Thanks. I am familiar with changing the boot path during boot up, I just didn't know it was called the PDC menu.

>>> Mike Hornsby <[log in to unmask]> 01/11 9:40 AM >>>
> What is a PDC menu?

This is referring to the primpath ISL command. This  modifies the primary
boot path in stable storage. PDC refers to Processor dependent code. The
various models of HPe3000 and HP9000 systems have different PDC and somewhat
different boot menus. IMHO the primary and alternate
boot paths should also be written down in a boot log book and kept handy at
the console. If the processor is replaced or the stable storage is reset
finding this information can sometimes be a very frustrating guessing game.

More information can be found at:
http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/mpeix/onlinedocs/32650-
90854/32650-90854_top.html&con=/mpeix/onlinedocs/32650-90854/00/00/7-con.htm
l&toc=/mpeix/onlinedocs/32650-90854/00/00/7-toc.html&searchterms=isl%20comma
nds&queryid=20010111-063708

Cordially,

Mike Hornsby
Co-founder/Chief Technical Officer
Beechglen Development Inc. (beechglen.com)
513-922-0509
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wesley Setree" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Storage Array


> What is a PDC menu? And of the 5 or 6 who responded... did any of you have
a list or plan of attack on what steps/procedures you went through to do
this? Did you have to configure your BCV's on the 3000 and are they on a
separate volume set?
>
> >>> Terry Robertson <[log in to unmask]> 01/10 4:32 PM
>>>
> Yes, you can boot from the Symmetrix box.  I have had this configuration
on
> a 989 before and had no problems with it at all.  EMC will build the
machine
> and will deliver to the HP3000 whatever size drives you wish, I used 4gig
> drives.  You will need to do a reload to move ldev1 and build the new
system
> volume set.  Don't forget to change the primary boot path from the PDC
menu.
> I even suffered a drive failure and the system did not notice.  I give
them
> an A+ on usability, probably a little lower on price.
>
> If you own the existing drives, I would keep them and mount them as a
> private volume for your personal play area.  If you don't need them and
want
> to, remove them.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wesley Setree [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 1:55 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Storage Array
>
>
> We have recently purchased an EMC Symmetrix ( personal preference would
have
> been XP256 but I digress... :o) )   and I need to convert our data to the
> EMC disk drives. My question is this... can the O/S (ldev 1) be
transferred
> to the EMC? We are using the system volume set so I don't have user
volumes
> to deal with. Since we are using the system volume set logic tells me that
> the O/S would have to reside on the Sym(metrix). Should I keep ldev 1 or
can
> it be removed from the system? I have 3 drives in the cabinet now (ldevs
1,
> 2 and 3) and I cannot think of any reason to either keep or dispose of
them.
> TIA