HP-UX Overview and Command Summary - Page1

March 07, 2011

Bootup/Shutdown
shutdown -r 0 --> reboot
shutdown -h now  --> shutdown and halt
shutdown 0 --> shutdown to single user mode
reboot 0 --> reboot
init 1 - single user mode
hpux -is  boots single user mode

Interupting the boot process:
  • Configuration Menu
  • Information Menu
  • Service Menu
GSP Mode
  • From the console hit
  • Hit at the GSP console login (default is no password)
  • Now low level commands can be entered
    • ps  --> power status


To reboot to single user mode:
  1. shutdown -r 0
  2. hit during 10 sec window to interrupt reboot
  3. enter:
  4. interact with ipl? yes
  5. hpux -is  (i=init, s=single user)


To reboot manually to init 3 level
  1. shutdown -r 0
  2. during 10 sec window
  3. bo
  4. interact with ipl  --> yes
  5. hpux -is   (i=init, s=single user mode)
  6. mount -a
  7. init 3
Startup/Shutdown Scripts

/sbin/init.d
/sbin/rc0.d                                These are all linked to actual scripts in /sbin/init.d
/sbin/rc1.d
/sbin/rc2.d                                scripts with k are kill scripts and scripts with s are start scritps.
/sbin/rc3.d
/sbin/rc4.d

/etc/rc.config.d    --> Scripts
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