Managing the boot-archive Service

The boot-archive service is controlled by the Service Management Facility (SMF). The boot-archive service instance is svc:/system/boot-archive:default. The svcadm command is used to enable and disable services.

To determine if the boot-archive service is running, use the svcs command.

For more information, see the svcadm(1M) and the svcs(1) man pages.

How to Enable or Disable the boot-archive Service

1. Become an administrator.

   For more information, see How to Obtain Administrative Rights in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

2. To enable or disable the boot-archive service, type:

   # svcadm enable | disable system/boot-archive

3. To verify the state of the boot-archive service, type:

   % svcs boot-archive

   If the service is running, the output displays an online service state.

   STATE          STIME    FMRI
   online          9:02:38 svc:/system/boot-archive:default

   If the service is not running, the output indicates the service is offline.

Troubleshooting

For information about clearing automatic boot archive update failures, see Administering Automatic Boot Archive Recovery.