Task Summaries for nPartition Boot and Reset

BCH Menu: SEARCH command.

EFI Shell: map command.

Service Processor (MP or GSP): TC command.

BCH Menu: BOOT command.

EFI Boot Manager: select an item from the boot options list.

EFI Shell: access the EFI System Partition (for example fs0:) for a root device and enter HPUX to invoke the loader.

Issue the /sbin/shutdown command with the desired options, such as -r to shut down and reboot automatically, or -h to shut down and halt the system.

The -R and -H options to shutdown and reboot are used when performing nPartition reconfigurations; see the Reboot for Reconfig and Shutdown for Reconfig details in this table.

EFI Boot Manager: select an item from the boot options list.

EFI Shell: access the EFI System Partition (for example fs0:) for a root device and enter vms_loader to invoke the loader.

At the OpenVMS command line issue the @SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN command and specify the shutdown options in response to the prompts given.

EFI Boot Manager: select an item from the boot options list. (Windows does not support being invoked from the EFI Shell.)

Issue the shutdown command with the desired options, such as /r to shut down and reboot automatically, /s to shut down and halt (make the nPartition inactive), or /a to abort a system shutdown.

You also can select the StartShut Down action and either choose Restart or choose Shut down from the pull-down menu.

The /r and /s options to shutdown also are used when performing nPartition reconfigurations; see the Reboot for Reconfig and Shutdown for Reconfig details in this table.

EFI Boot Manager: select an item from the boot options list.

EFI Shell: access the EFI System Partition (for example fs0:) for a root device and enter ELILO to invoke the loader.

EFI Boot Manager: select an item from the boot options list.

EFI Shell: access the EFI System Partition (for example fs0:) for a root device and enter ELILO to invoke the loader.

Issue the /sbin/shutdown command with the desired options, such as -r to shut down and reboot automatically, or -h to shut down and halt the system.

You must include the required time argument to specify when the operating system shutdown is to occur.

Service Processor (MP or GSP): RS command; under normal operation you first shut down the operating system.

On HP Integrity servers you should reset an nPartition only after all self tests and partition rendezvous have completed.

BCH Menu: REBOOT command.

EFI Boot Manager: Boot Option MaintenanceCold Reset.

EFI Shell: reset command.

HP-UX: /sbin/shutdown or /usr/sbin/reboot command.

OpenVMS: @SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN command and enter Yes at the "Should an automatic system reboot be performed" prompt.

Windows: shutdown /r command or the StartShut Down action and Restart pull-down menu option.

Linux: /sbin/shutdown command. You must include the required time argument to specify when the shutdown is to occur.

HP-UX: /sbin/shutdown -R command.

OpenVMS: @SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN command and enter Yes at the "Should an automatic system reboot be performed" prompt.

Windows: shutdown /r command or the StartShut Down action and Restart pull-down menu option.

Linux: /sbin/shutdown -r time command. You must include the time argument to specify when the shutdown is to occur.

Service Processor (MP or GSP): RR command; under normal operation you first shut down the operating system.

BCH Menu: RECONFIGRESET command.

EFI Shell: reconfigreset command.

HP-UX: /sbin/shutdown -R -H command.

OpenVMS: @SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN command and enter No at the "Should an automatic system reboot be performed" prompt, then at the service processor (MP or GSP) Command menu enter the RR command and specify the nPartition.

Windows: shutdown /s command or the StartShut Down action and Shut down pull-down menu option.

Linux: /sbin/shutdown -h time command. You must include the time argument to specify when the shutdown is to occur.

Service Processor (MP or GSP): BO command.

HP-UX: specify the -B option when using the /usr/sbin/parmodify command to reconfigure an inactive nPartition.

BCH Menu: BOOT LAN... command.

EFI Boot Manager: select Boot Option MaintenanceBoot from a File and select the "Load File" option for the LAN card that has the desired MAC address.

EFI Shell: lanboot select command.

BCH Menu: issue the BOOT command and reply y (for "yes") to the Do you wish to stop at the ISL prompt question.

EFI Shell or EFI Boot Manager: start booting HP-UX and type any key to interrupt the boot process, stopping it at the HP-UX Boot Loader prompt (HPUX>).

BCH Menu: boot to the Initial System Loader prompt (ISL>), and from ISL issue HP-UX loader commands in the following form:

hpux command

For example: enter hpux ls to issue the ls command.

EFI Shell or EFI Boot Manager: boot to the HP-UX Boot Loader prompt (HPUX>), and issue HP-UX loader commands directly.

For example: enter ls to issue the ls command.

EFI Shell or EFI Boot Manager: start booting Linux and type any key to interrupt the boot process, stopping it at the ELILO Linux Loader prompt ("ELILO boot").

EFI Shell or EFI Boot Manager: boot to the ELILO Linux Loader prompt ("ELILO boot") and issue loader commands directly.

BCH Menu: PATH command.

EFI Boot Manager: use Boot Option Maintenance operations to add or delete boot options, or to change the order of items in the boot options list.

EFI Shell: bcfg command for HP-UX options.

For example: bcfg boot dump to list all boot options, or help bcfg for details setting and reordering boot options list items.

For Windows boot options, use the MSUtil\nvrboot.efi utility.

HP-UX: /usr/sbin/setboot or /usr/sbin/parmodify command. On HP Integrity systems, only the boot options list for the local nPartition may be displayed and modified.

BCH Menu: the PATHFLAGS command from the BCH Configuration menu sets boot-time actions for an nPartition.

To set the boot actions for an nPartition boot paths, enter:

PATHFLAGS VAR action

where VAR is the boot path variable (PRI, HAA, or ALT) and action is the boot action (0 for "go to BCH", 1 for "boot, if fail go to BCH", 2 for "boot, if fail try next path", or 3 for "skip this path, try next path").

EFI Boot Manager: Boot Option MaintenanceSet Auto Boot TimeOut operation.

EFI Shell: autoboot command.

For example: autoboot off to disable autoboot, or autoboot 60 to enable autoboot with a 60-second timeout period.

HP-UX: setboot -b on or setboot -b off command, to turn on (enable) or turn off (disable) autoboot.

BCH Menu: Configuration menu FASTBOOT command: enter FASTBOOT to list settings; enter FASTBOOT RUN to enable all tests; enter FASTBOOT TEST RUN or FASTBOOT TEST SKIP to enable or disable an individual test.

EFI Shell: boottest command to list settings; boottest on to enable all tests; boottest off to disable all tests. To configure a specific test, use the boottest test on or boottest test off command.

HP-UX B.11.11: setboot -t testname=value to configure the test for all following boots, or setboot -T testname=value to configure the test for the next boot only. setboot -v to list settings.

HP-UX B.11.23 and B.11.31: setboot -t testname=value to configure the test for the next boot only. setboot -v to list settings.