nPartition Administrator's Guide, Second Edition

1. Login to Linux running on the nPartition you want to shut down.
2. Issue issue the shutdown -r time command with the required time argument to specify
when the shutdown is to occur.
You can specify time in the format hh:mm, in which hh is the hour (one or two digits) and
mm is the minute of the hour (two digits); or in the format +m, in which m is the number of
minutes delay until shutdown; or specify now to immediately shut down.
Shutting Down to a Shutdown for Reconfig (Inactive) State
You can shut down to a shutdown for reconfig (inactive) state by using any one of the following
procedures:
• “Shutting Down to Shutdown for Reconfig (Service Processor)” (page 141)
• “Shutting Down to Shutdown for Reconfig (BCH Menu)” (page 142)
• “Shutting Down to Shutdown for Reconfig (EFI Shell)” (page 143)
• “Shutting Down to Shutdown for Reconfig (HP-UX)” (page 143)
• “Shutting Down to Shutdown for Reconfig (OpenVMS)” (page 143)
• “Shutting Down to Shutdown for Reconfig (Windows)” (page 145)
• “Shutting Down to Shutdown for Reconfig (Linux)” (page 145)
On all HP 9000 servers and on all HP Superdome servers, performing a shutdown for reconfig
always keep all cells assigned to the nPartition at a boot-is-blocked state.
NOTE: On HP rx7620, rx7640, rx8620, and rx8640 servers, you can configure the nPartition
behavior when an OS shuts down to the shutdown for reconfig state. 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).
On these servers, the normal behavior for HP-UX and Linux shutdown for reconfig is for the
nPartition be made inactive, and the normal Windows shutdown for reconfig (shutdown /s)
behavior is for the nPartition hardware to be powered off.
For details see “ACPI Softpowerdown Configuration—OS Shutdown Behavior” (page 93).
When you use any of the methods to hold an nPartition at the shutdown for reconfig state, the
command you issue performs the following tasks:
1. Shut down the operating system (if using the shutdown command) and reset all cells that
are assigned to the nPartition, including any inactive cells.
2. Reconfigure the nPartition if necessary (if there is a pending change to the Stable Complex
Configuration Data, it occurs during the reboot for reconfig).
3. Either keep all cells at a boot-is-blocked state (the nPartition and all cells assigned to it are
inactive) or power off all cells and I/O chassis assigned to the nPartition.
HP rx7620, rx7640, rx8620, and rx8640 servers can be configured to power off hardware
upon shutdown for reconfig. For details see “ACPI Softpowerdown Configuration—OS
Shutdown Behavior” (page 93).
You can reset an nPartition to shutdown for reconfig whenever you need for the nPartition and
its cells to be inactive.
Procedure 5-38 Shutting Down to Shutdown for Reconfig (Service Processor)
From the service processor Command Menu, issue the RR command to shut an nPartition down
to a shutdown for reconfig (inactive) state. Under normal operation you first shut down the
operating system.
1. Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) and enter CM to access the Command Menu.
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