Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions

Procedure 5-26 Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions (Service Processor)

From the service processor issue the RS command to reset an nPartition. Under normal operation you first shut down the operating system.

1. Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) and enter CM to access the Command Menu.

2. At the Command menu, enter the RS command, specify which nPartition is to be reset, and confirm whether to reset it.

   The RS command resets all active cells in the nPartition and reboots them past partition rendezvous to the system boot environment (BCH or EFI) or an operating system.

   	NOTE: On HP Integrity servers you should reset an nPartition only after all self tests and partition rendezvous have completed. For example, when the nPartition is inactive (all cells are at BIB) or is at EFI.

   Be certain to correctly select which nPartition to be reset.

   GSP:CM> RS This command resets the selected partition. WARNING: Execution of this command irrecoverably halts all system processing and I/O activity and restarts the selected partition. # Name --- ---- 0) jules00 1) jules01 Select a partition number: 1 Do you want to reset partition number 1? (Y/[N]) y -> The selected partition will be reset. GSP:CM>

   If you are accessing the service processor using a single-partition-user account, the RS command selects which nPartition is to be reset: the nPartition that your account allows you to access.

   If using an operator or administrator service processor account, you can select which of the nPartitions in the server complex you want to reset.

3. To exit the service processor Command Menu, enter MA to return to the service processor Main Menu.

   At the Main Menu, enter X to exit the service processor interface.

Procedure 5-27 Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions (BCH Menu)

From the BCH Menu, issue the REBOOT command to reset the local nPartition. The BCH Menu is available only on HP 9000 systems.

1. Access the BCH Main Menu for the nPartition that you want to reboot.

   Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) and enter CO to access the Console list. Select the nPartition console. When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the BCH Main Menu (the Main Menu: Enter command or menu> prompt). If at a BCH menu other than the Main Menu, then enter MA to return to the BCH Main Menu.

2. From the BCH main menu for the nPartition, enter the REBOOT command to reboot the nPartition.

   The BCH REBOOT command resets all active cells in the nPartition and reboots them past partition rendezvous to BCH or HP-UX.

   Main Menu: Enter command or menu > REBOOT Rebooting the partition ...

3. Exit the console and service processor interfaces if finished using them.

   To exit the BCH environment type ^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and returns to the service processor Main Menu. To exit the service processor, type X at the Main Menu.

Procedure 5-28 Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions (EFI Boot Manager)

From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the Boot Option MaintenanceCold Reset menu to reset the local nPartition.

The EFI Boot Manager is available only on HP Integrity systems.

1. Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the nPartition that you want to reboot.

   Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) and enter CO to access the Console list. Select the nPartition console.

   When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the main EFI menu). If at another EFI menu, select the Exit option from the sub-menus until you return to the screen with the EFI Boot Manager heading.

2. From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the Boot Option Maintenance menu. Then from the Boot Option Maintenance menu select the Cold Reset menu to reset the local nPartition.

   The Cold Reset menu item resets all active cells in the nPartition and reboots them.

3. Exit the console and service processor interfaces if finished using them.

   To exit the EFI environment type ^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and returns to the service processor Main Menu. To exit the service processor, type X at the Main Menu.

Procedure 5-29 Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions (EFI Shell)

From the EFI Shell environment, issue the reset command to reset the local nPartition. The EFI Shell is available only on HP Integrity systems.

1. Access the EFI Shell environment for the nPartition that you want to reboot.

   Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) and enter CO to access the Console list. Select the nPartition console.

   When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the main EFI menu). If at another EFI menu, select the Exit option from the sub-menus until you return to the screen with the EFI Boot Manager heading.

   From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the EFI Shell menu option to access the EFI Shell environment.

2. From the EFI Shell environment, issue the reset command to reset the local nPartition.

   The reset command resets all active cells in the nPartition and reboots them.

3. Exit the console and service processor interfaces if finished using them.

   To exit the EFI environment type ^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and returns to the service processor Main Menu. To exit the service processor, type X at the Main Menu.

Procedure 5-30 Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions (HP-UX)

From the HP-UX command line, issue the /sbin/shutdown or /usr/sbin/reboot command to reset the local nPartition.

1. Login to HP-UX running on the nPartition that you want to reboot.

2. Issue the shutdown -r command to reset the nPartition.

   The shutdown -r command shuts down HP-UX and reboots the nPartition. All active cells in the nPartition are reset.

Procedure 5-31 Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions (OpenVMS)

To reset the local nPartition from the HP OpenVMS command line, issue the @SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN command to shut down OpenVMS, then enter Yes at the "Should an automatic system reboot be performed" prompt.

1. Log in to HP OpenVMS running on the system that you want to shut down.

   You should log in to the MP for the server and use the Console menu to access the system console. Accessing the console through the MP enables you to maintain console access to the system after HP OpenVMS has shut down.

2. At the OpenVMS command line, issue the @SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN command and enter Yes at the "Should an automatic system reboot be performed" prompt.

   >@SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN SHUTDOWN -- Perform an Orderly System Shutdown on node RSNVMS How many minutes until final shutdown [0]: Reason for shutdown [Standalone]: Do you want to spin down the disk volumes [NO]? Do you want to invoke the site-specific shutdown procedure [YES]? Should an automatic system reboot be performed [NO]? yes When will the system be rebooted [shortly via automatic reboot]: Shutdown options (enter as a comma-separated list): REBOOT_CHECK Check existence of basic system files SAVE_FEEDBACK Save AUTOGEN feedback information from this boot DISABLE_AUTOSTART Disable autostart queues POWER_OFF Request console to power-off the system Shutdown options [NONE]: %SHUTDOWN-I-OPERATOR, this terminal is now an operator's console ...

   	NOTE: HP OpenVMS I64 currently does not support the POWER_OFF shutdown option.

Procedure 5-32 Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions (Windows)

To reset the local nPartition from Windows issue the shutdown /r command (or select the StartShut Down action and choose Restart from the pull-down menu).

	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 shutdown immediately and can result in the loss of data. Instead use the Windows Start menu or the shutdown command to shut down gracefully.

1. Login 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 procedure by selecting the Shut DownStart action and choosing Restart from the pull-down menu

   For example:

   shutdown /r /t 60 /c "Shut down and reboot."

   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 details use the help shutdown command.

Procedure 5-33 Rebooting and Resetting nPartitions (Linux)

To reset the local nPartition from Linux, issue the shutdown -r time command, where time is the time when the system will be shut down and rebooted.

1. Login to Linux running on the system you want to shut down.

2. Issue the shutdown -r time command with the required time argument to specify when the shutdown is to occur.

   You can specify time in the format hh:mm, in which hh is the hour (one or two digits) and mm is the minute of the hour (two digits); or in the format +m, in which m is the number of minutes delay until shutdown; or specify now to immediately shut down.