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Updated: November 2020
Booting and Shutting Down Oracle
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Solaris 11.4 Systems
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Chapter 1 Overview of Booting and Shutting Down a System
Booting and Shutdown Features in Oracle Solaris
Using Rights Profiles to Administer Boot Features
Service Management Facility and Booting
Chapter 2 x86: Administering the GRand Unified Bootloader
Administering the GRUB Menu
Password-Protecting the GRUB Menu
Authorizing Users to Access the GRUB Menu
Displaying GRUB Menu Entries
Generating the GRUB Menu
Administering Contents of the GRUB Menu
Using the set-menu Command
Using the change-entry Command
Adding and Removing Menu Entries
How to Add a Boot Entry to the GRUB Menu
How to Remove a Boot Entry From the GRUB Menu
Adding Kernel Arguments at Boot Time
Supported Kernel Arguments
Adding EEPROM Parameters
Customizing the GRUB Configuration
Installing GRUB 2
How to Install the Boot Loader
How to Install GRUB in a Location Other Than the Default Location
Chapter 3 Shutting Down a System
About the System Shutdown Processes
How to Shut Down a System
Turning Off Power to System Devices
Chapter 4 Booting a System
Displaying and Setting Boot Attributes
SPARC: Using the OpenBoot PROM
Identifying the PROM Revision Number of a System
Determining the Default Boot Device
How to Identify Devices on a System
How to Change the Default Boot Device
Working With EEPROM Parameters
EEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems
Viewing EEPROM Parameters
Setting EEPROM Parameters
About Run Level Booting
How Run Levels Work
When to Use Run Levels or Milestones
Determining a System's Current Run Level
Booting Systems to Specific Run Levels
How to Boot a System Interactively
Booting From an Alternate Operating System or Boot Environment
SPARC: How to Boot From an Alternate Operating System or Boot Environment
x86: How to Boot From an Alternate Boot Environment
Rebooting a System
Accelerating the Reboot Process
x86: About the quiesce Function
x86: Methods to Reboot a System
Chapter 5 Booting a System From the Network
Requirements for Booting a System From the Network
SPARC: Booting a System From the Network
Setting Network Boot Arguments
Setting Up an NVRAM Alias
SPARC: How to Boot From the Network
x86: Booting a System From the Network
x86: How to Boot From the Network
Chapter 6 Managing Systems with Boot Pools
Overview of Booting From Firmware-Inaccessible Storage Devices
Managing a Boot Pool, Boot Pool Datasets and Fallback Images
How to Prevent a BE From Being Removed
Disabling Eviction of All Boot Pool Datasets
How to Make a BE Bootable
How to Update the Fallback Image
OpenBoot Properties in Oracle Solaris
os-root-device Variable
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Booting a System
Managing the Oracle Solaris Boot Archives
Managing the boot-archive SMF Service
How to Manually Update the Boot Archive
x86: How to Clear a Failed Automatic Boot Archive Update on a System That Does Not Support Fast Reboot
Shutting Down and Booting a System for Recovery Purposes
SPARC: How to Stop a System for Recovery Purposes
x86: How to Stop and Reboot a System for Recovery Purposes
How to Boot to a Single-User State to Resolve a Bad root Shell or Password Problem
How to Boot From Media to Resolve an Unknown root Password
x86: How to Boot From Media to Resolve a Problem With the GRUB Configuration That Prevents the System From Booting
Forcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
SPARC: How to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
x86: How to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
Booting a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled
SPARC: How to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled
x86: How to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled
x86: Troubleshooting Issues With Fast Reboot
x86: Debugging Early Panics That Might Occur
x86: Conditions Under Which Fast Reboot Might Not Work
Troubleshooting Issues With Booting and the Service Management Facility
Problems Booting After an Installation
Index
Index A
Index B
Index C
Index D
Index E
Index F
Index G
Index H
Index I
Index K
Index M
Index N
Index P
Index Q
Index R
Index S
Index T
Index U
Index V
Index W
Index X
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Index
A
adding
GRUB menu entries
How to Add a Boot Entry to the GRUB Menu
administering GRUB
bootadm
command
Administering the GRUB Menu
overview
Administering the GRand Unified Bootloader
advanced GRUB administration
Installing GRUB 2
alternate boot environment
initiating Fast Reboot
Specifying Command Arguments
auto_boot
EEPROM parameter
setting
Setting EEPROM Parameters
B
boot attributes (x86 platforms)
changing at boot time
Adding Kernel Arguments at Boot Time
boot behavior
how to modify in GRUB menu
How to Boot From an Alternate Boot Environment
boot device order
setting
Setting EEPROM Parameters
boot environment
initiating Fast Reboot
Methods to Reboot a System
initiating Fast Reboot of alternate
Specifying Command Arguments
boot-args
EEPROM parameter
setting
Setting EEPROM Parameters
bootadm generate-menu
grub.cfg
file regeneration
Generating the GRUB Menu
bootadm set-menu
example
Administering Contents of the GRUB Menu
bootadm
command
adding GRUB menu entries
How to Add a Boot Entry to the GRUB Menu
administering GRUB
Administering the GRUB Menu
removing GRUB menu entries
How to Remove a Boot Entry From the GRUB Menu
setting GRUB menu entries
Using the change-entry Command
subcommands
Administering the GRUB Menu
booting
to run level 3 (multiuser)
Booting Systems to Specific Run Levels
to run level S
Booting Systems to Specific Run Levels
x86 system from the network
x86: Booting a System From the Network
BootOrder
EEPROM parameter
setting
Setting EEPROM Parameters
C
changing
UEFI parameters
EEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems
clean shutdown
About the System Shutdown Processes
command for administering GRUB
bootadm
Administering the GRUB Menu
conditions that prevent Fast Reboot from working
troubleshooting
Conditions Under Which Fast Reboot Might Not Work
crash dump and reboot of a system
forcing
Forcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
custom.cfg
GRUB configuration
customizing
Customizing the GRUB Configuration
customizing GRUB configuration
custom.cfg
Customizing the GRUB Configuration
D
debugging
early panics with Fast Reboot
Debugging Early Panics That Might Occur
issues with Fast Reboot
Troubleshooting Issues With Fast Reboot
default run level
How Run Levels Work
deleting
UEFI parameters
Setting EEPROM Parameters
determining
run level (how to)
Determining a System's Current Run Level
device drivers
quiesce
function
About the quiesce Function
E
early panics
debugging
Fast Reboot
Debugging Early Panics That Might Occur
editing
GRUB menu at boot time
Adding Kernel Arguments at Boot Time
EEPROM parameters
setting kernel boot arguments
Setting EEPROM Parameters
setting one
Setting EEPROM Parameters
viewing all
Viewing EEPROM Parameters
viewing all UEFI
Viewing EEPROM Parameters
eeprom
command
deleting UEFI parameters
Setting EEPROM Parameters
overview
Working With EEPROM Parameters
setting parameters
Setting EEPROM Parameters
–u
option
EEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems
viewing parameters
Viewing EEPROM Parameters
enabling
kmdb
troubleshooting
How to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled
F
Fast Reboot
conditions that might prevent a fast reboot
Conditions Under Which Fast Reboot Might Not Work
described
Accelerating the Reboot Process
initiating to an activated boot environment
Methods to Reboot a System
quiesce
function
About the quiesce Function
troubleshooting issues with
Troubleshooting Issues With Fast Reboot
forcing a crash dump and reboot
halt
–d
Forcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System by Using the halt d Command
troubleshooting
Forcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
G
GRand Unified Bootloader
See
GRUB
GRUB
administration overview
Administering the GRand Unified Bootloader
advanced administration
Installing GRUB 2
customizing configuration
Customizing the GRUB Configuration
GRUB menu
editing at boot time
Adding Kernel Arguments at Boot Time
maintaining
Administering Contents of the GRUB Menu
regenerating manually
Generating the GRUB Menu
GRUB menu entries
adding
How to Add a Boot Entry to the GRUB Menu
removing
How to Remove a Boot Entry From the GRUB Menu
setting attributes
Using the change-entry Command
GRUB-based booting
modifying the GRUB kernel usage at boot time
How to Boot From an Alternate Boot Environment
grub.cfg
file
regenerating
Generating the GRUB Menu
GRUBClient
x86 based network boot
x86: Booting a System From the Network
H
halt
–d
forcing a crash dump and reboot
Forcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System by Using the halt d Command
halt
command
About the System Shutdown Processes
I
init states
See
run levels
init
command
description
About the System Shutdown Processes
installing GRUB
advanced GRUB administration
Installing GRUB 2
K
kernel selection
initiating with fast boot
Rebooting to a New Kernel
kernel boot arguments
setting
Setting EEPROM Parameters
kernel debugger (kmdb)
initiating with fast boot
Using Combined Options
kernel debugger (
kmdb
)
booting a system
How to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled
kmdb
command
How to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled
M
maintaining
GRUB menu
Administering Contents of the GRUB Menu
manually regenerating GRUB menu
Generating the GRUB Menu
milestones
when to use
When to Use Run Levels or Milestones
modifying kernel usage in the GRUB menu
How to Boot From an Alternate Boot Environment
multiuser boot
Booting Systems to Specific Run Levels
multiuser level
See
run level 3
N
network booting on x86 platforms
x86: Booting a System From the Network
P
panics
debugging Fast Reboot
Debugging Early Panics That Might Occur
parameters
changing on UEFI enabled systems
EEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems
poweroff
command
About the System Shutdown Processes
PXEClient
x86 based network boot
x86: Booting a System From the Network
Q
quiesce
function
Fast Reboot implementation
About the quiesce Function
R
reboot
command
About the System Shutdown Processes
rebooting
Fast Reboot feature
Accelerating the Reboot Process
rebooting a system
Rebooting a System
forcing a crash dump
Forcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
removing
GRUB menu entries
How to Remove a Boot Entry From the GRUB Menu
run level
0 (power-down level)
Oracle Solaris Run Levels
1 (single-user level)
Oracle Solaris Run Levels
2 (multiuser level)
Oracle Solaris Run Levels
3 (multiuser with NFS)
Oracle Solaris Run Levels
booting a system to a multiuser state
Booting Systems to Specific Run Levels
default run level
How Run Levels Work
definition
How Run Levels Work
determining (how to)
Determining a System's Current Run Level
s or S (single-user level)
Oracle Solaris Run Levels
when to use
When to Use Run Levels or Milestones
S
set attributes of GRUB menu entries (how to)
Using the change-entry Command
setting
a kernel boot argument
Setting EEPROM Parameters
an EEPROM parameter
Setting EEPROM Parameters
boot attributes at boot time
Adding Kernel Arguments at Boot Time
boot device order
Setting EEPROM Parameters
shutdown
command
description
About the System Shutdown Processes
shutting down a system (how to)
How to Shut Down a System
shutting down a system
cleanly with the
shutdown
and
init
commands
About the System Shutdown Processes
single-user level
See
run level s or S
single-user state
booting a system
run level S
Booting Systems to Specific Run Levels
initiating with fast boot
Debugging While Booting to a Run Level
sync
command
How to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
synchronizing file systems with
sync
command
How to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
system shutdown commands
About the System Shutdown Processes
T
troubleshooting
Fast Reboot
Troubleshooting Issues With Fast Reboot
forcing a crash dump
Forcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
kmdb
command and booting
How to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled
U
UEFI EEPROM parameters
viewing all
Viewing EEPROM Parameters
UEFI enabled systems
changing parameters
EEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems
V
viewing
EEPROM parameters
Viewing EEPROM Parameters
UEFI EEPROM parameters
Viewing EEPROM Parameters
W
when to use run levels or milestones
When to Use Run Levels or Milestones
who
command
Determining a System's Current Run Level
X
x86 platforms
editing the GRUB menu at boot time
Adding Kernel Arguments at Boot Time
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