Windows Integrity nPartition Guide

Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions

nPartition-level tasks

Chapter 4

To exit the EFI environment type

^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and

returns to the management processor Main Menu. To exit the management processor,

type X at the Main Menu.

Shutting down to shutdown for reconfig [Windows]

From the Windows command line issue the /sbin/shutdown /s command (or select the

Start > Shut Down action and choose Shut down from the pull-down menu) to shut an

nPartition down to a shutdown for reconfig (inactive) state or power off the nPartition

hardware.

CAUTION Do not shut down Windows using Special Administration Console (SAC) restart or

shutdown commands under normal circumstances.

Issuing restart or shutdown at the SAC> prompt causes the system to restart or

shutdown immediately and can result in the loss of data.

Instead use the Windows Start menu or the shutdown command to shut down gracefully.

NOTE On HP Integrity mid-range servers, performing a shutdown using shutdown /s (or the

equivalent

Start > Shut Down > Shut down) powers off the server cabinet or powers off the

cells and I/O chassis assigned to the nPartition. On these two servers the behavior can be

customized. For details, see “ACPI “softpowerdown” configuration—mid-range server OS

shutdown behavior” on page 56.

On HP Integrity Superdome servers, the Windows shutdown /s command shuts down

the system and keeps all cells at BIB (the boot is blocked, inactive state).

Step 1. Login to Windows running on the nPartition that you want to shut down.

For example, access the nPartition console and use the Windows SAC interface to start a

command prompt, from which you can issue Windows commands to shut down the

nPartition.

Step 2. Issue the shutdown /s command to shut down the Windows Server 2003 operating

system on the nPartition and reset the nPartition to the shutdown for reconfig state. You

also can perform this task by selecting the

Start > Shut Down action and choosing Shut

down

from the pull-down menu.

For example:

shutdown /s /c "Shut down for reconfig (inactive)."

This command initiates a Windows system shutdown-and-stop after a timeout period of

60 seconds. The /c option specifies a message that is broadcast to any other users of the

system.

The shutdown /s command and option shuts down Windows, reset all cells in the

nPartition, perform any nPartition reconfigurations, and halt all cells at a

boot-is-blocked state, thus making the nPartition and all its cells inactive.

For more details use the help shutdown command.