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See "Shutting Down Microsoft Windows" (page 208) for details on shutting down the Windows operating system. 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. Procedure E-8 Windows Booting From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list to boot Windows using the selected boot option. The EFI Boot Manager is available only on HP Integrity servers. See "ACPI Configuration for Windows Must Be "windows"" (page 203) for required configuration details. 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. 2. At the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list. Each item in the boot options list references a specific boot device and provides a specific set of boot options or arguments to be used when booting the device. 3. Press Return or Enter to initiate booting using the selected boot option. 4. Once Windows begins loading, wait for the Special Administration Console (SAC) to become available. The SAC interface provides a text-based administration tool that is available from the nPartition console. For details see the SAC online help (type ? at the SAC> prompt). Loading.: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Starting: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Starting Windows Computer is booting, SAC started and initialized. Use the "ch -?" command for information about using channels. Use the "?" command for general help. SAC> Booting the Microsoft Windows Operating System 203

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See
“Shutting Down Microsoft Windows” (page 208)
for details on shutting down the Windows
operating system.
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.
Procedure E-8 Windows Booting
From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list to boot Windows
using the selected boot option. The EFI Boot Manager is available only on HP Integrity servers.
See
“ACPI Configuration for Windows Must Be “windows”” (page 203)
for required configuration
details.
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.
2.
At the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list.
Each item in the boot options list references a specific boot device and provides a specific
set of boot options or arguments to be used when booting the device.
3.
Press
Return
or
Enter
to initiate booting using the selected boot option.
4.
Once Windows begins loading, wait for the Special Administration Console (SAC) to become
available.
The SAC interface provides a text-based administration tool that is available from the
nPartition console. For details see the SAC online help (type
?
at the
SAC>
prompt).
Loading.: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter
Starting: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter
Starting Windows...
********************************************************************************
Computer is booting, SAC started and initialized.
Use the "ch -?" command for information about using channels.
Use the "?" command for general help.
SAC>
Booting the Microsoft Windows Operating System
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