Windows nPartition Guide v5.5

Procedure 4-23 Reboot for reconfig from Windows [Windows]
From the Windows command line, do the following:
CAUTION: Do not shut down Windows using Special Administration Console (SAC) restart
or shutdown commands under normal circumstances.
Issuing restart or shutdown at the SAC> prompt causes the system to restart or shut down
immediately and can result in the loss of data.
Instead, use the Windows Start menu or the shutdown command to shut down gracefully.
1. Log in to Windows running on the nPartition that you want to shut down.
For example, access the nPartition console, and use the Windows SAC interface to start a
command prompt, from which you can issue Windows commands to shut down the
nPartition.
2. Issue the shutdown /r command to shut down the Windows Server 2003 operating system
on the nPartition and reboot. You also can perform this task by selecting Start > Shut Down
and then Restart from the pull-down menu.
For example:
shutdown /r /t 60 /c "Reboot for reconfig."
This command initiates a Windows system shutdown-and-reboot after a timeout period of
60 seconds. The /c option specifies a message that is broadcast to any other users of the
system.
For more information, use the help shutdown command.
Shut down to a shutdown for reconfig (inactive) state
NOTE: On HP Superdome servers, performing a shutdown for reconfig always keeps all cells
assigned to the nPartition at a boot-is-blocked state.
NOTE: On HP Integrity mid-range servers, you can configure the nPartition behavior when
an operating system shuts down to the shutdown for reconfig state. The two options are to have
hardware power off when the operating system is halted or to have the nPartition be made
inactive (all cells are in a boot-is-blocked state).
On HP Integrity mid-range servers, the normal Windows shutdown for reconfig (shutdown
/s) behavior is for the nPartition hardware to be powered off.
When you use any of the methods to hold an nPartition at the shutdown for reconfig state, the
command you issue performs the following tasks:
1. Shuts down the operating system (if using the shutdown command) and resets all cells that
are assigned to the nPartition, including any inactive cells.
2. Reconfigures the nPartition, if necessary, (if a change to the Stable Complex Configuration
Data is pending, it occurs during the reboot for reconfig).
3. Either keeps all cells at a boot-is-blocked state (the nPartition and all cells assigned to it are
inactive) or powers off all cells and I/O chassis assigned to the nPartition.
You can configure only mid-range servers to power off hardware upon shutdown for reconfig.
For details, see ???.
You can reset an nPartition to shutdown for reconfig whenever you need the nPartition and its
cells to be inactive.
Shut down to a shutdown for reconfig (inactive) state using any one of the following procedures:
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