Enter the entry number to delete.To clear the Boot Options list, enter "ALL".(Enter "?" to display Boot Options list): 1EFI Boot Options list:   Timeout = 10 secs.-----------------------------------------------------------------------01. $1$DGA1 PCI(0|60|1|1) Fibre(50001FE10011B158,LunE000000000000) "OpenVMS V8.2 FGD0.5000-1FE1-0011-B158" OPT -fl 0,0-----------------------------------------------------------------------1 entries found.Do you really want to delete this option? (Yes/No) yefi$bcfg: Entry 5  Boot0005 removed.


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.
Example 5  Moving an Entry on the Boot (Device) Options List  
Enter the entry number to move.(Enter "?" to display the Boot Options list): 2Enter the position to which this entry will be moved: 1efi$bcfg: Option moved from 2 to 1


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.
Example 6  Validating All Entries in the Boot (Device) Options List  
To validate all entries in the Boot Options list, press Return.
To validate specific entries, enter the entry number or device name.
(Enter "?" to display Boot Options list): Return
 
Do you really want to validate all list entries? (Yes/No) Yes
 
Validate EFI Boot Options list:   Timeout = 100 secs.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------01. $1$DGA1 PCI(0|60|1|1) Fibre(50001FE10011B158,LunE000000000000) "OpenVMS V8.2 FGD0.5000-1FE1-0011-B158" OPT -fl 0,0efi$bcfg: Option Validated.  Success.02. $1$DGA1 PCI(0|60|1|0) Fibre(50001FE10011B15C,LunE000000000000) "OpenVMS V8.2 FGC0.5000-1FE1-0011-B15C" OPT -fl 0,0efi$bcfg: Option Validated.  Success.03. $1$DGA1 PCI(0|40|1|1) Fibre(50001FE10011B15D,LunE000000000000) OpenVMS V8.2 FGB0.5000-1FE1-0011-B15D" OPT -fl 0,0efi$bcfg: Option Validated.  Success.04. VenHw(d65a6b8c-71e5-4df0-d2f009a9) "EFI Shell [Built-in]"efi$bcfg: Option Validated.  Success.05. DQA0 PCI(0|0|2|0) ATA(Primary,Master) "DVD-ROM "efi$bcfg: Option Validated.  Success.06. EWA0 PCI(0|20|2|0) Mac(00306e3967a5) "GigB Ethernet "efi$bcfg: Option Validated.  Success.07. DKB0 PCI(0|20|1|1) Scsi(Pun0,Lun0) "dkb0: PKB0.0"efi$bcfg: Option Failed.  Fixing Boot Entry automatically.efi$bcfg: Boot0007 removed 7efi$bcfg: DKB0 PCI(0|20|1|1) Scsi(Pun0,Lun0)  (Boot0007) Option successfully added-----------------------------------------------------------------------7 entries validated.

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.
Example 7  Modify the Timeout Period in the Boot (Device) Options List  
Enter your choice: 6
efi$bcfg: Boot Timeout period is 10 secsWould you like to modify the Timeout value? (Yes/No) [NO] YPlease enter the Timeout value in seconds: 20efi$bcfg: Boot Timeout period is 20 secs

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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