Booting The Operating System; Supported Operating System - HP 9000 rp3410 User's & Service Manual

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Booting the Operating System

This chapter describes procedures for booting and shutting down the HP-UX operating system on the HP
9000 rp3410 and rp3440 servers.
This chapter addresses the following topics:
• "Supported Operating System" on page 131
• "Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX" on page 132
• "Verifying the Server Configuration Using Boot Console Handler" on page 134

Supported Operating System

Booting the server loads the operating system, which is essential for running all other programs.
You can only run one operating system on the server at one time.
The HP-UX 11i version 1 (and higher HP-UX versions that support PA-RISC systems) is supported on the
server.
NOTE HP-UX is the only supported operating system for single-core processors.
You can find information about the HP-UX operating system on the Web at:
Server Hardware Information:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/hw/
Diagnostics and Event Monitoring: Hardware Support Tools
Complete information about HP's hardware support tools, including online and offline diagnostics and event
monitoring tools, is at the http://docs.hp.com/hpux/diag/ Web site. This site has manuals, tutorials,
FAQs, and other reference material.
Books about HP-UX Published by Prentice Hall
The http://www.hp.com/hpbooks/ Web site lists the HP books that Prentice Hall currently publishes, such
as HP-UX books including:
• HP-UX 11i System Administration Handbook
http://www.hp.com/hpbooks/prentice/ptr_0130600814.html
• HP-UX Virtual Partitions
http://www.hp.com/hpbooks/prentice/ptr_0130352128.html
HP Books are available worldwide through bookstores, online booksellers, and office and computer stores.
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