User`s guide

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User’s Guide
Performing a Manual Domain Reset
The Reset command is used to restart the current Operating System without powering
OFF/ON the domain.
CAUTION:
The Reset command should only be used if the Operating System is not running or
is not able to respond to a standard Power OFF command. The Reset command may
result in domain data loss and file corruption.
The Reset command does not power down domain hardware (warm reboot).
To perform a manual domain Reset from the PAM Domain Manager:
1. Click Domain Manager to open the Control pane. If INACTIVE is NOT displayed in the
Domain Status panel, the Reset button is accessible.
2. Click Reset to override the Operating System and forcibly perform a warm reboot of the
domain BIOS, EFI and Operating System without closing running applications and
saving data. The Reset dialog box appears.
3. Click Yes to confirm the Reset command. For guidance, the following table indicates the
five reset steps and corresponding domain states.
Domain States Reset Steps
Reset command Shutting down
The Operating System is forcibly shut down without saving
data and closing open applications and an automatic warm
reboot sequence is launched.
POWERED ON BIOS loading
BIOS READY Starting EFI
EFI STARTED EFI running
RUNNING Operating System started
Table 7. Domain states / reset steps
Once the Reset sequence has been successfully completed, RUNNING is displayed in
the Domain Status panel.
Note:
If an error message is displayed in the Domain Status panel, the Reset sequence has
failed. See What To Do if an Incident Occurs, on page 3-11.