Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V880 - Manual (Page 176)

Troubleshooting
176 Avaya CMS Sun Fire V880/V890 Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting May 2006
OpenBoot initialization commands
The following table describes OpenBoot initialization commands that are provided by the
system. These commands are useful in some situations in which the system fails to boot.
Command Description
Press Stop Bypasses POST. This command does not depend
on the security mode.
Note: Some systems bypass POST as a
default. In such cases, use the Stop+A key
combination to start POST.
Press Stop+A Stops POST. This command does not work during
the first few seconds after the system is reset or
when the key switch is in the Locked position.