HP Integrity rx8640, HP 9000 rp8440 Server User Service Guide

NOTE:
Microsoft Windows Booting on HP Integrity Servers
The recommended method for booting Windows is to use the EFI Boot Manager menu to choose
a Windows entry from the boot options list. Using the ia64ldr.efi Windows loader from the
EFI Shell is not recommended.
Procedure 15 Windows Booting
From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list to boot Windows using
that boot option. The EFI Boot Manager is available only on HP Integrity servers.
See “ACPI Configuration for Windows Must Be windows” (page 103) for required configuration
details.
1. Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the system on which you want to boot Windows.
Log in to the management processor, 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 you are at another EFI menu, select the Exit option from the submenus until you
return to the screen with the EFI Boot Manager heading.
2. At the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list.
Each item in the boot options list references a specific boot device and provides a specific set
of boot options or arguments to be used when booting the device.
3. Press Enter to initiate booting using the chosen boot option.
4. When 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 nPartition
console. For details, see the SAC online help (type ? 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>
5. Exit the console and management processor interfaces if you are finished using them.
To exit the console environment, press ^B (Control+B); this exits the console and returns to the
management processor Main menu. To exit the management processor, enter X at the Main
menu.
104 Booting and Shutting Down the Operating System