NonStop S-Series Operations Guide (G06.24+)

HP NonStop S-Series Operations Guide—522459-007

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Starting and Stopping the System

When to Use This Section 16-2

Minimizing the Frequency of Planned Outages 16-2

Anticipating and Planning for Change 16-2

Performing a Change Online 16-3

Powering On the System 16-3

Before Powering On the System 16-3

System Power-On Procedure 16-4

Troubleshooting and Recovery Operations When Powering On the System 16-4

Starting the System 16-6

The System Startup Dialog Box 16-6

The Load Processor-n From Disk Dialog Box 16-9

Troubleshooting and Recovery Operations When Starting the System 16-12

Getting a Corrupt System Configuration File Analyzed 16-17

Starting Other System Components 16-17

Stopping the System 16-18

Alerts 16-19

Preparing to Stop the System 16-19

Procedure to Stop the System Using OSM or TSM 16-21

Powering Off the System 16-22

System Power-Off Procedure Using SCF 16-22

System Power-Off Procedures Using OSM or TSM 16-22

Emergency Power-Off Procedure 16-23

Recovery Operations for Stopping or Powering Off the System 16-24

Reducing Shutdown Time 16-24

Write Efficient Startup and Shutdown Command Files 16-24

Use Parallel Processing 16-25

Investigate Product-Specific Techniques 16-26