Displaying and Setting Paths
A path is the hardware address of a device that is attached to the I/O system
of your workstation. The path command sets the system paths shown in
Table A-1.
The path command sets and displays the hardware address of a specified
device attached to the I/O bus of your workstation.
Table A-1
Path Type
primary or pri
Your workstation's default boot device (usually the root
disk)
alternate or alt
Your workstation's alternate boot device (usually a DDS-
format tape device)
console or con
Your workstation's primary display device
keyboard or
Your workstation's primary ASCII input device
key
To display the current settings for the system paths, type the following at the
prompt:
Main Menu: Enter command > path
To obtain a full listing of currently supported boot device "mnemonic"
paths, use the following command:
Main Menu: Enter command > pa prim ?
To obtain a full listing of currently supported console "mnemonic" paths,
use the following command:
Main Menu: Enter command > pa con ?
System Paths
Device
The Boot Console Interface
Displaying and Setting Paths
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