HP Integrity rx5670 Windows Integrity nPartition Guide - Page 71

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Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions nPartition-level tasks 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. Rebooting and resetting nPartitions [EFI shell] From the EFI Shell environment, issue the reset command to reset the local nPartition. Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment for the nPartition that you want to reboot. 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. From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the EFI Shell menu option to access the EFI Shell environment. Step 2. From the EFI Shell environment, issue the reset command to reset the local nPartition. The reset command resets all active cells in the nPartition and reboots them. 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. Rebooting and resetting nPartitions [Windows] To reset the local nPartition from Windows issue the shutdown /r command (or select the Start > Shut Down action and choose Restart from the pull-down menu). CAUTION Do not shut down Windows using Special Administration Console (SAC) restart or shutdown commands under normal circumstances. Issuing restart or shutdown at the SAC> prompt causes the system to restart or shutdown immediately and can result in the loss of data. Instead use the Windows Start menu or the shutdown command to shut down gracefully. Step 1. Login to Windows running on the nPartition that you want to shut down. For example, access the nPartition console and use the Windows SAC interface to start a command prompt, from which you can issue Windows commands to shut down the nPartition. Step 2. Issue the shutdown /r command to shut down the Windows Server 2003 operating system on the nPartition and reboot. You also can perform this procedure by selecting the Start > Shut Down action and choosing Restart from the pull-down menu For example: shutdown /r /t 60 /c "Shut down and reboot." Chapter 4 71

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Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions
nPartition-level tasks
Chapter 4
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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.
Rebooting and resetting nPartitions [EFI shell]
From the EFI Shell environment, issue the
reset
command to reset the local nPartition.
Step 1.
Access the EFI Shell environment for the nPartition that you want to reboot.
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.
From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the
EFI Shell
menu option to access the EFI
Shell environment.
Step 2.
From the EFI Shell environment, issue the
reset
command to reset the local nPartition.
The
reset
command resets all active cells in the nPartition and reboots them.
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.
Rebooting and resetting nPartitions [Windows]
To reset the local nPartition from Windows issue the
shutdown /r
command (or select
the
Start > Shut Down
action and choose
Restart
from the pull-down menu).
CAUTION
Do not shut down Windows using Special Administration Console (SAC)
restart
or
shutdown
commands under normal circumstances.
Issuing
restart
or
shutdown
at the
SAC>
prompt causes the system to restart or
shutdown immediately and can result in the loss of data.
Instead use the Windows
Start
menu or the
shutdown
command to shut down gracefully.
Step 1.
Login to Windows running on the nPartition that you want to shut down.
For example, access the nPartition console and use the Windows SAC interface to start a
command prompt, from which you can issue Windows commands to shut down the
nPartition.
Step 2.
Issue the
shutdown /r
command to shut down the Windows Server 2003 operating
system on the nPartition and reboot. You also can perform this procedure by selecting
the
Start > Shut Down
action and choosing
Restart
from the pull-down menu
For example:
shutdown /r /t 60 /c "Shut down and reboot."