Commands Used in This Chapter

The following list contains a summary of all the commands introduced in this chapter:

OpenBoot Command	Description
.enet-addr	Displays the computer's Ethernet address
.idprom	Shows the contents of the computer's ID PROM
.speed	Displays the processor speed
.traps	Displays processor traps
.version	Shows detailed OpenBoot PROM version information
banner	Displays the computer's power-on banner
boot	Boots the computer
devalias	Creates and displays device aliases
help	Displays information on OpenBoot commands
nvalias	Creates permanent device aliases
nvunalias	Deletes permanent device aliases
password	Sets the firmware security password
printenv	Displays NVRAM variables and their settings
probe-scsi	Lists all detected SCSI devices
setenv	Used to modify NVRAM parameters
show-devs	Displays all system devices
show-sbus	Displays all system SBus devices
test /memory	Tests system memory
test floppy	Tests the floppy disk drive
test net	Tests the internal network adapter
test scsi	Tests the SCSI adapter
watch-clock	Displays the system Time of Day (TOD) clock
watch-net	Watches the network for broadcast packets

Solaris Command	Description
halt	Immediately halts the operating system
init	Used to change run levels or power down the system
reboot	Used to reboot the system
shutdown	Used to properly shut down a Solaris machine
sync	Synchronizes file systems
who	Displays who is currently logged in