Index
A
- adding
- GRUB menu entries
How to Add a Boot Entry to the GRUB Menu
- GRUB menu entries
- administering GRUB
- advanced GRUB administrationAdvanced GRUB Administration and Troubleshooting
- alternate boot environment
- initiating Fast RebootInitiating a Fast Reboot of a System While Specifying an Alternate Boot Environment
- initiating Fast Reboot
- auto_boot EEPROM parameter
B
- banner command (PROM)How to Identify the PROM Revision Number
of a System
- boot attributes (x86 platforms)
- changing at boot timeAdding Kernel Arguments by Editing the GRUB Menu at Boot Time
- changing at boot time
- boot behavior
- how to modify in GRUB menuHow to Boot From an Alternate Operating
System or Boot Environment
- how to modify in GRUB menu
- boot device order
- boot environment
- initiating Fast RebootInitiating a Fast Reboot of a System to
a Newly Activated Boot Environment
- initiating Fast Reboot of alternateInitiating a Fast Reboot of a System While Specifying an Alternate Boot Environment
- initiating Fast Reboot
- boot-args EEPROM parameter
- bootadm generate-menu
- grub.cfg file regenerationHow to Manually Regenerate the GRUB Menu
- grub.cfg file regeneration
- bootadm set-menu
- exampleHow to Change the GRUB Menu
- example
- bootadm command
- adding GRUB menu entriesHow to Add a Boot Entry to the GRUB Menu
- administering GRUBAdministering the GRUB Configuration by Using the bootadm
Command
- removing GRUB menu entriesHow to Remove a Boot Entry From the GRUB Menu
- setting GRUB menu entriesHow to Set Attributes for a Specified Boot Entry in the GRUB
Menu
- adding GRUB menu entries
- booting
- guidelinesGuidelines for Booting a System
- interactively (how to)How to Boot a System Interactively
- to run level 3 (multiuser)How to Boot a System to a Multiuser State
(Run Level 3)
- x86 system from the networkBooting a System From the Network
- guidelines
- BootOrder EEPROM parameter
C
- chainloader entries
- changing
- UEFI parametersEEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems
- UEFI parameters
- clean shutdownSystem Shutdown Commands
- command for administering GRUB
- comparing GRUB 2 to GRUB LegacyGRUB 2 and GRUB Legacy Task Comparison
- conditions that prevent Fast Reboot from working
- troubleshootingConditions Under Which Fast Reboot Might
Not Work
- troubleshooting
- configuration file
- GRUB 2
- console device
- console EEPROM parameter
- console EEPROM parameter
- conversion from GRUB Legacy to GRUB 2How GRUB Legacy Menu Entries Are Migrated to GRUB 2
- crash dump and reboot of a system
- custom.cfg
- GRUB configuration
- customizingCustomizing the GRUB Configuration
- customizing
- GRUB configuration
- customizing GRUB configuration
- custom.cfgCustomizing the GRUB Configuration
- custom.cfg
D
- dataset selection
- initiating with fast bootInitiating a Fast Reboot of a Mounted
Disk or a Mounted Dataset
- initiating with fast boot
- debugging
- early panics with Fast RebootDebugging Early Panics That Might Occur
- issues with Fast RebootTroubleshooting Issues With Fast Reboot
- early panics with Fast Reboot
- default run levelHow Run Levels Work
- deleting
- UEFI parametersHow to Delete a UEFI EEPROM Parameter
- UEFI parameters
- determining
- run level (how to)Determining a System's Current Run Level
- run level (how to)
- device drivers
- quiesce functionAbout the quiesce Function
- quiesce function
- device naming scheme
- disk selection
- initiating with fast bootInitiating a Fast Reboot of a Mounted
Disk or a Mounted Dataset
- initiating with fast boot
E
- early panics
- debugging
- Fast RebootDebugging Early Panics That Might Occur
- Fast Reboot
- debugging
- editing
- GRUB menu at boot timeAdding Kernel Arguments by Editing the GRUB Menu at Boot Time
- GRUB menu at boot time
- EEPROM parameters
- setting kernel boot argumentsSetting Kernel Boot Arguments
- setting oneSetting the auto_boot Parameter
- viewing allViewing All EEPROM Parameters
- viewing all UEFIViewing All UEFI EEPROM Parameters
- viewing oneViewing a Specific EEPROM Parameter
- setting kernel boot arguments
- eeprom command
- deleting UEFI parametersHow to Delete a UEFI EEPROM Parameter
- overviewWorking With EEPROM Parameters
- setting parametersHow to Set a Boot Attribute
- –u optionEEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems
- viewing parametersViewing EEPROM Parameters
- deleting UEFI parameters
- enabling kmdb
- troubleshootingHow to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger
(kmdb) Enabled
- troubleshooting
F
- Fast Reboot
- initiating to an activated boot environmentInitiating a Fast Reboot of a System to
a Newly Activated Boot Environment
- quiesce functionAbout the quiesce Function
- troubleshooting conditions that might prevent a fast rebootConditions Under Which Fast Reboot Might
Not Work
- troubleshooting issues withTroubleshooting Issues With Fast Reboot
- initiating to an activated boot environment
- forcing a crash dump and reboot
- troubleshootingForcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
- troubleshooting
G
- GRand Unified Bootloader SeeGRUB
- GRUB
- administration overviewAdministering the GRand Unified Bootloader
- advanced administrationAdvanced GRUB Administration and Troubleshooting
- customizing configurationCustomizing the GRUB Configuration
- administration overview
- GRUB 2
- compared to GRUB LegacyGRUB 2 and GRUB Legacy Task Comparison
- configuration fileDescription of the GRUB 2 Configuration
- how GRUB Legacy information is convertedHow GRUB Legacy Menu Entries Are Migrated to GRUB 2
- maintaining with GRUB LegacyMaintaining GRUB 2 and GRUB Legacy Boot Environments on the Same
System
- naming schemeGRUB 2 Partition and Device Naming Scheme
- overviewIntroducing GRUB 2
- upgrading from GRUB LegacyUpgrading Your GRUB Legacy System to a Release That Supports GRUB 2
- compared to GRUB Legacy
- GRUB 2 menu
- GRUB Legacy
- compared to GRUB 2GRUB 2 and GRUB Legacy Task Comparison
- conversion to GRUB 2How GRUB Legacy Menu Entries Are Migrated to GRUB 2
- maintaining with GRUB 2Maintaining GRUB 2 and GRUB Legacy Boot Environments on the Same
System
- upgrading to GRUB 2Upgrading Your GRUB Legacy System to a Release That Supports GRUB 2
- compared to GRUB 2
- GRUB menu
- editing at boot timeAdding Kernel Arguments by Editing the GRUB Menu at Boot Time
- maintainingHow to Change the GRUB Menu
- regenerating manuallyHow to Manually Regenerate the GRUB Menu
- editing at boot time
- GRUB menu entries
- setting attributesHow to Set Attributes for a Specified Boot Entry in the GRUB
Menu
- setting attributes
- GRUB-based booting
- modifying the GRUB kernel usage at boot timeHow to Boot From an Alternate Operating
System or Boot Environment
- modifying the GRUB kernel usage at boot time
- grub.cfg file
- descriptionDescription of the GRUB 2 Configuration
- regeneratingHow to Manually Regenerate the GRUB Menu
- description
- GRUBClient
- x86 based network bootBooting a System From the Network
- x86 based network boot
H
- halt –d
- forcing a crash dump and rebootForcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System by Using the halt d Command
- forcing a crash dump and reboot
- halt commandShutdown Commands
I
- init states Seerun levels
- init command
- descriptionShutdown Commands
- description
- initiating
- Fast RebootHow to Initiate a Fast Reboot of a System
- Fast Reboot
- installing GRUB
- advanced GRUB administrationAdvanced GRUB Administration and Troubleshooting
- advanced GRUB administration
K
- kernel selection
- initiating with fast bootInitiating a Fast Reboot of a System
to a New Kernel
- initiating with fast boot
- kernel boot arguments
- kernel debugger (kmdb)
- kernel debugger (kmdb)
- booting a systemHow to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger
(kmdb) Enabled
- booting a system
M
- maintaining
- GRUB 2 and GRUB Legacy on same systemMaintaining GRUB 2 and GRUB Legacy Boot Environments on the Same
System
- GRUB menuHow to Change the GRUB Menu
- GRUB 2 and GRUB Legacy on same system
- manually regenerating GRUB menuHow to Manually Regenerate the GRUB Menu
- milestones
- when to useWhen to Use Run Levels or Milestones
- when to use
- modifying kernel usage in the GRUB menuHow to Boot From an Alternate Operating
System or Boot Environment
- multiuser bootHow to Boot a System to a Multiuser State
(Run Level 3)
- multiuser level Seerun level 3
N
- naming scheme for devices
- network booting on x86 platformsBooting a System From the Network
P
- panics
- debugging Fast RebootDebugging Early Panics That Might Occur
- debugging Fast Reboot
- parameters
- changing on UEFI enabled systemsEEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems
- changing on UEFI enabled systems
- partition naming scheme
- poweroff commandShutdown Commands
- PXEClient
- x86 based network bootBooting a System From the Network
- x86 based network boot
Q
- quiesce function
- Fast Reboot implementationAbout the quiesce Function
- Fast Reboot implementation
R
- reboot commandShutdown Commands
- rebooting a system
- forcing a crash dumpForcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
- forcing a crash dump
- removing
- GRUB menu entriesHow to Remove a Boot Entry From the GRUB Menu
- GRUB menu entries
- 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
- what happens when system is brought toWhat Happens When a System Is Booted to a
Multiuser State (Run Level 3)
- what happens when system is brought to
- booting a system to a multiuser stateHow to Boot a System to a Multiuser State
(Run Level 3)
- default run levelHow Run Levels Work
- definitionHow 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 useWhen to Use Run Levels or Milestones
- 0 (power-down level)
S
- set attributes of GRUB menu entries (how to)How to Set Attributes for a Specified Boot Entry in the GRUB
Menu
- setting
- a kernal boot argumentSetting Kernel Boot Arguments
- an EEPROM parameterSetting the auto_boot Parameter
- boot attributes at boot timeAdding Kernel Arguments by Editing the GRUB Menu at Boot Time
- boot device orderSetting a Parameter on a UEFI Enabled System
- console deviceSetting Parameters for the Console Device
- a kernal boot argument
- shutdown command
- descriptionShutdown Commands
- shutting down a system (how to)How to Shut Down a System by Using the shutdown Command
- description
- shutting down a system
- cleanly with the shutdown and init commandsSystem Shutdown Commands
- guidelinesGuidelines for Shutting Down a System
- cleanly with the shutdown and init commands
- single-user level Seerun level s or S
- single-user state
- booting a system
- initiating with fast bootInitiating a Fast Reboot of a System
to a Single-User State With the Kernel Debugger Enabled
- synchronizing file systems with sync commandHow to Force a Crash Dump
and Reboot of the System
- system shutdown commandsSystem Shutdown Commands
T
- task comparison
- GRUB 2 compared to GRUB LegacyGRUB 2 and GRUB Legacy Task Comparison
- GRUB 2 compared to GRUB Legacy
- troubleshooting
- forcing a crash dumpForcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
- kmdb command and bootingHow to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger
(kmdb) Enabled
- forcing a crash dump
U
- UEFI EEPROM parameters
- viewing allViewing All UEFI EEPROM Parameters
- viewing oneViewing a Specific UEFI Parameter
- viewing all
- UEFI enabled systems
- changing parametersEEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems
- changing parameters
- upgrading from GRUB Legacy to GRUB 2Upgrading Your GRUB Legacy System to a Release That Supports GRUB 2
- upgrading to GRUB 2
- how GRUB Legacy information is convertedHow GRUB Legacy Menu Entries Are Migrated to GRUB 2
- how GRUB Legacy information is converted
V
- viewing
- EEPROM parametersViewing All EEPROM Parameters
- UEFI EEPROM parametersViewing All UEFI EEPROM Parameters
- EEPROM parameters
W
- when to use run levels or milestonesWhen to Use Run Levels or Milestones
- who commandDetermining a System's Current Run Level
X
- x86 platforms
- editing the GRUB menu at boot timeAdding Kernel Arguments by Editing the GRUB Menu at Boot Time
- editing the GRUB menu at boot time