BOOT_ALPHA(8) - System Manager's Manual (alpha)

BOOT_ALPHA(8) - System Manager’s Manual (alpha) # BOOT_ALPHA(8) - System Manager’s Manual (alpha) NAME # boot_alpha - Alpha system bootstrapping procedures DESCRIPTION # Cold starts # When powered on, the SRM firmware will proceed to its initialization, and will boot an operating system if the auto_action variable is set to “boot” or “restart”, or will wait for interactive commands if set to “halt”. Warm starts # After a panic, or if the system is rebooted via reboot(8) or shutdown(8), the SRM console will only restart the system if the auto_action variable is set to “boot”. ...