Using BOS menus
The available choices on the BOS menu window are described.
After you select the console and language
to be used for the BOS menus, the Welcome
to Base Operating System Installation and Maintenance menu
displays, as follows:
Welcome to Base Operating System
Installation and Maintenance
Type the number of your choice and press Enter. Choice is indicated by >>>.
>>> 1 Start Install Now with Default Settings
2 Change/Show Installation Settings and Install
3 Start Maintenance Mode for System Recovery
4 Make Additional Disks Available
5 Select Storage Adapters
88 Help ?
99 Previous Menu
>>> Choice [1]:Note: To turn on the debug mode for the BOS installation
process, type 911 in the Choice field
and press Enter. The Welcome to Base Operating System Installation
and Maintenance window refreshes and the BOS installation
process runs in debug mode when the installation occurs. Continue
the procedure for selecting options and specifying data until the
installation begins. Debug output is sent to the client's display
as the installation proceeds.
If you select Start Install Now with Default
Settings, the BOS command determines the default installation
method to use based on your system's configuration. A summary window
displays, similar to the following, where you can confirm the installation
method and installation options:
Overwrite Installation Summary
Disks: hdisk0
Cultural Convention: en_US
Language: en_US
Keyboard: en_US
JFS2 File Systems Created: Yes
Graphics Software: Yes
System Management Client Software: Yes
Enable System Backups to install any system: Yes
Selected Edition: express
Optional Software being installed:
>>> 1 Continue with Install
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88 Help ? | WARNING: Base Operating System Installation will
99 Previous Menu | destroy or impair recovery of ALL data on the
| destination disk hdisk0.
>>> Choice [1]: If the selections are correct, press Enter to begin the BOS installation.
However,
if you would like to change the installation method or options, go
back to the Welcome to Base Operating System Installation
and Maintenance menu.
Welcome to Base Operating System
Installation and Maintenance
Type the number of your choice and press Enter. Choice is indicated by >>>.
>>> 1 Start Install Now with Default Settings
2 Change/Show Installation Settings and Install
3 Start Maintenance Mode for System Recovery
4 Make Additional Disks Available
5 Select Storage Adapters
88 Help ?
99 Previous Menu
>>> Choice [1]:If you want to reduce the number of disks available for selection, select option 5 Select Storage Adapters. Next, from the menu that lists every storage adapter on the system, select one, many, or all. If you do a preservation or migration installation, and the current rootvg is on multiple disks that are attached to multiple adapters, select all the adapters on which the rootvg disks reside.
Welcome to Base Operating System
Installation and Maintenance
Type the number of your choice and press Enter. Choice is indicated by >>>.
1 Start Install Now with Default Settings
>>> 2 Change/Show Installation Settings and Install
3 Start Maintenance Mode for System Recovery
4 Make Additional Disks Available
5 Select Storage Adapters
88 Help ?
99 Previous Menu
>>> Choice [1]:To continue and make more install time selections, select choice 2, Change/Show Installation Settings and Install.
The Installation and Settings menu displays, as follows:
Installation and Settings
Either type 0 and press Enter to install with current settings, or type the
number of the setting you want to change and press Enter.
1 System Settings:
Method of Installation.............New and Complete Overwrite
Disk Where You Want to Install.....hdisk0
2 Primary Language Environment Settings (AFTER Install):
Cultural Convention................English (United States)
Language ..........................English (United States)
Keyboard ..........................English (United States)
Keyboard Type......................Default
3 Security Model.......................Default
4 More Options (Software install options)
5 Select Edition.......................express
>>> 0 Install with the current settings listed above.
+-----------------------------------------------------
88 Help ? | WARNING: Base Operating System Installation will
99 Previous Menu | destroy or impair recovery of ALL data on the
| destination disk hdisk0.
>>> Choice [0]: For more information on the BOS menu options, refer to the Help at any time by typing 88 in the Choice field.