Enables, disables, and orders the devices in a boot order
list. Only the devices present on the system are listed in the bootseq.
Without an argument, this option prints the boot order list. The
argument must be formatted as a comma-separated numerical list with
no spaces. The list must be within the bounds of the current boot
list, that is, the low and high numbers must match, and the same number
of entries must be supplied. Systems that use a numerical list for
boot order cannot be replicated.
Some systems also allow the
boot order to be expressed as a list of device names. Device names
are formatted as a
name.location.instance string, where
name is the name of the device,
location is either
slot or
embedded (emb), and
instance is the numerical position of the device. Some device
name examples are shown below. Systems that support a list of device
names for boot order can be replicated.
Numerical Lists Examples:
A:>syscfg --bootseq= 2,3,4,5,1,6
The following devices are set in the boot sequence:
Device 2:* usbcdrom.slot.1- USB CD-ROM device
Device 3:* virtualcd.slot.1 – VIRTUAL CDROM
Device 4:* hdd.emb.0 -Hard drive C:
Device 5:* nic.emb.1 - MBA v2.5.12 Slot 0500
Device 1:* virtualfloppy.slot.1 - VIRTUAL FLOPPY
Device 6:* usbfloppy.slot.1 - USB Floppy device
-
NOTE: The asterisk
indicates that the device is enabled in the BIOS.
Device
Name Examples:
Example of device names:
nic.slot.1 (network adapter 1 in PCI slot)
nic.emb.1 (network adapter 1 on system board)
hdd.emb.0 (hard drive C:)
cdrom.emb.0 (CD drive)
Device Name Lists Examples
Example 1:
#syscfg --bootseq
The following devices are set in the boot sequence:
Device 2:* cdrom.emb.0 - IDE CD-ROM device
Device 3:* hdd.emb.0 - Hard drive C:
Device 5:* virtual.slot.1 - VIRTUALCDROM DRIVE
Device 1:* floppy.emb.0 - Diskette drive A:1226
Device 6:* virtual.slot.2 - VIRTUALFLOPPY DRIVE
Device 4:* nic.emb.1 - IBA GE Slot 0638 v1226
Example
2:
#syscfg --bootseq=nic.emb.1,virtual.slot.1
The following devices are set in the boot sequence:
Device 4:* nic.emb.1 - IBA GE Slot 0638 v
Device 5:* virtual.slot.1 - VIRTUALCDROM DRIVE
Device 2: cdrom.emb.0 - IDE CD-ROM device
Device 3: hdd.emb.0 - Hard drive C:
Device 1: floppy.emb.0 - Diskette drive A:
-
NOTE: The asterisk
indicates that the device is enabled in the BIOS.
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