System Startup, Configuration, and Shutdown Reference Manual (32650-90907)

Chapter 2

Initiating System Activity

Resetting the System

To reset the system using the access port (AP), or Guardian Service Processor (GSP), follow the directions

listed below:

1. Place the console in control mode by entering

CTRL B at the system prompt.

The console responds by displaying the control mode prompt (CM>) and activating the system status line

at the bottom of the screen:

CM>

Code: F1FF REMOTE: disabled inactive multiple ACCESS

FAULT:00

For A and N-class systems, the console responds by displaying the GSP mode prompt (GSP>) along with a

status message.

Leaving Console Mode - you may lose write access.

When Console Mode returns, type ^Ecf to get console write access.

GSP Host Name: <GSP host name>

GSP>

2. Issue the reset command. Enter: CM> SP

NOTE If you have a 99X system, you must transfer to the service processor before you reset the

system.

CM> RS ** Hard reset **

CM> TC ** Soft reset **

If you have a 9X8LX or 9X8RX system, a PDC menu is displayed when you issue

CTRL B. From that menu,

you can proceed to boot your system by typing BO. No specific reset is required.

Example 2-1 demonstrates a soft reset of the system with autoboot disabled using the console and AP

commands for a Series 949 system. The reset screen may a contain different boot path and additional

information, depending on the system you are using.

Example 2-1 Resetting an N-CLass System Using GSP Commands:

Autoboot Disabled

:<ctl-B>

GSP Host Name: csyprel18(csysas18)

GSP> tc