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(Use Ctrl-B to return to vMP main menu)

-------------------------- Prior Console Output ---------------------------

EFI Boot manager ver 1.10 [14.62] [Build: Fri Aug 4 11:37:36 2006]

Please select a boot option

EFI Shell [Built-in]

Boot option maintenance menu

Use and to change options(s). Use enter to select an option

Loading : EFI Shell [Built-in]

EFI Shell version 1.10 [14.62

Device mapping table

Shell >

You can pass a command to the vPar or VM guest console using the -c option with the

hpvmconsole command. For example, to start a VM named host1, enter the following command:

# hpvmconsole -P host1 -c "pc -on"

Table 31 (page 228) lists the options that can be used with the hpvmconsole command.

Table 31 Options to the hpvmconsole command

DescriptionOption

Specifies the name of the VM console.-P vm-name

Specifies the number of the VM console.-p vm-number

Specifies a machine console command to run on the VM.-c command

Specifies an alternate interrupt character. The default interrupt character is Ctrl+B, unless the session

is on the /dev/console of the VSP, in which case, use the Ctrl+X.

-e echar

Follows the console output after reaching EOF on standard input. Used for scripting.-f

Interacts with the console. Used for scripting.-i

Makes scripted operations less verbose.-q

To get information about using the virtual console, enter the HE command. For example:

[host1] vMP> he

==== vMP Help: Main Menu ================================= (Admin) ============

HPVM B.06.30 ccipf opt Thu Dec 01 2011

Virtual Management Processor (vMP) Help System

Enter a command at the help prompt:

OVerview - Launch the help overview

LIst - Show the list of vMP commands

<COMMAND> - Enter the command name for help on an individual command

TOPics - Show all vMP Help topics and commands

HElp - Display this screen

Q - Quit help

For more information about using the hpvmconsole command, see hpvmconsole(1M).

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