use this menu to view and set various options regarding the installation devices and boot devices.

    1. select install or boot a device

    2. select boot devices

    3. multiboot startup

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    navigation keys:

    m = return to main menu

    esc key = return to previous screen x = exit system management services

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    type the number of the menu item and press enter or select a navigation key: _

    the following options are explained as follows:

    1. select install or boot a device allows you to select a device to boot from or to install the operating system from. this selection is for the current boot only.

    2. select boot devices allows you to set the boot list.

    3. multiboot startup toggles the multiboot startup flag, which controls whether the multiboot menu is invoked automatically on startup.

    if diskette is selected, the following menu is displayed:

    select device type

    1. diskette

    2. tape

    3. cd/dvd

    4. ide

    5. hard drive

    6. network

    7. none

    8. list all devices

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    navigation keys:

    m = return to main menu

    esc key = return to previous screen x = exit system management services

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    type the number of the menu item and press enter or select a navigation key: _

    if a device is selected that does not reside in the system, a menu with the following message displays:

    the selected devices were not detected in the system ! press any key to continue.

    if hard drive is selected, the following menu displays:

    select hard drive type

    1. scsi

    2. ssa

    3. san

    4. none

    5. list all devices

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    navigation keys:

    m = return to main menu

    esc key = return to previous screen x = exit system management services

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    type the number of the menu item and press enter or select a navigation key: _

    if list all devices is selected, a menu similar to the following displays, depending on the devices that are installed in the system:

    select device

    device current device

    number position name

    1. 1 scsi 18200 mb harddisk (loc=u1.9-p2/z1-a8,o)

    2. - scsi 18200 mb harddisk (loc=u1.9-p2/z1-a9,0)

    3. - scsi 18200 mb harddisk (loc=u1.9-p2/z1-aa,0)

    4. none

    5. list all devices

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    navigation keys:

    m = return to main menu

    esc key = return to previous screen x = exit system management services

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    type the number of the menu item and press enter or select a navigation key: _

    the appropriate device can then be selected for this boot or installation.

    when a device is selected for installing the operating system, or to boot from, the select task menu allows you to get more information about the device, or to boot from that device in normal mode or service mode. the following is an example of this menu.

    select task

    scsi 18200 mb harddisk (loc=u1.9-p2/z1-a8,0)

    1. information

    2. normal mode boot

    3. service mode boot

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    navigation keys:

    m = return to main menu

    esc key = return to previous screen x = exit system management services

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    type the number of the menu item and press enter or select a navigation key: _

    if either normal mode boot or service mode boot is selected, the next screen requests confirmation. if you answer yes, the device will be booted in the appropriate mode. if you answer no, the firmware will return to the select task menu.