HP BL860c Deployment Guide

Table 4-3 Global Options (continued)
DescriptionGlobal Option
Specifies the number of tenths of seconds to wait before autobooting when not
in interactive mode. Default is 0.
delay=number
Forces interactive mode.
prompt
Sets level of verbosity [0–5]. Default is 0 (no verbosity).
verbose=number
Sets global root filesystem for Linux/ia64.
root=filename
Forces root filesystem to be mounted read-only.
read-only
Appends a string of options to kernel command line.
append=string
Specifies the name of the initrd file.initrd=filename
Defines a new image.
image=filename
Specifies the kernel chooser to use simple or textmenu.chooser=name
Specifies a message to be printed on the main screen (if this functionality is
supported by the chooser).
message=filename
Specifies that the contents of a file be displayed when a certain function key, X,
is pressed (if this functionality is supported by the chooser). X can vary from 1–12
to cover function keys F1 to F12.
fX=filename
When FALSE, specifies that the EDD30 EFI variable not be forced to TRUE. In
other words, the EDD30 mode is not forced if this option is not set.
noedd30
Limits the onscreen output messages during the preboot image loading process.
quiet
• The image options are specific to a particular kernel image. Each kernel image must be
identified with a logical name called a label. At least one image must be defined.
Table 4-4 Image Options
DescriptionImage Option
Sets the root file system for kernel
root=filename
Forces the root file system to be mounted read-only
read-only
Appends a string of options to kernel command line
append=string
Specifies the name of the initrd fileinitrd=filename
Specifies the logical name of image (used in interactive mode)
label=string
Specifies the one-line text description of the image
description=string
• The SSTK command-line options for the Linux kernel, which are specified as a string of
values to the image “append” option, bring up the toolkit environment.
Table 4-5 SSTK Command Line Options
DescriptionSSTK Option
Specifies the name of the script on the root file system that initializes the SSTK
environment by copying the repository into the RAMdisk workspace. This script
is named bootstrap. This does not need to change.
ssstk_init=filename
Specifies the file system type of your repository. Specify nfs for a Linux
workstation (or repository server).
ssstk_mount_type=string
Specifies the network share or device that hosts the repository:
ssstk_mount=filename
nfs—[hostname|IP]:/directory
36 Setting Up the Toolkit Environment

HP BL860c Specifications

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Model	BL860c
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