HP Integrity rx5670 Windows Integrity nPartition Guide - Page 65

Boot Windows Server 2003, CAUTION, ACPI configuration for Windows must be windows

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Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions nPartition-level tasks • boottest testname on - Enable the specified test (testname). For example: boottest io_hw on enables I/O hardware selftests. • boottest testname off - Disable the specified test (testname). For example: boottest io_hw off disables I/O hardware selftests. Step 3. Exit the console and management processor interfaces if finished using them. To exit the EFI environment type ^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and returns to the management processor Main Menu. To exit the management processor, type X at the Main Menu. Boot Windows Server 2003 You can boot the Windows Server 2003 operating system on an HP Integrity server by using the EFI Boot Manager to select the appropriate Windows item from the boot options list. CAUTION ACPI configuration for Windows must be "windows" On nPartition-capable HP Integrity servers, to boot the Windows operating system an nPartition must have its ACPI configuration value set to windows. At the EFI Shell, enter the acpiconfig command with no arguments to list the current ACPI configuration. If the acpiconfig value is not set to windows, then Windows cannot boot; in this situation you must reconfigure acpiconfig or else booting will be interrupted with a panic when launching Windows. To set the ACPI configuration for Windows: at the EFI Shell enter the acpiconfig windows command, and then enter the reset command for the nPartition to reboot with the proper (windows) configuration for Windows. NOTE Microsoft Windows booting on HP Integrity servers The recommended method for booting Windows is to use the EFI Boot Manager menu to select a Windows entry from the boot options list. Using the ia64ldr.efi Windows loader from the EFI Shell is not recommended. Booting Windows Server 2003 [EFI boot manager] From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list to boot Windows using the selected boot option. See "ACPI configuration for Windows must be "windows"" on page 65 for required configuration details. Step 1. Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the system on which you want to boot Windows. Login to the management processor and enter CO to access the Console list. Select the nPartition console. When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the main EFI menu). If at another EFI menu, select the Exit option from the sub-menus until you return to the screen with the EFI Boot Manager heading. Step 2. At the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list. Chapter 4 65

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Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions
nPartition-level tasks
Chapter 4
65
•
boottest testname on
— Enable the specified test (
testname
).
For example:
boottest io_hw on
enables I/O hardware selftests.
•
boottest testname off
— Disable the specified test (
testname
).
For example:
boottest io_hw off
disables I/O hardware selftests.
Step 3.
Exit the console and management processor interfaces if finished using them.
To exit the EFI environment type
^B
(
Control-B
); this exits the nPartition console and
returns to the management processor Main Menu. To exit the management processor,
type
X
at the Main Menu.
Boot Windows Server 2003
You can boot the Windows Server 2003 operating system on an HP Integrity server by
using the EFI Boot Manager to select the appropriate Windows item from the boot
options list.
CAUTION
ACPI configuration for Windows must be “windows”
On nPartition-capable HP Integrity servers, to boot the Windows operating system an
nPartition must have its ACPI configuration value set to windows.
At the EFI Shell, enter the
acpiconfig
command with no arguments to list the current
ACPI configuration. If the
acpiconfig
value is not set to
windows
, then Windows cannot
boot; in this situation you must reconfigure
acpiconfig
or else booting will be
interrupted with a panic when launching Windows.
To set the ACPI configuration for Windows: at the EFI Shell enter the
acpiconfig
windows
command, and then enter the
reset
command for the nPartition to reboot with
the proper (
windows
) configuration for Windows.
NOTE
Microsoft Windows booting on HP Integrity servers
The recommended method for booting Windows is to use the EFI Boot Manager menu to
select a Windows entry from the boot options list. Using the
ia64ldr.efi
Windows
loader from the EFI Shell is not recommended.
Booting Windows Server 2003 [EFI boot manager]
From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list to boot
Windows using the selected boot option. See “ACPI configuration for Windows must be
“windows”” on page 65 for required configuration details.
Step 1.
Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the system on which you want to boot Windows.
Login to the management processor and enter
CO
to access the Console list. Select the
nPartition console.
When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the
main EFI menu). If at another EFI menu, select the
Exit
option from the sub-menus until
you return to the screen with the
EFI Boot Manager
heading.
Step 2.
At the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list.