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Powering On the System 48 V Power Supply, Booting the HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 to an EFI Shell

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7. For each of the remaining windows, open the partition console for each partition by enter co at the MP> prompt (Figure 47). These windows open blank. NOTE: If information appears in the windows, it means nothing because the cabinet is powered off. Figure 47 MP Console Option Powering On the System 48 V Power Supply To power on the system 48 V power supply, follow these steps: 1. Switch on the 48 V supply from each cabinet front panel. IMPORTANT: If the complex has an IOX cabinet, power on this cabinet first. In a large complex, power on cabinets in one of the two following orders: 9, 8, 1, 0 or 8, 9, 0, 1. IMPORTANT: The MP must be running in each window. As the cabinet boots, observe the partition activity in the window displaying the VFP. 2. For HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 systems, follow the procedure in "Booting the HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 to an EFI Shell" (page 52). 3. For HP 9000/sx2000 systems, follow the procedure in "Booting an HP 9000 sx2000 Server to BCH" (page 54). Booting the HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 to an EFI Shell After powering on or using the CM bo command, all partition console windows show activity while the firmware initializes and stops momentarily at an EFI Boot Manager menu (Figure 48). 52 Installing the System

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7.
For each of the remaining windows, open the partition console for each partition by enter
co
at the MP> prompt (
Figure 47
). These windows open blank.
NOTE:
If information appears in the windows, it means nothing because the cabinet is
powered off.
Figure 47 MP Console Option
Powering On the System 48 V Power Supply
To power on the system 48 V power supply, follow these steps:
1.
Switch on the 48 V supply from each cabinet front panel.
IMPORTANT:
If the complex has an IOX cabinet, power on this cabinet first.
In a large complex, power on cabinets in one of the two following orders: 9, 8, 1, 0 or 8, 9,
0, 1.
IMPORTANT:
The MP must be running in each window.
As the cabinet boots, observe the partition activity in the window displaying the VFP.
2.
For HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 systems, follow the procedure in
“Booting the HP Integrity
Superdome/sx2000 to an EFI Shell” (page 52)
.
3.
For HP 9000/sx2000 systems, follow the procedure in
“Booting an HP 9000 sx2000 Server
to BCH” (page 54)
.
Booting the HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 to an EFI Shell
After powering on or using the CM
bo
command, all partition console windows show activity while
the firmware initializes and stops momentarily at an EFI Boot Manager menu (
Figure 48
).
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