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Procedures for Booting and Resetting nPartitions
Booting from an HP-UX Installation Source
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions—rp7410
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Booting from an HP-UX Installation Source
You can boot an nPartition from an HP-UX installation source—such as
an install CD or an Ignite server—by specifying the install source using
the BCH interface’s BOOT command.
This allows you to install HP-UX on any of the nPartition’s eligible
devices.
NOTE For instructions on installing HP-UX on your boot disk, see the
installation and update guide (HP-UX 11i Installation and Update
Guide) supplied with the HP-UX operating environment media.
BCH This procedure boots an HP-UX install source on an nPartition using the
partition’s BCH interface.
Step 1. Log in to the server complex’s service processor (GSP or MP), access the
partition’s console, and access the BCH interface.
From the partition console you access the partition’s BCH interface. 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. Select the HP-UX install source that you wish to boot.
From the BCH main menu, you can boot from an Ignite server or install
CD-ROM in order to install HP-UX.
You can use the SEARCH command to find and list potentially bootable
devices for the partition, including any DVD-ROM devices that may have
CD-ROM install media. The ALT boot path also might be set to the
DVD-ROM device’s path.
Step 3. Boot the install source using the BCH interface’s BOOT command.
Specify the device path where the install media resides or specify the
install server.
For details on booting, refer to the “Booting HP-UX on an nPartition”
section.
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