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Booting and Shutting Down Oracle Solaris on SPARC Platforms     Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library
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Preface

1.  Booting and Shutting Down a SPARC Based System (Overview)

2.  Booting a SPARC Based System to a Specified State (Tasks)

Booting a SPARC Based System to a Specified State (Task Map)

Booting a SPARC Based System to a Specified State

Determining a System's Current Run Level

Booting a SPARC Based System to a Multiuser State (Run Level 3)

How to Boot a System to a Multiuser State (Run Level 3)

Booting a SPARC Based System to a Single-User State (Run Level S)

How to Boot a System to a Single-User State (Run Level S)

Booting a SPARC Based System Interactively

How to Boot a System Interactively

3.  Shutting Down a System (Tasks)

4.  Rebooting a SPARC Based System (Tasks)

5.  Booting a SPARC Based System From the Network (Tasks)

6.  Modifying Boot Parameters on a SPARC Based System (Tasks)

7.  Creating, Administering, and Booting From ZFS Boot Environments on SPARC Platforms (Tasks)

8.  Keeping a SPARC Based System Bootable (Tasks)

9.  Troubleshooting Booting a SPARC Based System (Tasks)

Index

Booting a SPARC Based System to a Specified State (Task Map)

Table 2-1 Booting a SPARC Based System to a Specified State: Task Map

Task
Description
For Instructions
Determine the current run level of a system.
Use the who command with the -r option to determine a system's current run level.
Boot a SPARC based system to a multiuser state.
Use this boot method to bring the system back to a multiuser state (run level 3) after shutting down or performing a system hardware maintenance task.
Boot a SPARC based system to a single-user state.
Use this boot method to perform a system maintenance task, such as backing up a file system.
Boot a SPARC based system interactively.
Use this boot method after making temporary changes to a system file or the kernel for testing purposes.