HP rp3440 Installation Guide, Seventh Edition - HP 9000 rp3410 and HP 9000 rp3 - Page 84

Verifying the Server Configuration Using Boot Console Handler, Step 1.

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Installing the System Booting the Operating System For details, see the shutdown (1M) manpage and follow these steps: Step 1. From the HP-UX command line, issue the shutdown command to shut down the HP-UX operating system. Step 2. Log in to HP-UX running on the server that you want to shut down. You should log in to the iLO MP for the server and use the Console menu to access the server console. Accessing the console through the iLO MP enables you to maintain console access to the server after HP-UX has shut down. Step 3. Issue the shutdown command with the appropriate command-line options. The command-line options you specify dictate the way in which HP-UX shuts down, and whether the server is rebooted. Use the following list to choose an HP-UX shutdown option for the server: • To shut down HP-UX and halt (power off) the server, issue the shutdown -h command. To reboot a halted server you must power on the server using the PC command at the iLO MP Command menu. • To shut down HP-UX and reboot the server, issue the shutdown -r command. Verifying the Server Configuration Using Boot Console Handler From the BCH Main Menu, enter in to go the INformation Menu. Use the corresponding command from the menu to verify the type and quantity of processors, memory, and I/O cards: Step 1. To enter the POSSE shell, type CO from the iLO MP Main Menu. To list all the categories available in the shell, type help . • pr (Processors) • me (Memory) • io (Check the PCI device information to determine if the values match the devices installed in the server) Step 2. Verify the parameters. Step 3. To return to the BCH Main Menu, use the ma command . 84 Chapter 1

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Installing the System
Booting the Operating System
Chapter 1
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For details, see the
shutdown
(1M) manpage and follow these steps:
Step 1.
From the HP-UX command line, issue the
shutdown
command to shut down the HP-UX operating
system.
Step 2.
Log in to HP-UX running on the server that you want to shut down.
You should log in to the iLO MP for the server and use the
Console
menu to access the server
console. Accessing the console through the iLO MP enables you to maintain console access to the
server after HP-UX has shut down.
Step 3.
Issue the
shutdown
command with the appropriate command-line options.
The command-line options you specify dictate the way in which HP-UX shuts down, and whether
the server is rebooted.
Use the following list to choose an HP-UX shutdown option for the server:
To shut down HP-UX and halt (power off) the server, issue the
shutdown -h
command.
To reboot a halted server you must power on the server using the
PC
command at the iLO MP
Command
menu.
To shut down HP-UX and reboot the server, issue the
shutdown -r
command.
Verifying the Server Configuration Using Boot Console Handler
From the BCH
Main Menu
, enter
in
to go the
INformation Menu
. Use the corresponding command from the
menu to verify the type and quantity of processors, memory, and I/O cards:
Step 1.
To enter the POSSE shell, type
CO
from the
iLO MP Main Menu
. To list all the categories available in
the shell, type
help
.
pr (Processors)
me (Memory)
io (Check the PCI device information to determine if the values match the devices installed in
the server)
Step 2.
Verify the parameters.
Step 3.
To return to the BCH
Main Menu
, use the
ma
command .