Using the Open Boot PROM (OBP) Prompt Method

All steps performed in the previous section may be implemented at the OBP prompt; however, the process differs slightly.

Note

The steps discussed in this section are for an OBP prompt only and are not suitable for running at the shell command prompt.

Set the environment-wide SCSI-initiator ID to 6 using the setenv command. Enter the following command into the OBP prompt:

ok setenv scsi-initiator-id 6
				

Because the preceding command sets an OBP environment variable (stored in NVRAM), the change becomes permanent automatically. Therefore, a script should be created to reset the local chain controller IDs back to 7. Create the script using the nvedit command.

The nvedit command starts a basic editor ...

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