5 Booting and Resetting nPartitions
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Overview of nPartition System Booting
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Boot Process Differences for nPartitions on HP 9000 servers and HP Integrity servers
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Types of Booting and Resetting for nPartitions
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System Boot Configuration Options
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HP 9000 Boot Configuration Options
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HP Integrity Boot Configuration Options
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Tools for Booting nPartitions
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Task Summaries for nPartition Boot and Reset
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Troubleshooting Boot Problems
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Accessing nPartition Console and System Boot Interfaces
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Monitoring nPartition Boot Activity
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Finding Bootable Devices
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Performing a Transfer of Control Reset
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Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX
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HP-UX Support for Cell Local Memory
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Adding HP-UX to the Boot Options List
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Booting HP-UX
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HP-UX Booting
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Single-User Mode HP-UX Booting
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LVM-Maintenance Mode HP-UX Booting
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Shutting Down HP-UX
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Booting and Shutting Down HP OpenVMS I64
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HP OpenVMS I64 Support for Cell Local Memory
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Adding HP OpenVMS to the Boot Options List
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Booting HP OpenVMS
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Shutting Down HP OpenVMS
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Booting and Shutting Down Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Windows Support for Cell Local Memory
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Adding Microsoft Windows to the Boot Options List
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Booting Microsoft Windows
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Shutting Down Microsoft Windows
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Booting and Shutting Down Linux
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Linux Support for Cell Local Memory
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Adding Linux to the Boot Options List
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Booting Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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Booting SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
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Shutting Down Linux
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Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions
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Performing a Reboot for Reconfig
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Shutting Down to a Shutdown for Reconfig (Inactive) State
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Booting an Inactive nPartition
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Booting over a Network
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Booting to the HP-UX Initial System Loader (ISL)
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Booting to the HP-UX Loader (HPUX.EFI)
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Using HP-UX Loader Commands
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HPUX.EFI Boot Loader Commands
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HPUX Boot Loader Commands Issued from ISL
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Booting to the Linux Loader (ELILO.EFI)
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Linux Boot Option Management
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Linux Loader Configuration File (elilo.conf)
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Using Linux Loader (ELILO) Commands
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Configuring Boot Paths and Options
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Configuring Autoboot Options
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