HP rp7440 nPartition Administrator's Guide, Second Edition - Page 96
Task Summaries for nPartition Boot and Reset, Table 5-1, Table 5-1 nPartition Boot and Reset Task
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Task Summaries for nPartition Boot and Reset Table 5-1 describes the main nPartition boot and reset tasks and provides brief summaries and references for detailed procedures. You can perform the nPartition boot tasks in Table 5-1 "nPartition Boot and Reset Task Summaries" using various tools, including the service processor (MP or GSP), Boot Console Handler (BCH, available only on PA-RISC servers), Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI, available only on HP Integrity servers), HP-UX commands, or Partition Manager ( /opt/parmgr/bin/parmgr). See "Tools for Booting nPartitions" (page 95) for details. Table 5-1 nPartition Boot and Reset Task Summaries Task "Troubleshooting Boot Problems" Summary This section has tips for resolving common nPartition boot issues. See "Troubleshooting Boot Problems" (page 100). "Accessing nPartition Use the service processor Console Menu (CO) to access the BCH or EFI system boot Console and System Boot environment for an nPartition. Interfaces" See "Accessing nPartition Console and System Boot Interfaces" (page 101). "Monitoring nPartition Boot Activity" Use the VFP option from the service processor Main Menu to access a Virtual Front Panel for monitoring the boot status of an nPartition. See "Monitoring nPartition Boot Activity" (page 104). "Finding Bootable Devices" • BCH Menu: SEARCH command. • EFI Shell: map command. See "Finding Bootable Devices" (page 106). "Performing a Transfer of Control Reset" • CAUTION: Under normal operation you shut down the operating system before issuing a TOC reset. • Service Processor (MP or GSP): TC command. See "Performing a Transfer of Control Reset" (page 107). "Booting HP-UX" • BCH Menu: BOOT command. • EFI Boot Manager: select an item from the boot options list. • EFI Shell: access the EFI System Partition (for example fs0:) for a root device and enter HPUX to invoke the loader. See "Booting HP-UX" (page 110). This section also covers booting HP-UX in single-user mode and LVM-maintenance mode. "Shutting Down HP-UX" • Issue the /sbin/shutdown command with the desired options, such as -r to shut down and reboot automatically, or -h to shut down and halt the system. • The -R and -H options to shutdown and reboot are used when performing nPartition reconfigurations; see the Reboot for Reconfig and Shutdown for Reconfig details in this table. See "Shutting Down HP-UX" (page 117). "Booting HP OpenVMS" • NOTE: Only supported on HP Integrity servers. • EFI Boot Manager: select an item from the boot options list. • EFI Shell: access the EFI System Partition (for example fs0:) for a root device and enter vms_loader to invoke the loader. See "Booting HP OpenVMS" (page 122). 96 Booting and Resetting nPartitions