Windows Integrity nPartition Guide

Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions
nPartition-level tasks
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nPartition-level tasks
The following section describes tasks you can perform on individual nPartitions within
the complex.
Boot configuration options for nPartition systems
This section briefly discusses the system boot options you can configure on
nPartition-capable servers. You can configure boot options that are specific to each
nPartition in the server complex.
HP Integrity boot configuration options
On nPartition-capable HP Integrity servers you must properly specify the ACPI
configuration value, which affects the OS startup process and on some servers can affect
the shutdown behavior. You can also configure boot device paths and the autoboot setting
for the nPartition. Details are given in the following list.
• Boot options list
You can manage the boot options list for each nPartition either by using the bcfg
command at the EFI Shell, or by using the
Add a Boot Option, Delete Boot Option(s),
and
Change Boot Order menu items at the EFI Boot Option Maintenance menu.
• Autoboot setting
You can configure the autoboot setting for each nPartition either by using the
autoboot command at the EFI Shell, or by using the
Set Auto Boot TimeOut menu
item at the EFI
Boot Option Maintenance menu.
• ACPI configuration value
You must set the proper ACPI configuration for the OS that will be booted on the
nPartition. To check the ACPI configuration value, issue the acpiconfig command
with no arguments at the EFI Shell. To boot or install the Windows operating system
an nPartition must have its ACPI configuration value set to windows.
For details, see “ACPI configuration for Windows must be “windows”” on page 65.
• ACPI “softpowerdown” configuration—mid-range server OS shutdown behavior
On HP rx7620, rx7640, rx8620, and rx8640 servers you can configure the nPartition
behavior when an OS is shutdown and halted. The two options are to have hardware
power off when the OS is halted, or to have the nPartition be made inactive (all cells
are in a boot-is-blocked state). The normal OS shutdown behavior on mid-range
servers depends on the ACPI configuration for the nPartition.
You can run the acpiconfig command with no arguments to check the current ACPI
configuration setting; however, softpowerdown information is displayed only when
different from normal behavior.