Managing the Oracle Solaris Boot Archives (Task Map)
Table 13–1 Managing the Boot Archives (Task Map)|
Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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Manage the boot-archive service. |
The boot-archive service is controlled by the Service Management Facility (SMF). Use the svcadm command to enable and disable services. Use the svcs command to verify whether the boot-archive service is running. | |
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x86: Clear a boot archive update failure 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. |
x86: How to Clear Automatic Boot Archive Update Failures by Using the auto-reboot-safe Property |
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Clear a boot archive update failure by using the bootadm command. |
Use this procedure to manually clear boot archive update failures on the SPARC platform, and on the x86 platform, if the auto-reboot-safe property is set to true. |
How to Clear Automatic Boot Archive Update Failures by Using the bootadm Command |
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Manually update the boot archives by using the bootadm command. |
Use the bootadm update-archive command to manually update the boot archive. |
How to Manually Update the Boot Archive by Using the bootadm Command |
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Manually update the boot archive on a system with a Solaris Volume Manager (SVM) metadevice mirrored root. |
On systems that use a metadevice mirror, you must manually mount the device before updating the boot archive by using the bootadm command. |
How to Manually Update the Boot Archive on a Solaris Volume Manager RAID-1 (Mirrored) Root Partition |
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List the contents of the boot archives by using the bootadm command. |
Use the bootadm list-archive command to list the contents of the boot archive. | |
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x86 : Locate the active GRUB menu by using the bootadm command. |
Use the bootadm list-menu command to determine the location of the active GRUB menu. |
x86: How to Locate the Active GRUB Menu and List Current Menu Entries |
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x86 : Set the default boot entry in the GRUB menu by using the bootadm command. |
Use the bootadm set-menu command to set the default boot entry in the GRUB menu. |
x86: How to Set the Default Boot Entry for the Active GRUB Menu |
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