Chapter 9. System Startup and Shutdown
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System startup requires an understanding of the hardware and the operating system functions required to bring the system to a running state. This chapter discusses the operations that the system must perform from the time you power on the system until you receive a system logon prompt. In addition, it covers the steps required to properly shut down your system. After reading this chapter, you’ll understand how to boot the system from the OpenBoot PROM (programmable read-only memory) and what operations must take place to start up the kernel and UNIX system processes.
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