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Procedures for Booting and Resetting nPartitions
Rebooting or Resetting an nPartition
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions—rp7410
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If using an operator or administrator service processor account, you can
select which of the server complex’s nPartitions you want to reset.
BCH This procedure (BCH interface REBOOT command) resets an nPartition
using the partition’s BCH interface.
Step 1. Log in to the server complex’s service processor, access the nPartition’s
console, and access the BCH Main menu.
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. From the partition’s BCH main menu, enter the REBOOT command to
reboot the partition.
The BCH interface’s REBOOT command resets all active cells in the
partition and reboots them past partition rendezvous to BCH or HP-UX.
HP-UX This procedure (shutdown -r command) resets an nPartition from
HP-UX running on the partition.
Step 1. Log in to HP-UX running on the nPartition you want to reset.
You can log in to HP-UX on the partition either by directly connecting
(with the telnet or rlogin commands) or by logging in to its complex’s
service processor (GSP or MP) and using the Console menu to access the
partition’s console.
Step 2. Issue the shutdown -r command to reset the nPartition.
The shutdown -r command shuts down HP-UX and reboots the
partition. All active cells in the nPartition are reset.
---- Main Menu ---------------------------------------------------------------
Command Description
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BOot [PRI|HAA|ALT|<path>] Boot from specified path
PAth [PRI|HAA|ALT] [<path>] Display or modify a path
REBOOT Restart Partition
RECONFIGRESET Reset to allow Reconfig Complex Profile
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Main Menu: Enter command or menu > REBOOT
Rebooting the partition ...
HP Restricted / DRAFT
DRAFT NOV 2001