User Service Guide, Third Edition - HP Integrity rx4640 Server

4. To initiate booting using the chosen boot option, press Enter.
5. Once Windows begins loading, wait for the Special Administration Console (SAC) to become
available.
The SAC interface provides a text-based administration tool that is available from the system
console. For details, see the SAC online help (enter ? at the SAC> prompt).
Loading.: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter
Starting: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter
Starting Windows...
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Computer is booting, SAC started and initialized.
Use the "ch -?" command for information about using channels.
Use the "?" command for general help.
SAC>
6. Exit the console and iLO MP interfaces when finished using them.
To exit the console and return to the iLO MP Main Menu, press Ctrl+B. To exit the iLO MP,
enter X at the Main menu.
Shutting Down Microsoft Windows
Shut down the Windows operating system on HP Integrity servers by using the Start menu or
the shutdown command.
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 server 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.
To shut down Windows use either of the following methods.
• Choose Shut Down from the Start menu and choose either Restart or Shut Down from the
pull-down menu.
The Restart menu item shuts down and restarts the server. The Shut Down menu item shuts
down the server.
You can use this method when using a graphical interface to the server.
• Issue the shutdown command from the Windows command line.
For details, see “Windows Shutdown From the Command Line” (page 129).
You can issue this command from a command prompt through the Special Administration
Console (SAC) or from any other command line.
The Windows shutdown command includes the following options:
/s Shuts down and halts (power off) the server. This is the equivalent of Start—>Shut
Down, Shut down. To power on the server, use the iLO MP PC command.
/r Shuts down and restarts the server. This is the equivalent of Start—>Shut Down,
Restart.
/a Aborts a server shutdown.
/t xxx Sets the timeout period before shutdown to xxx seconds. The timeout period
ranges from 0–600, with a default of 30.
For details, see the help shutdown Windows command.
128 Booting the Operating System