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Booting and Shutting Down Oracle Solaris on x86 Platforms     Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library
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1.  Booting and Shutting Down an x86 Based System (Overview)

2.  Booting an x86 Based System to a Specified State (Tasks)

3.  Shutting Down a System (Tasks)

4.  Rebooting an x86 Based System (Tasks)

5.  Booting an x86 Based System From the Network (Tasks)

6.  Modifying Boot Parameters on an x86 Based System (Tasks)

7.  Creating, Administering, and Booting From ZFS Boot Environments on x86 Platforms (Tasks)

8.  Keeping an x86 Based System Bootable (Tasks)

Keeping an x86 Based System Bootable (Task Map)

Description of the Oracle Solaris Boot Archives

Obtaining Information About the Location and Contents of the x86 Boot Archive

How to List the Contents of the Boot Archive

Managing the Boot Archive SMF Service

Determining Whether the boot-archive SMF Service Is Running

How to Enable or Disable the boot-archive SMF Service

Maintaining the Integrity of the Boot Archives

How to Clear a Failed Automatic Boot Archive Update by Using the auto-reboot-safe Property

How to Clear a Failed Automatic Boot Archive Update by Manually Updating the Boot Archive

9.  Troubleshooting Booting an x86 Based System (Tasks)

Index

Keeping an x86 Based System Bootable (Task Map)

Table 8-1 Keeping an x86 Based System Bootable: Task Map

Task
Description
For Instructions
List the contents of the boot archive by using the bootadm command.
Use the bootadm list-archive command to list the contents of the boot archive.
Manage the boot-archive service.
The boot-archive service is controlled by the SMF. Use the svcs command to verify whether the boot-archive service is running. Use the svcadm command to enable or disable the service.
Clear a boot archive update failure on an x86 based system by using the auto-reboot-safe property.
Use this procedure in cases where the boot archive update on an x86 based system fails because the auto-reboot-safe property is set to false.
Clear a boot archive update failure on an x86 based system by using the bootadm command.
Use this procedure to manually clear boot archive update failures on an x86 based system, if the auto-reboot-safe property is enabled.