Sun Remote System Control (RSC) User's Guide

`bootmode [-u] [normal|forth|reset_nvram|diag| skip_diag]`

This command provides control over the server firmware behavior after a server reset. Functionality of this command is identical to that available on Sun keyboards using L1 key combinations. You must have R level user permission to use this command. If you use the bootmode command without arguments, RSC displays the current boot_mode.

The bootmode setting overrides the server's OBDiag diag-switch? setting immediately after the next reset only. If RSC does not detect a server reset within 10 minutes, the bootmode command is ignored. For example:

rsc> bootmode forth
rsc> reset

To set the diag or skip_diag option, you must follow the bootmode command with the poweroff and poweron commands within 10 minutes. For example:

rsc> bootmode skip_diag
rsc> poweroff
rsc> poweron

To force console input and output to RSC, use the -u option before specifying the boot mode.

The following table describes modes you can specify using the bootmode command.

Table 4-2 Modes Used With the bootmode Command


Mode	Description
`-u`	Force the server to direct the console to RSC; the `-u` option must precede any `boot_mode` you specify; requires server reset
`normal`	Normal boot; server runs low-level diagnostics; requires server reset
`forth`	Enter Forth interpreter as soon as possible (equivalent to L1-F on keyboard); requires server reset
`reset_nvram`	Reset all NVRAM variables to default values (equivalent to L1-N on keyboard); requires server reset
`diag`	Force the server to run full diagnostics (equivalent to L1-D on keyboard); requires server power-off and power-on
`skip_diag`	Force the server to skip diagnostics (equivalent to L1-S on the keyboard); requires server power-off and power-on

Note -

The diag and skip_diag modes take effect only if you follow the bootmode command with the poweroff and poweron commands within 10 minutes.