HP rp7405 nPartition Administrator's Guide, Second Edition - Page 136

Control-B, Boot Option Maintenance, Cold Reset

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Select a partition number: 1 Do you want to reset partition number 1? (Y/[N]) y -> The selected partition will be reset. GSP:CM> If you are accessing the service processor using a single-partition-user account, the RS command selects which nPartition is to be reset: the nPartition that your account allows you to access. If using an operator or administrator service processor account, you can select which of the nPartitions in the server complex you want to reset. 3. To exit the service processor Command Menu, enter MA to return to the service processor Main Menu. At the Main Menu, enter X to exit the service processor interface. Procedure 5-27 Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions (BCH Menu) From the BCH Menu, issue the REBOOT command to reset the local nPartition. The BCH Menu is available only on HP 9000 systems. 1. Access the BCH Main Menu for the nPartition that you want to reboot. Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) and enter CO to access the Console list. Select the nPartition console. When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the BCH Main Menu (the Main Menu: Enter command or menu> prompt). If at a BCH menu other than the Main Menu, then enter MA to return to the BCH Main Menu. 2. From the BCH main menu for the nPartition, enter the REBOOT command to reboot the nPartition. The BCH REBOOT command resets all active cells in the nPartition and reboots them past partition rendezvous to BCH or HP-UX. Main Menu: Enter command or menu > REBOOT Rebooting the partition ... 3. Exit the console and service processor interfaces if finished using them. To exit the BCH environment type ^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and returns to the service processor Main Menu. To exit the service processor, type X at the Main Menu. Procedure 5-28 Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions (EFI Boot Manager) From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the Boot Option Maintenance→Cold Reset menu to reset the local nPartition. The EFI Boot Manager is available only on HP Integrity systems. 1. Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the nPartition that you want to reboot. Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) 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. 2. From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the Boot Option Maintenance menu. Then from the Boot Option Maintenance menu select the Cold Reset menu to reset the local nPartition. The Cold Reset menu item resets all active cells in the nPartition and reboots them. 136 Booting and Resetting nPartitions

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Select a partition number:
1
Do you want to reset partition number 1? (Y/[N])
y
-> The selected partition will be reset.
GSP:CM>
If you are accessing the service processor using a single-partition-user account, the
RS
command selects which nPartition is to be reset: the nPartition that your account allows you
to access.
If using an operator or administrator service processor account, you can select which of the
nPartitions in the server complex you want to reset.
3.
To exit the service processor Command Menu, enter
MA
to return to the service processor
Main Menu.
At the Main Menu, enter
X
to exit the service processor interface.
Procedure 5-27 Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions (BCH Menu)
From the BCH Menu, issue the
REBOOT
command to reset the local nPartition. The BCH Menu
is available only on HP 9000 systems.
1.
Access the BCH Main Menu for the nPartition that you want to reboot.
Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) and enter
CO
to access the Console list. Select
the nPartition console. When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the BCH Main
Menu (the
Main Menu: Enter command or menu>
prompt). If at a BCH menu other
than the Main Menu, then enter
MA
to return to the BCH Main Menu.
2.
From the BCH main menu for the nPartition, enter the
REBOOT
command to reboot the
nPartition.
The BCH
REBOOT
command resets all active cells in the nPartition and reboots them past
partition rendezvous to BCH or HP-UX.
Main Menu: Enter command or menu >
REBOOT
Rebooting the partition ...
3.
Exit the console and service processor interfaces if finished using them.
To exit the BCH environment type
^B
(
Control-B
); this exits the nPartition console and
returns to the service processor Main Menu. To exit the service processor, type
X
at the Main
Menu.
Procedure 5-28 Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions (EFI Boot Manager)
From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the
Boot Option Maintenance
Cold Reset
menu to
reset the local nPartition.
The EFI Boot Manager is available only on HP Integrity systems.
1.
Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the nPartition that you want to reboot.
Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) 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.
2.
From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the
Boot Option Maintenance
menu. Then from
the
Boot Option Maintenance
menu select the
Cold Reset
menu to reset the local nPartition.
The
Cold Reset
menu item resets all active cells in the nPartition and reboots them.
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Booting and Resetting nPartitions