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SPARC and Netra SPARC S7-2 Series Servers Administration Guide

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Updated: June 2017
 
 

Change the Default Boot Device (OpenBoot)

Use this procedure to configure OpenBoot to boot from a specific device. This change is permanent but only takes effect after a reset.

  1. Obtain the ok prompt.

    See one of these tasks:

  2. Determine the name of the desired boot device.

    To see names of devices, type:

    ok devalias
    
  3. Configure the boot-device parameter with your desired boot device.
    ok setenv boot-device boot_device
    

    where boot_device is a valid device from which to boot.

  4. Reset the host.
    ok reset-all
    

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