HP (Hewlett-Packard) RX3600 User Manual
4 Booting and Shutting Down the Operating System
This chapter covers procedures for booting and shutting down operating systems on entry class
HP Integrity servers. HP supports the following operating systems:
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HP Integrity servers. HP supports the following operating systems:
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HP-UX 11i Version 2 (B.11.23)
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HP Open VMS I64
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
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SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
This chapter addresses the following topics:
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Configuring System Boot Options
This section discusses the system boot options you can configure on entry class HP servers,
including the boot options list and the autoboot setting for the server.
including the boot options list and the autoboot setting for the server.
NOTE:
To better follow the instructions in this chapter, you should be familiar with the boot
paths.
Boot Options List
This section discusses the system boot options you can configure on entry class HP Integrity
servers, including the boot options list and the autoboot setting for the server.
servers, including the boot options list and the autoboot setting for the server.
The boot options list is a list of loadable items available for you to select from the EFI Boot
Manager menu. The boot options list includes the EFI Shell and one or more operating system
loaders.
Manager menu. The boot options list includes the EFI Shell and one or more operating system
loaders.
NOTE:
In some versions of EFI, the Boot Configuration menu is listed as the Boot Option
Maintenance Menu
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The following example includes boot options for HP OpenVMS, Microsoft Windows, HP-UX,
and the EFI Shell. The final item in the EFI Boot Manager menu, the Boot Configuration menu,
is not a boot option. The Boot Configuration menu enables system configuration through a
maintenance menu.
and the EFI Shell. The final item in the EFI Boot Manager menu, the Boot Configuration menu,
is not a boot option. The Boot Configuration menu enables system configuration through a
maintenance menu.
EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 [14.61] Please select a boot option
HP OpenVMS 8.2-1
EFI Shell [Built-in]
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
HP-UX Primary Boot: 4/0/1/1/0.2.0
Boot Option Maintenance Menu
EFI Shell [Built-in]
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
HP-UX Primary Boot: 4/0/1/1/0.2.0
Boot Option Maintenance Menu
Use ^ and v to change option(s). Use Enter to select an option
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To set HP-UX boot options see
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To set OpenVMS boot options see
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