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Selecting a Boot Partition using the Management Processor

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Installation Cabling and Power Up Selecting a Boot Partition using the Management Processor At this point in the installation process, the hardware is set up, the management processor (MP) is connected to the LAN, the AC and DC power have been turned on, and the self test is completed. Now the configuration can be verified. After the DC power on and the self test is complete, use the MP to select a boot partition. 1. From the MP Main Menu, enter cm. 2. From the MP Command Menu, enter bo. 3. Select the partition to boot. Partitions may be booted in any order. 4. Return to the MP Main menu by entering ma from the MP Command menu 5. Enter the console by typing co at the MP Main Menu. Exiting the MP should automatically return to the extensible firmware interface (EFI) shell menu. Verifying the System Configuration using the EFI shell From the EFI main menu, enter the POSSE shell by entering co. Typing help will list all the command categories available in the shell: • configuration -- goes to the configuration menu, where system configuration can be reset, configured or viewed. • memory -- memory related commands. Once the parameters have been verified, enter x to return to the EFI Main Menu. Booting HP-UX Using the EFI Shell If Instant Ignition was ordered, HP-UX will have been installed in the factory at the Primary Path address. If HP-UX is at a path other than the Primary Path, do the following: Step 1. Type cm to enter the Command Menu from the Main Menu. Step 2. MP:CM> bo (This command boots the selected partition.) Select a partition to boot. Step 3. Return to the Main Menu. MP:CM> ma Step 4. From the Main Menu, go to the Consoles menu MP> co Select partition number. Step 5. Go back to the Main Menu by entering ctrl+b. Step 6. Once at the EFI Shell prompt, select the file system to boot. Generally this is "fs0". Shell> fso: Step 7. At the fs0 prompt, type HPUX to boot the HP-UX operating system. fso:\> hpux NOTE If the partition fails to boot or if the server was shipped without Instant Ignition, booting from a DVD that contains the operating system and other necessary software might be required. 90 Chapter 2

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Chapter 2
Installation
Cabling and Power Up
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Selecting a Boot Partition using the Management Processor
At this point in the installation process, the hardware is set up, the management processor (MP) is connected
to the LAN, the AC and DC power have been turned on, and the self test is completed. Now the configuration
can be verified.
After the DC power on and the self test is complete, use the MP to select a boot partition.
1. From the MP Main Menu, enter
cm
.
2. From the MP Command Menu, enter
bo
.
3. Select the partition to boot. Partitions may be booted in any order.
4. Return to the MP Main menu by entering
ma
from the MP Command menu
5. Enter the console by typing
co
at the MP Main Menu.
Exiting the MP should automatically return to the extensible firmware interface (EFI) shell menu.
Verifying the System Configuration using the EFI shell
From the EFI main menu, enter the POSSE shell by entering
co
. Typing help will list all the command
categories available in the shell:
•
configuration -- goes to the configuration menu, where system configuration can be reset, configured or
viewed.
•
memory -- memory related commands.
Once the parameters have been verified, enter x to return to the EFI Main Menu.
Booting HP-UX Using the EFI Shell
If Instant Ignition was ordered, HP-UX will have been installed in the factory at the Primary Path address. If
HP-UX is at a path other than the Primary Path, do the following:
Step 1.
Type
cm
to enter the Command Menu from the Main Menu.
Step 2.
MP:CM>
bo
(This command boots the selected partition.)
Select a partition to boot.
Step 3.
Return to the Main Menu. MP:CM>
ma
Step 4.
From the Main Menu, go to the Consoles menu MP>
co
Select partition number.
Step 5.
Go back to the Main Menu by entering
ctrl+b
.
Step 6.
Once at the EFI Shell prompt, select the file system to boot. Generally this is “fs0”.
Shell>
fso:
Step 7.
At the fs0 prompt, type HPUX to boot the HP-UX operating system.
fso:\>
hpux
NOTE
If the partition fails to boot or if the server was shipped without
Instant Ignition
, booting from
a DVD that contains the operating system and other necessary software might be required.