Selecting boot options

You can install or boot a device, configure a boot device order, select the multiboot startup option, or select the storage area network (SAN) zoning support option.

Selecting to install or boot a device
Applicable for the next boot, select a device from which to boot the operating system or install the operating system. The boot list that is stored in nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM) is not changed.
Configuring boot device order
You can view and change the customized boot list.
Multiboot startup
The multiboot startup flag, if enabled, stops the system at the SMS menus every time the system starts. You can start the system from another device.
SAN zoning support
By using the storage area network (SAN) zoning option, you can perform SAN zoning for all Fibre Channel adapters, which includes the virtual Fibre Channel adapters that are assigned to the partition that is booted.

Parent topic: Using system management services

Last updated: Thu, September 10, 2020