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Bootstrap process overview.
boot(1M) Series 700/800 Only boot(1M) NAME boot - bootstrap process DESCRIPTION The Series 700 and 800 bootstrap process involves the execution of three software components: - pdc (see pdc(1M), - isl (see isl(1M), and - hpux (see hpux_800(1M)). After the processor is RESET, pdc, the processor-dependent code (firmware), performs a self-test and initializes the processor. It then loads and transfers control to isl, the operating-system- independent initial system loader. isl, in turn, loads and transfers control to the hpux utility, the HP-UX-specific bootstrap loader. hpux then downloads the HP-UX kernel ...
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