HP Integrity rx8640 Deployment Guide

Table 3-1 Global options (continued)
DescriptionGlobal Option
Set level of verbosity [0-5]. Default is 0 (no verbose).
verbose=number
Set global root filesystem for Linux/ia64.
root=filename
Force root filesystem to be mounted read-only.
read-only
Append a string of options to kernel command line.
append=string
Name of initrd fileinitrd=filename
Define a new image.
image=filename
Specify kernel chooser to use: simple or textmenu.chooser=name
Printed on the main screen if supported by the chooser.
message=filename
Some choosers may take advantage of this option to display the content of a file when a
certain function key X is pressed. X can vary from 1-12 to cover function keys F1 to F12.
fX=filename
Do not force the EDD30 EFI variable to TRUE when FALSE. In other words, do not force
the EDD30 mode if not set.
noedd30
Limit 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 3-2 Image options
DescriptionImage Option
Set root filesystem for kernel
root=filename
Force root filesystem to be mounted read-only
read-only
Append a string of options to kernel command line
append=string
Name of initrd fileinitrd=filename
Logical name of image (used in interactive mode)
label=string
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 3-3 SSTK command line options
DescriptionSSTK Option
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
File system type of your repository. If on a linux workstation (or repository server),
specify nfs. If the repository is on Windows, specify smbfs.
ssstk_mount_type=string
Network share or device that hosts the repository:
nfs [hostname|IP]:/directory
smbfs //[hostname|IP]/directory
USB,CD,DVD /dev/devicename
ssstk_mount=filename
username=user
password=mypass (for SMB/CIFS repositories only)
ssstk_mount_options=string
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HP Integrity rx8640 Specifications

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Brand	HP
Model	Integrity rx8640
Category	Server
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