Booting and Shutting Down Oracle^® Solaris 11.4 Systems

Index

A

adding

GRUB menu entriesHow to Add a Boot Entry to the GRUB Menu

administering GRUB

bootadm commandAdministering the GRUB Menu

overviewAdministering the GRand Unified Bootloader

advanced GRUB administrationInstalling GRUB 2

alternate boot environment

initiating Fast RebootSpecifying Command Arguments

auto_boot EEPROM parameter

settingSetting EEPROM Parameters

B

boot attributes (x86 platforms)

changing at boot timeAdding Kernel Arguments at Boot Time

boot behavior

how to modify in GRUB menuHow to Boot From an Alternate Boot Environment

boot device order

settingSetting EEPROM Parameters

boot environment

initiating Fast RebootMethods to Reboot a System

initiating Fast Reboot of alternateSpecifying Command Arguments

boot-args EEPROM parameter

settingSetting EEPROM Parameters

bootadm generate-menu

grub.cfg file regenerationGenerating the GRUB Menu

bootadm set-menu

exampleAdministering Contents of the GRUB Menu

bootadm command

adding GRUB menu entriesHow to Add a Boot Entry to the GRUB Menu

administering GRUBAdministering the GRUB Menu

removing GRUB menu entriesHow to Remove a Boot Entry From the GRUB Menu

setting GRUB menu entriesUsing the change-entry Command

subcommandsAdministering the GRUB Menu

booting

to run level 3 (multiuser)Booting Systems to Specific Run Levels

to run level SBooting Systems to Specific Run Levels

x86 system from the networkx86: Booting a System From the Network

BootOrder EEPROM parameter

settingSetting EEPROM Parameters

C

changing

UEFI parametersEEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems

clean shutdownAbout the System Shutdown Processes

command for administering GRUB

bootadmAdministering the GRUB Menu

conditions that prevent Fast Reboot from working

troubleshootingConditions Under Which Fast Reboot Might Not Work

crash dump and reboot of a system

forcingForcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System

custom.cfg

GRUB configuration

customizingCustomizing the GRUB Configuration

customizing GRUB configuration

custom.cfgCustomizing the GRUB Configuration

D

debugging

early panics with Fast RebootDebugging Early Panics That Might Occur

issues with Fast RebootTroubleshooting Issues With Fast Reboot

default run levelHow Run Levels Work

deleting

UEFI parametersSetting EEPROM Parameters

determining

run level (how to)Determining a System's Current Run Level

device drivers

quiesce functionAbout the quiesce Function

E

early panics

debugging

Fast RebootDebugging Early Panics That Might Occur

editing

GRUB menu at boot timeAdding Kernel Arguments at Boot Time

EEPROM parameters

setting kernel boot argumentsSetting EEPROM Parameters

setting oneSetting EEPROM Parameters

viewing allViewing EEPROM Parameters

viewing all UEFIViewing EEPROM Parameters

eeprom command

deleting UEFI parametersSetting EEPROM Parameters

overviewWorking With EEPROM Parameters

setting parametersSetting EEPROM Parameters

–u optionEEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems

viewing parametersViewing EEPROM Parameters

enabling kmdb

troubleshootingHow to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled

F

Fast Reboot

conditions that might prevent a fast rebootConditions Under Which Fast Reboot Might Not Work

describedAccelerating the Reboot Process

initiating to an activated boot environmentMethods to Reboot a System

quiesce functionAbout the quiesce Function

troubleshooting issues withTroubleshooting Issues With Fast Reboot

forcing a crash dump and reboot

halt –dForcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System by Using the halt d Command

troubleshootingForcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System

G

GRand Unified Bootloader  SeeGRUB

GRUB

administration overviewAdministering the GRand Unified Bootloader

advanced administrationInstalling GRUB 2

customizing configurationCustomizing the GRUB Configuration

GRUB menu

editing at boot timeAdding Kernel Arguments at Boot Time

maintainingAdministering Contents of the GRUB Menu

regenerating manuallyGenerating the GRUB Menu

GRUB menu entries

addingHow to Add a Boot Entry to the GRUB Menu

removingHow to Remove a Boot Entry From the GRUB Menu

setting attributesUsing the change-entry Command

GRUB-based booting

modifying the GRUB kernel usage at boot timeHow to Boot From an Alternate Boot Environment

grub.cfg file

regeneratingGenerating the GRUB Menu

GRUBClient

x86 based network bootx86: Booting a System From the Network

H

halt –d

forcing a crash dump and rebootForcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System by Using the halt d Command

halt commandAbout the System Shutdown Processes

I

init states  Seerun levels

init command

descriptionAbout the System Shutdown Processes

installing GRUB

advanced GRUB administrationInstalling GRUB 2

K

kernel selection

initiating with fast bootRebooting to a New Kernel

kernel boot arguments

settingSetting EEPROM Parameters

kernel debugger (kmdb)

initiating with fast bootUsing Combined Options

kernel debugger (kmdb)

booting a systemHow to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled

kmdb commandHow to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled

M

maintaining

GRUB menuAdministering Contents of the GRUB Menu

manually regenerating GRUB menuGenerating the GRUB Menu

milestones

when to useWhen to Use Run Levels or Milestones

modifying kernel usage in the GRUB menuHow to Boot From an Alternate Boot Environment

multiuser bootBooting Systems to Specific Run Levels

multiuser level  Seerun level 3

N

network booting on x86 platformsx86: Booting a System From the Network

P

panics

debugging Fast RebootDebugging Early Panics That Might Occur

parameters

changing on UEFI enabled systemsEEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems

poweroff commandAbout the System Shutdown Processes

PXEClient

x86 based network bootx86: Booting a System From the Network

Q

quiesce function

Fast Reboot implementationAbout the quiesce Function

R

reboot commandAbout the System Shutdown Processes

rebooting

Fast Reboot featureAccelerating the Reboot Process

rebooting a systemRebooting a System

forcing a crash dumpForcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System

removing

GRUB menu entriesHow to Remove a Boot Entry From the GRUB Menu

run level

0 (power-down level)Oracle Solaris Run Levels

1 (single-user level)Oracle Solaris Run Levels

2 (multiuser level)Oracle Solaris Run Levels

3 (multiuser with NFS)Oracle Solaris Run Levels

booting a system to a multiuser stateBooting Systems to Specific Run Levels

default run levelHow Run Levels Work

definitionHow Run Levels Work

determining (how to)Determining a System's Current Run Level

s or S (single-user level)Oracle Solaris Run Levels

when to useWhen to Use Run Levels or Milestones

S

set attributes of GRUB menu entries (how to)Using the change-entry Command

setting

a kernel boot argumentSetting EEPROM Parameters

an EEPROM parameterSetting EEPROM Parameters

boot attributes at boot timeAdding Kernel Arguments at Boot Time

boot device orderSetting EEPROM Parameters

shutdown command

descriptionAbout the System Shutdown Processes

shutting down a system (how to)How to Shut Down a System

shutting down a system

cleanly with the shutdown and init commandsAbout the System Shutdown Processes

single-user level  Seerun level s or S

single-user state

booting a system

run level SBooting Systems to Specific Run Levels

initiating with fast bootDebugging While Booting to a Run Level

sync commandHow to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System

synchronizing file systems with sync commandHow to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System

system shutdown commandsAbout the System Shutdown Processes

T

troubleshooting

Fast RebootTroubleshooting Issues With Fast Reboot

forcing a crash dumpForcing a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System

kmdb command and bootingHow to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) Enabled

U

UEFI EEPROM parameters

viewing allViewing EEPROM Parameters

UEFI enabled systems

changing parametersEEPROM Parameters on UEFI Systems

V

viewing

EEPROM parametersViewing EEPROM Parameters

UEFI EEPROM parametersViewing EEPROM Parameters

W

when to use run levels or milestonesWhen to Use Run Levels or Milestones

who commandDetermining a System's Current Run Level

X

x86 platforms

editing the GRUB menu at boot timeAdding Kernel Arguments at Boot Time