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Booting and Shutting Down Oracle
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Chapter 1 Booting and Shutting Down a System (Overview)
What's New in Booting and Shutting Down a System
Guidelines for Booting a System
Reasons to Boot a System
Overview of the Oracle Solaris Boot Architecture
Description of the Oracle Solaris Boot Archives
Description of the Boot Process
x86: Differences Between UEFI and BIOS Boot Methods
x86: Creating Boot Partitions That Support Systems With UEFI and BIOS Firmware
Service Management Facility and Booting
Changes in Boot Behavior When Using SMF
Chapter 2 x86: Administering the GRand Unified Bootloader (Tasks)
x86: Introducing GRUB 2
x86: Description of the GRUB 2 Configuration
x86: GRUB 2 Partition and Device Naming Scheme
x86: GRUB 2 and GRUB Legacy Task Comparison
x86: Upgrading Your GRUB Legacy System to a Release That Supports GRUB 2
x86: How to Upgrade Your GRUB Legacy System to a Release That Supports GRUB 2
x86: How GRUB Legacy Menu Entries Are Migrated to GRUB 2
x86: Maintaining GRUB 2 and GRUB Legacy Boot Environments on the Same System
x86: Administering the GRUB Configuration by Using the bootadm Command
x86: How to List GRUB Menu Entries
x86: How to Manually Regenerate the GRUB Menu
x86: How to Maintain the GRUB Menu
x86: How to Set Attributes for a Specified Boot Entry in the GRUB Menu
x86: How to Add a Boot Entry to the GRUB Menu
x86: How to Remove a Boot Entry From the GRUB Menu
x86: Adding Kernel Arguments by Editing the GRUB Menu at Boot Time
x86: Adding B prop=val Kernel Arguments at Boot Time by Editing the GRUB Menu
Redirecting the Oracle Solaris Console at Boot Time
x86: Customizing the GRUB Configuration
x86: Advanced GRUB Administration and Troubleshooting
x86: Installing GRUB 2 by Using the bootadm install-bootloader Command
x86: How to Install the Boot Loader
x86: How to Install GRUB in a Location Other Than the Default Location
x86: Installing GRUB Legacy on a System That Has GRUB 2 Installed
x86: How to Install GRUB Legacy on a System That Has GRUB 2 Installed
Chapter 3 Shutting Down a System (Tasks)
Shutting Down a System
Guidelines for Shutting Down a System
System Shutdown Commands
Shutting Down a System
How to Determine Who Is Logged in to the System
How to Shut Down a System by Using the shutdown Command
How to Shut Down a Stand-Alone System by Using the init Command
Turning Off Power to System Devices
Chapter 4 Booting a System (Tasks)
Displaying and Setting Boot Attributes
SPARC: Displaying and Setting Boot Attributes by Using the OpenBoot PROM
SPARC: How to Identify the PROM Revision Number of a System
SPARC: How to Identify Devices on a System
SPARC: How to Determine the Default Boot Device
SPARC: How to Change the Default Boot Device by Using the Boot PROM
Working With EEPROM Parameters
EEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems
Viewing EEPROM Parameters
SPARC: How to Set a Boot Attribute
How to Delete a UEFI EEPROM Parameter
x86: Managing Shutdown Animation Through SMF
Booting a System
How Run Levels Work
What Happens When a System Is Booted to a Multiuser State (Run Level 3)
When to Use Run Levels or Milestones
Determining a System's Current Run Level
How to Boot a System to a Multiuser State (Run Level 3)
How to Boot a System to a Single-User State (Run Level S)
How to Boot a System Interactively
Booting From an Alternate Operating System or Boot Environment
SPARC: How to Boot From an Alternate Operating System or Boot Environment
x86: How to Boot From an Alternate Operating System or Boot Environment
Rebooting a System
How to Reboot a System by Using the init Command
How to Reboot a System by Using the reboot Command
Accelerating the Reboot Process
x86: About the quiesce Function
How to Initiate a Fast Reboot of a System
x86: Initiating a Fast Reboot of a System to a Newly Activated Boot Environment
Changing the Default Fast Reboot Behavior
Initiating a Standard Reboot of a System That Has Fast Reboot Enabled
Chapter 5 Booting a System From the Network (Tasks)
SPARC: Booting a System From the Network
SPARC: Network Boot Processes
SPARC: Requirements for Booting a System From the Network
SPARC: Setting Network Boot Arguments in the OpenBoot PROM
SPARC: How to Specify Network Boot Arguments in the OpenBoot PROM
SPARC: Setting Up an NVRAM Alias to Automatically Boot by Using DHCP
SPARC: How to Boot a System From the Network
x86: Booting a System From the Network
x86: Requirements for Booting a System From the Network
x86: Where the GRUB 2 PXE Boot Image Is Installed
x86: Booting Systems With UEFI and BIOS Firmware From the Network
x86: How to Boot a System From the Network
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Booting a System (Tasks)
Managing the Oracle Solaris Boot Archives
How to List Contents of the Boot Archive
Managing the boot-archive SMF Service
How to Enable or Disable the boot-archive SMF Service
How to Clear a Failed Automatic Boot Archive Update by Manually Updating the Boot Archive
x86: How to Clear a Failed Automatic Boot Archive Update on a System That Does Not Support Fast Reboot
Shutting Down and Booting a System for Recovery Purposes
SPARC: How to Stop a System for Recovery Purposes
x86: How to Stop and Reboot a System for Recovery Purposes
How to Boot to a Single-User State to Resolve a Bad root Shell or Password Problem
How to Boot From Media to Resolve an Unknown root Password
x86: How to Boot From Media to Resolve a Problem With the GRUB Configuration That Prevents the System From Booting
Forcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
SPARC: How to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
x86: How to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
Booting a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled
SPARC: How to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled
x86: How to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled
x86: Troubleshooting Issues With Fast Reboot
x86: Debugging Early Panics That Might Occur
x86: Conditions Under Which Fast Reboot Might Not Work
Troubleshooting Issues With Booting and the Service Management Facility
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