From: Jolet, John (John.Jolet@MISYSHEALTHCARE.COM)
Date: Thu Dec 26 2002 - 11:50:07 EST
the microcode updates is a cool feature, but i'd prefer to switch to service
mode with a key...that way you don't have to wait for just the right moment
to hit the freakin' keystroke...just turn the key, reboot, and go get some
coffee!
-----Original Message-----
From: Sheets, Jerald [mailto:JSHeets@OLOLRMC.COM]
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 10:18 AM
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: Re: bootlist info
Yeah,
Way back, you had to turn a key to go into service mode and modify
boot lists and stuff. It's much nicer to do it all with keystrokes. The
other cool thing is doing microcode updates from the OS isntead of requiring
floppies and reboots.
--jms
-----Original Message-----
From: Jolet, John [ mailto:John.Jolet@MISYSHEALTHCARE.COM
<mailto:John.Jolet@MISYSHEALTHCARE.COM> ]
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 10:09 AM
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: Re: bootlist info
pci, as opposed to microchannel.....
-----Original Message-----
From: Myers, Drew [ mailto:MyersD@GOALAMO.COM <mailto:MyersD@GOALAMO.COM> ]
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 9:37 AM
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: Re: bootlist info
For my education, what are you referring to as "modern" and not modern
machines?
-----Original Message-----
From: pSeries AIX Geek [ mailto:aixgeek@YAHOO.COM <mailto:aixgeek@YAHOO.COM>
]
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 2:38 PM
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: Re: bootlist info
Don't worry about it. The service mode bootlist is a
throwback to the days when you had a key to toggle
back and forth between service and normal.
On "modern" machines (actually, this probably worked
back then), the system determines what media you are
booting from and (in part) determines what mode to
use.
For example, set your bootlist with:
bootlist -m normal cd0 hdisk0 hdisk1
Now insert a CD and boot. You'll come up in
service/maintenance mode.
--- "CHANDRASHEKAR, MANI"
<MANI_CHANDRASHEKAR@FLEET.COM> wrote:
> All,
>
> I have hdisk0 as the primary boot disk and
> hdisk1 as the mirrored
> disk. I do understand that under normal conditions
> if the os does not find
> the boot image on hdisk0 then it will boot from
> hdisk1.I have the normal
> bootlist setting as :
> bootlist -m normal -o
>
> hdisk0
> hdisk1
> rmt0
> cd0
> fd0
> ent0
>
> 1) How should I have my service bootlist listed?
> 2) If I have hdisk1 as the first entry in the
> service bootlist and if my
> hdisk0 is bad, can I boot my system in the service
> mode and bring all my
> filesystem's up..? (or)
> should I modify the normal bootlist to have
> hdisk1 as the first
> entry..?
>
> Thanks,
>
> shekar...
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