Appendix B. NVRAM Parameters

Table B.1 defines the configuration parameters available in the NVRAM.

Table B.1. Configuration Variables
VariablesDescription
auto-boot?The default value of this variable is true. When true, the system boots automatically after power is switched on or is reset.
auto-boot-on-errorThis variable controls degraded reboot of the system when subsystem failure occurs.
boot-commandThis command is executed if the value of auto-boot is set to true. The default value for the boot-command variable is boot.
boot-deviceThis variable specifies the device from which to boot. Its default value is disk net.
boot-fileThis variable stores the arguments passed to a booted program and typically contains an empty string.
diag-deviceThis refers ...

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