Installation guide

Introduction 1-5
There are some important things to be aware of when running multiple in-
stances of operating systems on separate partitions on AlphaServer GS60E/
GS140 systems:
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Reset Keyswitch Position (GS140) or Reset Pushbutton (GS60E).
Once partitions are up and running separate instances of the operating sys-
tem, turning the control panel keyswitch to the Reset position (GS140) or
pushing the Reset pushbutton (GS60E) causes the system to initialize, stop-
ping whatever is going on in all partitions. To halt operations in an or-
derly manner, you must shut down the operating system for each of
the partitions at the appropriate console terminal and then use Re-
set.
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Init Command. Issuing the init command at the console terminal for any
partition causes a complete reinitialization of all partitions defined for the
system, with results as described for Reset, above. With the init command,
however, the firmware displays a prompt asking you to confirm that you
want to reset all partitions before any action is taken.
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Ctrl/P. At the primary console, you can halt a hung instance of the oper-
ating system by using the Ctrl/P keystroke, returning to the console prompt.
Secondary partitions continue uninterrupted. Ctrl/P does not work from
secondary consoles, but you can stop processing in secondary partitions by
issuing a stop n command to halt a CPU from another partition, as dis-
cussed further in Chapter 5.