HP 9000 rp4410-4 User Service Guide, Fifth Edition - HP 9000 rp4410/4440 - Page 125

Booting the Operating System, Supported Operating System, Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX

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4 Booting the Operating System This chapter describes procedures for booting and shutting down the HP-UX operating system on the HP 9000 rp4410 and rp4440 servers. Supported Operating System Booting the server loads the operating system, which is essential for running all other programs. You can only run one operating system on the server at one time. The HP-UX 11i version 1 (and higher HP-UX versions that support PA-RISC systems) is supported on the server. NOTE: HP-UX is the only supported operating system for single-core processors. You can find information about the HP-UX operating system on the web at: Server Hardware Information: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/hw/ Diagnostics and Event Monitoring: Hardware Support Tools Complete information about HP hardware support tools, including online and offline diagnostics and event monitoring tools, is on the HP website at http://docs.hp.com/hpux/diag/. This site has manuals, tutorials, FAQs, and other reference material. Books about HP-UX Published by Prentice Hall The HP website http://www.hp.com/hpbooks/ lists the HP books that Prentice Hall currently publishes, including the following HP-UX books: • HP-UX 11i System Administration Handbook http://www.hp.com/hpbooks/prentice/ptr_0130600814.html • HP-UX Virtual Partitions http://www.hp.com/hpbooks/prentice/ptr_0130352128.html HP Books are available worldwide through bookstores, online booksellers, and office and computer stores. Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX This section describes booting and shutting down HP-UX on the HP 9000 rp4410 and rp4440 servers. • To boot HP-UX, follow one of these procedures: - "Standard HP-UX Booting Using the Boot Console Handler" (page 125) describes the standard way to boot HP-UX. Typically this results in booting HP-UX in multi-user mode. - "Booting HP-UX in Single-User Mode" (page 126) describes how to boot HP-UX in single-user mode. - "Booting HP-UX in LVM Maintenance Mode" (page 126) describes how to boot HP-UX in Logical Volume Management (LVM) maintenance mode. • To shut down the HP-UX operating system, see "Shutting Down HP-UX" (page 126). Standard HP-UX Booting Using the Boot Console Handler If the autoboot function is enabled, the server boots to the installed operating system. If autoboot is not enabled, the server enters the BCH. The BCH enables you to control the server booting environment. To set the boot path if HP-UX is at a path other than the primary path, follow these steps: 1. At the BCH Main Menu, enter Menu> co. Supported Operating System 125

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4 Booting the Operating System
This chapter describes procedures for booting and shutting down the HP-UX operating system
on the HP 9000 rp4410 and rp4440 servers.
Supported Operating System
Booting the server loads the operating system, which is essential for running all other programs.
You can only run one operating system on the server at one time.
The HP-UX 11i version 1 (and higher HP-UX versions that support PA-RISC systems) is supported
on the server.
NOTE:
HP-UX is the only supported operating system for single-core processors.
You can find information about the HP-UX operating system on the web at:
Server Hardware Information:
Diagnostics and Event Monitoring: Hardware Support Tools
Complete information about HP
hardware support tools, including online and offline diagnostics and event monitoring tools, is
on the HP website at
. This site has manuals, tutorials,
FAQs, and other reference material.
Books about HP-UX Published by Prentice Hall
The HP website
lists the HP books that Prentice Hall currently publishes,
including the following HP-UX books:
HP-UX 11i System Administration Handbook
HP-UX Virtual Partitions
HP Books are available worldwide through bookstores, online booksellers, and office and
computer stores.
Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX
This section describes booting and shutting down HP-UX on the HP 9000 rp4410 and rp4440
servers.
To boot HP-UX, follow one of these procedures:
“Standard HP-UX Booting Using the Boot Console Handler” (page 125)
describes the
standard way to boot HP-UX. Typically this results in booting HP-UX in multi-user
mode.
“Booting HP-UX in Single-User Mode” (page 126)
describes how to boot HP-UX in
single-user mode.
“Booting HP-UX in LVM Maintenance Mode” (page 126)
describes how to boot HP-UX
in Logical Volume Management (LVM) maintenance mode.
To shut down the HP-UX operating system, see
“Shutting Down HP-UX” (page 126)
.
Standard HP-UX Booting Using the Boot Console Handler
If the autoboot function is enabled, the server boots to the installed operating system. If autoboot
is not enabled, the server enters the BCH. The BCH enables you to control the server booting
environment.
To set the boot path if HP-UX is at a path other than the primary path, follow these steps:
1.
At the BCH
Main Menu
, enter
Menu> co
.
Supported Operating System
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