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Procedures for Booting and Resetting nPartitions
Finding Bootable Devices
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions—rp7410
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Finding Bootable Devices
You can search for and find bootable devices for an nPartition by using
the BCH interface’s SEARCH command. This command searches for and
reports all bootable devices connected to any of the partition’s currently
active cells.
NOTE You cannot access any I/O connected to an nPartition’s inactive cells
(cells not being used for the current partition boot) or cells not assigned
to the local nPartition.
As a consequence, the BCH SEARCH command does not report any devices
connected to cells that are not currently assigned and active in the local
nPartition.
BCH This procedure (BCH Main menu, SEARCH command) finds and lists the
bootable devices that are available to an nPartition.
Step 1. Log in to the server complex’s service processor (GSP or MP) and access
the partition’s console.
From the partition console you access the partition’s BCH interface to
search for bootable devices.
If the partition is not at the BCH interface you must either boot the
partition or shut down HP-UX to return to the BCH interface.
Step 2. From the BCH interface’s Main menu, issue the SEARCH command to
find and list bootable devices in the partition.
When accessing the partition’s BCH interface, if you are not at the BCH
Main menu then enter MA to return to the Main menu.
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DRAFT NOV 2001