5 BOOTING THE SYSTEM
Follow the instructions in this section to boot or initialize your 6000 and 7000 Series systems. Refer to section 5.4 to
"boot 1400 Series systems.
The booting procedure varies from system to system, depending on the control panel. There is a procedure for systems with a full control p"anel, another procedure for systems with a ...
basic control panel, and one for systems with System Control":' Facility (SCF). There is also a procedure. for ~400 Series~
systems.
To identify which method to use for your system, refer to the illustrations of control panels in Appendix B, Figures 1, 2, and 9.
1.1 Full Control Panel
Refer to Figure 1 in Appendix B for an illustration of the Full Control Panel.
Before attempting to boot the system, you should have fol-lowed all steps in Section 2, Powering On. If you are rebooting a system that is up and running, you must first do a :WARMSTOP from the SYSPROG account.
1. Once the system has been powered on, turn the panel security key clockwise to enable (unlock) the control panel.
2. On the control panel, press the following buttons:
STEP CLEAR LOAD READY EXECUTE
The TRAFFIC and CHECK lights will come on, and then will go out after a few minutes.
3. Press the EXECUTE button again. The system will read the SYS-GEN tape on the tape drive. The following screen will be displayed.
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---This is the Ultimate Operating System System Startup Options:
(B)oot
(C)oldstart
(D)iagnostics Monitor (Frile Restore
(O)ffline Monitor (U) tilities Monitor:';
(W)armstart .
Enter option(s) or ? for help:
4. Refer to section 6 for information on each of the System startup (Boot) options •
NOTE: If the system'~:WARMSTOPPED pr~orto
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being powered off, refer to section 6.7 to WARMSTART the; system. 'If the system was not:WARMSTOPPED prior to being powered off, then refer to Section 6.2 to COLDSTART the system.CAUTION: If your system is equipped wit~a -Battery-B~ckup_
Unit (BBU), you.mustturnthe panel security key <
_ _ _ counterclockwise to lock the control' panel -_aft~r -': -,,' --_·<,,'-:-:your :system-cis -i:)ooted.The BBU cannot be enabled-' -,~;
unless the key is in the LOCK position (counterclockwise).
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security ~keyclockwi-se' :·to-enable, '(unlock) . the control';-:. ~
panel. . . '
CAUTION: If your system is equipped with a Battery Backup Unit (BBU), you must turn the panel security key' counterclockwise to lock the control panel after ~
your system is booted. The BBU cannot be ·enabled unless the key is in the LOCK position
(counterclockwise).
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'5.3 System Control Facility (SCF)
,1.. Before you can boot the system, you must unlock the panel security, key on the front of the CPU. On Honeywell ,6000.
syste,ms;. insert .the key· into the lock. and turn the key- ' . counterclockwise, to the UNLOCK position. To 'unlock systems other than the 6000, insert the key into the lock and turn the key clockwise, to the UNLOCK position.
2. From the system console, press. the .ESC ·.key twice', .and-·
press the # key three times •. - -3. From the system console, press RETURN.
4. From the system console, type:
BALGX and press RETURN.
within 30 seconds, the word "TRAFFIC" should disappear from the screen. Then, a list of system resources by channel address will be displayed on the system console.
5. Follow this 'stepif'booting'from tape •. (If bo~ting from disk, go to Step 6.) .
a. Make sure the SYS-GEN tape is at load point and on-line.
b. If you are booting a system other. than a 6000, when the' .' listing completes,. type:
GX and press RETURN.
Then press the ESC key twice, press the # key once, and press RETURN.
c. If you are booting a 6000 system, when the listing completes, type:
HSDl.M0500GX . and press RETURN.
~hen press the ESC twice, press .the # key once, and ...
press RETURN .•
d. The operating system will now be loaded into memory.
The following screen will be displayed (allow up to one minute for the screen to be displayed).
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This is the Ultimate Operating system System startup options:
(B)oot
(C)oldstart
(D)iagnostics Monitor (F)ile Restore
(O)ffline Monitor (U)tilities Monitor.~·
(W)armstart-Enter Option(s) or ? for help:
6. Follow this step if booting from disk.
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a. If you are booting a system other than a 6000, when the listing completes., type.:.
-HSDl.M9000GX and press
RETURN.-Then press the ESC key twice, press the # key once, and press RETURN.
c. If you are booting a ·6000 system, when the;l~stirig • completes, type:
GX and press RETURN.
Then press the ESC twice, press the # key once, and press RETURN.
d. The operating system will now be loaded into memory._
The following screen will be displayed (allow up to one minute for the screen to be displayed).
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This is the Ultimate Operating System System Startup options:
(B)oot
(C)oldstart
(D)iagnostics Monitor (F)ile Restore
(O)ffline Monitor (U)tilities Monitor (W)armstart
Enter Option(s) or ? for help:
7. Refer to Section 6 for information on each of the System startup (Boot) options.
NOTE: If the system .was-:WARMsTOPPED prior to being powered off, refer to section 6.7 to WARMS TART the. ·system. If the system was not:WARMSTOPPED prior to being powered off, then refer to section 6.2 to COLDSTART the system •.
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5.4 1400 Series Systems