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From: jsalter@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Multiple boot disks in AIX 3.1?
Message-ID: <1991Mar20.174446.24030@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com>
Date: 20 Mar 91 17:44:46 GMT
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In article <YbtcaBX0BwwKIaR0Vp@transarc.com> Steve_Lammert@TRANSARC.COM writes:
>We've had some minor success using the boot/install floppies
>to change the default boot device so that we can boot different disks
>(this usually ends up 888ing the system, but the boot device DOES change).

Try looking at the command "bootlist".  I believe this is written up in
both InfoExplorer (search on bootlist) and the BSD System Administration
document (/usr/lpp/bos/bsdadm).

>If this were a conventional UNIX workstation (DEC, SUN, HP, ...) I could
>just tell the diagnostic monitor which disk to boot.  Is there any
>alternative to the methods described above?  Yes, I've looked for a
>SMIT menu entry ...

Hmm.  I'm surprised it's not there.

>  Steve Lammert          | Gulf Tower           | Internet: shl@transarc.com
>  Transarc Corporation   | Pittsburgh PA  15219 | FAX:       +1 412 338-4404

jim/jsalter  IBM PSP, Palo Alto  T465/(415)855-4427  VNET: JSALTER at AUSVMQ
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  PS/2 it, or DIE!  :-)  The ramblings above have nothing to do with Big Blue.