Using Switchui; Using The Force Appliance Reboot Check Box - HP Open View Installation And Maintenance Manual

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Completing the Appliance Setup

Using switchui

To switch from the console window to the Windows NT desktop:
1. When the hp OV CASA Console window is open in administrative mode, click switchui.
2. Select the Force appliance reboot check box, if applicable. (See
3. Click Yes.
4. If you click No, the operation is cancelled and the console window opens in administrative
Note:
Windows NT desktop opens when the node reboots.
To return to the hp OV CASA Console window:
1. Press Alt+C to open a command prompt window.
2. Enter one of the following commands:
3. If you use the switchui command, the CASA Switch UI Utility dialog box opens.
Note:
console window opens in viewer mode when the node reboots.

Using the Force appliance reboot check box

The Force appliance reboot check box is an option on the CASA Switch UI Utility dialog
box
console window to the Windows NT desktop (or vice versa). Rebooting the appliance node
updates the registry and ensures that all applications function properly in the console window
or the Windows NT desktop. For example, if an application is running when you switch to the
Windows NT desktop, and you do not select this option, the application will no longer work
because it is pointing to the console window.
You can also use the Force appliance reboot check box when installing applications that
require a manual reboot.
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The CASA Switch UI Utility dialog box opens
appliance reboot check
The Windows NT desktop opens.
mode.
If you click Start > Shut Down > Restart on the desktop to reboot the appliance node, the
ramcli syst switchsh casa
switchui
Click Yes to continue.
The hp OV CASA Console window opens in viewer mode.
If you click shutdown > restart on the console window to reboot the appliance node, the
(Figure
5). Select this check box to reboot the appliance node before you switch from the
box.")
Continuous Access Storage Appliance Installation and Maintenance Guide
(Figure
5).
"Using the Force

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