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Operating Systems Supported on HP Integrity Servers, Configuring System Boot Options

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Booting the Operating System Operating Systems Supported on HP Integrity Servers Operating Systems Supported on HP Integrity Servers HP supports the following operating systems on entry-class HP Integrity servers. • HP-UX 11i Version 2 (B.11.23) For details refer to "Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX" on page 82. • HP OpenVMS I64 For details refer to "Booting and Shutting Down HP OpenVMS" on page 88. • Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 For details refer to "Booting and Shutting Down Microsoft Windows" on page 92. • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 For details refer to "Booting and Shutting Down Linux" on page 95. • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 For details refer to "Booting and Shutting Down Linux" on page 95. Configuring System Boot Options This section discusses the system boot options you can configure on entry-class HP Integrity servers, including the boot options list and the autoboot setting for the server. • Boot Options List The boot options list is a list of loadable items available for you to choose from the EFI Boot Manager menu. Ordinarily the boot options list includes the EFI Shell and one or more operating system loaders. The following example includes boot options for HP OpenVMS, Microsoft Windows, HP-UX, and the EFI Shell. The final item in the EFI Boot Manager menu, the Boot Configuration menu, is not a boot option. The Boot Configuration menu allows system configuration through a maintenance menu. EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 [14.61] Please select a boot option HP OpenVMS 8.2-1 EFI Shell [Built-in] Windows Server 2003, Enterprise HP-UX Primary Boot: 4/0/1/1/0.2.0 Boot Option Maintenance Menu Use ^ and v to change option(s). Use Enter to select an option NOTE In some versions of EFI, the Boot Configuration menu is listed as the Boot Option Maintenance Menu. To manage the boot options list for each system, use the EFI Shell, the EFI Boot Configuration menu, or operating system utilities. 80 Chapter 9

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Booting the Operating System
Operating Systems Supported on HP Integrity Servers
Chapter 9
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Operating Systems Supported on HP Integrity Servers
HP supports the following operating systems on entry-class HP Integrity servers.
HP-UX 11i Version 2 (B.11.23)
For details refer to “Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX” on page 82.
HP OpenVMS I64
For details refer to “Booting and Shutting Down HP OpenVMS” on page 88.
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003
For details refer to “Booting and Shutting Down Microsoft Windows” on page 92.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
For details refer to “Booting and Shutting Down Linux” on page 95.
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
For details refer to “Booting and Shutting Down Linux” on page 95.
Configuring System Boot Options
This section discusses the system boot options you can configure on entry-class HP Integrity servers,
including the boot options list and the autoboot setting for the server.
Boot Options List
The boot options list is a list of loadable items available for you to choose from the EFI Boot Manager
menu. Ordinarily the boot options list includes the EFI Shell and one or more operating system loaders.
The following example includes boot options for HP OpenVMS, Microsoft Windows, HP-UX, and the EFI
Shell. The final item in the EFI Boot Manager menu, the Boot Configuration menu, is not a boot option.
The Boot Configuration menu allows system configuration through a maintenance menu.
EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 [14.61]
Please select a boot option
HP OpenVMS 8.2-1
EFI Shell [Built-in]
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
HP-UX Primary Boot: 4/0/1/1/0.2.0
Boot Option Maintenance Menu
Use ^ and v to change option(s). Use Enter to select an option
NOTE
In some versions of EFI, the
Boot Configuration
menu is listed as the
Boot Option
Maintenance Menu
.
To manage the boot options list for each system, use the EFI Shell, the EFI
Boot Configuration
menu, or
operating system utilities.