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HP-UX Reference > Bbootconf(4)HP-UX 11i Version 2: December 2007 Update |
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NAMEbootconf — boot device configuration table DESCRIPTIONThis file, /stand/bootfonf, contains the address and disk layout type of the system's boot devices or lif volumes. It is used by the Software Distributor and HP-UX kernel control scripts (fileset OS-Core.KERN-RUN) to determine how and where to update the initial boot loader. Normally the kernel's checkinstall script queries the system's hardware and creates the file. In rare cases when either the system configuration cannot be automatically determined or additional and/or alternate boot devices should be automatically updated, the administrator must edit the /stand/bootconf file manually. There is one line in the file for each boot device. Each line contains the following blank-separated fields in the order shown:
Blank lines are permitted. Any line beginning with a # is considered to be a comment. DIAGNOSTICSThe Software Distributor log file /var/adm/sw/swagent.log contains diagnostic messages under the OS-Core.KERN-RUN fileset if the bootconf file is incorrect. Most of the messages are self-explanatory; a few warrant additional explanation:
EXAMPLESThe boot area is on an LVM root disk: # Boot Device configuration file # This file contains information regarding the location # of the boot LIF. It is used by the KERN-RUN fileset to # update the boot kernel. l /dev/dsk/c2t7d0 The system has LVM mirroring on root (the device files indicate that the system is running on a 9.0 release being prepared for updating to 10.0): # Boot Device configuration file # This file contains information regarding the location # of the boot LIF. It is used by the KERN-RUN fileset to # update the boot kernel. l /dev/dsk/c1d0s2 l /dev/dsk/c4d0s2 l /dev/dsk/c5d0s2 The boot area is on a hard partitioned disk: # Boot Device configuration file # This File contains information regarding the location # of the boot LIF. It is used by the KERN-RUN fileset to # update the boot kernel. p /dev/dsk/0s0 The boot area is on a whole disk layout: # Boot Device configuration file # This File contains information regarding the location # of the boot LIF. It is used by the KERN-RUN fileset to # update the boot kernel. w /dev/dsk/6s0 SEE ALSOmediainit(1), hpux(1M), mkboot(1M), vgdisplay(1M), lif(4). Software Distributor documentation. |
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