Using HP-UX Loader Commands

Procedure 5-52 Issuing HP-UX Boot Loader Commands (HP Integrity Servers)

Issue HP-UX Loader commands directly from the HPUX> prompt. The EFI system boot environment and HPUX.EFI boot loader are available only on HP Integrity systems.

1. Access the nPartition console, EFI Shell, and desired boot device, then boot to the HP-UX Loader (HPUX.EFI) interface.

   See “HPUX.EFI Access: Booting to the HP-UX Loader (EFI Boot Manager or EFI Shell)” for details.

2. Issue HP-UX Loader commands directly from the HPUX> prompt.

   For example, to list files in /stand enter: ls

   To exit the HP-UX Loader interface, enter the EXIT command to return to the EFI Shell environment.

   Refer to the help command or the hpux(1M) manpage for command details.

3. Exit the console and service processor interfaces if finished using them.

   To exit the EFI environment type ^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and returns to the service processor Main Menu. To exit the service processor, type X at the Main Menu.

Procedure 5-53 Issuing HP-UX Boot Loader Commands (HP 9000 Servers)

Issue HP-UX Loader commands from the ISL prompt by prefacing them with "hpux". The BCH Menu and ISL interface are available only on HP 9000 systems.

1. Access the nPartition console, use the BOOT command to boot the desired device, then interrupt the boot process at the ISL interface.

   See “Initial System Loader (ISL) Booting of HP-UX” for details.

2. Issue HP-UX Loader commands by prefacing them with "hpux" so that ISL invokes the hpux secondary system loader to execute the commands you specify.

   From ISL issue HP-UX loader commands in the following form:

   hpux command

   where command is one of the the hpux secondary system loader commands.

   For example: enter hpux ls to issue the ls command.

   Refer to the isl(1M) and hpux(1M) manpages for details.

3. Exit the console and service processor interfaces if finished using them.

   To exit the BCH environment type ^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and returns to the service processor Main Menu. To exit the service processor, type X at the Main Menu.