A P P E N D I X C |
OpenBoot Configuration Variables |
TABLE C-1 describes the OpenBoot firmware configuration variables stored on an IDPROM module on a new system controller. The OpenBoot configuration variables are printed here in the order in which they appear when you issue the showenv command.
test-args |
variable-name |
none |
Default test arguments passed to OpenBoot Diagnostics. For more information and a list of possible test argument values, see Chapter 8. |
diag-passes |
0-n |
1 |
Defines the number of times self-test method(s) are performed. |
local-mac-address? |
true, false |
false |
If true, network drivers use their own MAC address, not the server MAC address. |
fcode-debug? |
true, false |
false |
|
silent-mode? |
true, false |
false |
|
scsi-initiator-id |
0-15 |
7 |
|
oem-logo? |
true, false |
false |
|
oem-banner? |
true, false |
false |
|
ansi-terminal? |
true, false |
true |
|
screen-#columns |
0-n |
80 |
|
screen-#rows |
0-n |
34 |
|
ttyb-rts-dtr-off |
true, false |
false |
If true, operating system does not assert rts (request-to-send) and dtr (data-transfer-ready) on ttyb. |
ttyb-ignore-cd |
true, false |
true |
|
ttya-rts-dtr-off |
true, false |
false |
If true, operating system does not assert rts (request-to-send) and dtr (data-transfer-ready) on serial management port. |
ttya-ignore-cd |
true, false |
true |
If true, operating system ignores carrier-detect on serial management port. |
ttyb-mode |
baud-rate, bits, parity, stop, handshake |
9600,8,n,1,- |
ttyb (baud rate, number of bits, parity, number of stops, handshake). |
ttya-mode |
9600,8,n,1,- |
9600,8,n,1,- |
Serial management port (baud rate, bits, parity, stop, handshake). The serial management port only works at the default values. |
output-device |
ttya, ttyb, screen |
ttya |
|
input-device |
ttya, ttyb, keyboard |
ttya |
|
auto-boot-on-error? |
true, false |
false |
|
load-base |
0-n |
16384 |
|
auto-boot? |
true, false |
true |
|
boot-command |
variable-name |
boot |
|
diag-file |
variable-name |
none |
|
diag-device |
variable-name |
net |
|
boot-file |
variable-name |
none |
|
boot-device |
variable-name |
disk net |
|
use-nvramrc? |
true, false |
false |
If true, execute commands in NVRAMRC during server start-up. |
nvramrc |
variable-name |
none |
|
security-mode |
none, command, full |
none |
|
security-password |
variable-name |
none |
Firmware security password if security-mode is not none (never displayed) - do not set this directly. |
security-#badlogins |
variable-name |
none |
|
diag-script |
all, normal, none |
normal |
Specifies the set of tests that OpenBoot Diagnostics will run. Selecting all is equivalent to running test-all from the OpenBoot command line. |
diag-level |
none, min, max |
min |
|
diag-switch? |
true, false |
false |
|
diag-trigger |
none, error-reset, power-on-reset, user-reset, all-resets |
Specifies the class of reset event that causes diagnostics to run automatically. Default setting is power-on-reset error-reset.
Note: Both POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics run at the specified reset event if the variable diag-script is set to normal or all. If diag-script is set to none, only POST runs. |
|
error-reset-recovery |
boot, sync, none |
boot |
Command to execute following a system reset generated by an error. |
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