HP Integrity rx5670 Windows Integrity nPartition Guide - Page 74

Shut down to a shutdown for reconfig (inactive) state

Get HP Integrity rx5670 PDF manuals and user guides View all HP Integrity rx5670 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 74 highlights

Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions nPartition-level tasks Shut down to a shutdown for reconfig (inactive) state NOTE On HP Superdome servers, performing a shutdown for reconfig always keeps all cells assigned to the nPartition at a boot-is-blocked state. NOTE On HP Integrity mid-range servers you can configure the nPartition behavior when an OS shuts down to the shutdown for reconfig state. The two options are to have hardware power off when the OS is halted, or to have the nPartition be made inactive (all cells are in a boot-is-blocked state). On HP Integrity mid-range servers, the normal Windows shutdown for reconfig (shutdown /s) behavior is for the nPartition hardware to be powered off. When you use any of the methods to hold an nPartition at the shutdown for reconfig state, the command you issue performs the following tasks: 1. Shut down the operating system (if using the shutdown command) and reset all cells that are assigned to the nPartition, including any inactive cells. 2. Reconfigure the nPartition if necessary (if there is a pending change to the Stable Complex Configuration Data, it occurs during the reboot for reconfig). 3. Either keep all cells at a boot-is-blocked state (the nPartition and all cells assigned to it are inactive) or power off all cells and I/O chassis assigned to the nPartition. Only mid-range servers can be configured to power off hardware upon shutdown for reconfig. For details, see "ACPI "softpowerdown" configuration-mid-range server OS shutdown behavior" on page 56. You can reset an nPartition to shutdown for reconfig whenever you need for the nPartition and its cells to be inactive. Shut down to a shutdown for reconfig (inactive) state using any one of the following procedures: Shutting down to shutdown for reconfig [management processor] From the management processor Command Menu, issue the RR command to shut an nPartition down to a shutdown for reconfig (inactive) state. Under normal operation you first shut down the operating system. Step 1. Login to the management processor and enter CM to access the Command Menu. Step 2. At the management processor Command menu, enter the RR command, specify which nPartition is to be reset, and confirm whether to reset it to the shutdown for reconfig state. The management processor RR command resets all cells in the nPartition, performs any nPartition reconfigurations, and halts all cells at a boot-is-blocked state, thus making the nPartition and all its cells inactive. Be certain to select the correct nPartition to be reset. 74 Chapter 4

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions
nPartition-level tasks
Chapter 4
74
Shut down to a shutdown for reconfig (inactive) state
NOTE
On HP Superdome servers, performing a shutdown for reconfig always keeps all cells
assigned to the nPartition at a boot-is-blocked state.
NOTE
On HP Integrity mid-range servers you can configure the nPartition behavior when an
OS shuts down to the shutdown for reconfig state. The two options are to have hardware
power off when the OS is halted, or to have the nPartition be made inactive (all cells are
in a boot-is-blocked state).
On HP Integrity mid-range servers, the normal Windows shutdown for reconfig
(
shutdown /s
) behavior is for the nPartition hardware to be powered off.
When you use any of the methods to hold an nPartition at the shutdown for reconfig
state, the command you issue performs the following tasks:
1. Shut down the operating system (if using the
shutdown
command) and reset all cells
that are assigned to the nPartition, including any inactive cells.
2. Reconfigure the nPartition if necessary (if there is a pending change to the Stable
Complex Configuration Data, it occurs during the reboot for reconfig).
3. Either keep all cells at a boot-is-blocked state (the nPartition and all cells assigned to
it are inactive) or power off all cells and I/O chassis assigned to the nPartition.
Only mid-range servers can be configured to power off hardware upon shutdown for
reconfig. For details, see “ACPI “softpowerdown” configuration—mid-range server OS
shutdown behavior” on page 56.
You can reset an nPartition to shutdown for reconfig whenever you need for the
nPartition and its cells to be inactive.
Shut down to a shutdown for reconfig (inactive) state using any one of the following
procedures:
Shutting down to shutdown for reconfig [management processor]
From the management processor Command Menu, issue the
RR
command to shut an
nPartition down to a shutdown for reconfig (inactive) state. Under normal operation you
first shut down the operating system.
Step 1.
Login to the management processor and enter
CM
to access the Command Menu.
Step 2.
At the management processor Command menu, enter the
RR
command, specify which
nPartition is to be reset, and confirm whether to reset it to the shutdown for reconfig
state.
The management processor
RR
command resets all cells in the nPartition, performs any
nPartition reconfigurations, and halts all cells at a boot-is-blocked state, thus making
the nPartition and all its cells inactive.
Be certain to select the correct nPartition to be reset.