Using the pcli Utility to Create a Bootable Drive (x86)

If you have set your system BIOS to boot in legacy mode, you must perform the steps in this section to create a logical drive on an x86 system prior to installing an OS.

To Create a Logical Drive With the pcli Utility (x86)

1. Follow the procedures in Using the pcli Utility to Create a Bootable Drive (SPARC) , but keep the following x86 system considerations in mind:
   • To access the pcli utility from an x86 system, boot the system and press Ctrl+Y, when prompted.
   • From an x86 system, you must specify the HBA in any pcli command that you issue. For example, to use the pcli pagination feature, as described in the note in , you must specify the HBA in the command, such as -a0 or -a1, depending on the HBA that you want. This is different from the same command issued from a SPARC system.

     $-AdpAllInfo -a0 -page 20 -- Issued from an x86 system --
     {0} ok cli -AdpAllInfo -page 20 -- Issued from a SPARC system --
     

   • In this example, the HBA, -a0 (controller 0), is specified in the command issued from an x86 system. Because you must specify an HBA in each pcli command on an x86 system, you must skip all steps in the To Prepare to Use the pcli Utility section that tell you to select an HBA prior to issuing pcli commands.
   • When issuing pcli commands, you do not need to type cli before each pcli command, as shown in the previous example.
   • The prompt on an x86 system is a dollar sign ($).
   • To label physical disks on an x86 system, as described in , issue the fdisk command for your specific operating system.
2. Make the logical drive bootable by performing the steps in To Boot an x86 Server From an External Disk Drive.