1 boot modes available – Sun Microsystems Netra 120 User Manual

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Chapter 8

Managing the Server From the

lom>

Prompt

8-7

8.2.6.1

Boot Modes Available

If you use the

bootmode

command without arguments, the LOM device reports just

the current boot mode. The boot modes available are listed in

TABLE 8-1

.

TABLE 8-1

Boot Modes

Mode

Description

-u

This option does not represent a boot mode. However, if you have
previously dedicated the Serial A/LOM port to the LOM device
and now want to share the port between the console and the LOM
device, you can use the

-u

option to achieve this. It is a quick

alternative to the procedure described for sharing the Serial
A/LOM port in the section called “Separating the LOM From the
Console on the Serial A/LOM Port” on page 8-19.

normal

In this mode, the server boots using your OpenBoot

TM

PROM

settings. To cause this parameter to take effect, you must reset the
server after executing the

bootmode

command at the

lom>

prompt.

forth

In this mode, the server does not boot to Solaris but stops the boot
cycle at the

ok

prompt. The command is equivalent to the L1-F key

combination for Sun keyboards. To cause the parameter to take
effect, you must execute the

bootmode forth

command at the

lom>

prompt and then reset the server. (It is only when the server

resets that it reads the new

forth

parameter from the LOM device.)

reset_nvram

In this mode, the server returns all NVRAM data to its factory-
default setting. The command is equivalent to the L1-N key
combination for Sun keyboards. To cause the parameter to take
effect, you must reset the server after executing the

bootmode

command at the

lom>

prompt.

diag

In this mode, the server performs full self-diagnostics as part of the
boot process. The command is equivalent to the L1-D key
combination for Sun keyboards. To cause the parameter to take
effect, you must power off and then power on the server within 10
minutes after executing the

bootmode

command at the

lom>

prompt.

skip_diag

In this mode, the server skips the diagnostics part of the boot
process. To cause the parameter to take effect, you must power off
and then power on the server within 10 minutes after executing the

bootmode

command at the

lom>

prompt.

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