SUMMARY: Getting to console/bootprom prompt

From: Abha Ahuja <ahuja_at_merit.edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 12:49:44 -0400 (EDT)

Hi!

Thanks to all that responded! The answers that I got are:

>>> set auto_action boot

and

shutdown -h now or on some alphas a Cntrl-P works.

Thanks for your help!

-abha ;)


On Thu, 12 Jun 1997, Abha Ahuja wrote:

>
> Hi All!
>
> I have a fairly simple question that I can't seem to find the answer to
> anywhere... Our shop is primarily Sun so I don't have a lot of experience
> with Digital Unix/Digital Alphas (so please forgive my naivete.) Currently
> I am using a Cisco Access Server to get console access to my DEC Alpha. I
> was wondering if anyone knew how I can get to the >>> prompt from my
> console access server? I am not sure what the key sequence is (normally a
> break works on a Sun, but that doesn't seem to be the case here).
>
> Also, on a single processor machine, how do I configure automatic reboots?
> For example, the manual states that to enable unattended reboots on
> multi-processor machines:
>
> >>> set boot_osflags a
> >>> set boot_reset off
> >>> set auto_action restart
>
> But this doesn't seem to work on my single processor machine. If the
> power goes out or the machine is unintentionally rebooted, the machine
> remains at the >>> prompt until boot or init is typed here. Does anyone
> know a way around this problem?
>
> Thanks for all of your help!
>
> -abha ;)
>
> __________________________________________________________________________
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> abha ahuja ahuja_at_merit.edu
> Merit Network, Inc.
>
>
>

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Received on Tue Jun 17 1997 - 19:15:07 NZST

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