Booting To The Hp-Ux Loader (Hpux.efi) - HP Rp7410 - Server - 0 MB RAM Administrator's Manual

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4.
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.

Booting to the HP-UX Loader (HPUX.EFI)

On HP Integrity servers, you can boot to the HP-UX Loader (HPUX.EFI) by using the following
procedure.
NOTE:
The HP-UX Loader (HPUX.EFI) is available only on HP Integrity servers.
See
"Using HP-UX Loader Commands" (page 151)
HP-UX Boot Loader (HPUX.EFI, the HPUX> prompt).
Procedure 5-51 HPUX.EFI Access: Booting to the HP-UX Loader (EFI Boot Manager or EFI Shell)
The EFI system boot environment is available only on HP Integrity systems.
1.
Access the EFI Shell environment for the nPartition from which you will be running and
accessing the HP-UX Loader (HPUX.EFI) interface.
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.
Access the EFI System Partition (fsX: where X is the filesystem number) for the device
from which you want to boot HP-UX.
3.
When accessing the EFI System Partition for the desired boot device, issue the HPUX command
to invoke the \EFI\HPUX\HPUX.EFI loader on the selected device.
4.
Boot to the HP-UX Boot Loader prompt (HPUX>) by typing any key within the ten seconds
given for interrupting the HP-UX boot process. You will use the HPUX.EFI loader to boot
HP-UX in single-user mode in the next step.
After you type a key, the HPUX.EFI interface (the HP-UX Boot Loader prompt, HPUX>) is
provided.
fs0:\> hpux
(c) Copyright 1990-2002, Hewlett Packard Company.
All rights reserved
HP-UX Boot Loader for IA64
Press Any Key to interrupt Autoboot
\efi\hpux\AUTO ==> boot vmunix
Seconds left till autoboot -
[User Types A Key to Stop the HP-UX Boot Process and Access the HPUX.EFI Loader ]
Type 'help' for help
HPUX>
5.
Issue HP-UX Boot Loader commands at the HPUX> prompt, or enter the EXIT command to
return to the EFI Shell interface.
Refer to the help command or the hpux(1M) manpage for details.
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for details on issuing commands from the
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