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Booting and Resetting nPartitions
HP-UX Install Source Booting
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions, rev 5.1 211
HP-UX Install Source Booting
You can boot an nPartition from an HP-UX installation source—such as
an install CD or an Ignite server—by specifying the install source using
the BCH interface’s BOOT command.
This allows you to install HP-UX on any of the nPartition’s eligible
devices.
NOTE For instructions on installing HP-UX, refer to the book HP-UX 11i
Installation and Update Guide, which is supplied with the HP-UX
operating environment media.
Booting from an HP-UX Install Source [BCH]
This procedure boots an HP-UX install source on an nPartition using the
nPartition’s BCH interface.
Step 1. Login to the server complex’s service processor (GSP or MP), access the
nPartition’s console, and access the BCH interface.
From the nPartition console, you access the nPartition’s BCH interface.
If the nPartition is not at the BCH interface you must either boot the
nPartition or shut down HP-UX to return to the BCH interface.
Step 2. Select the HP-UX install source that you wish to boot.
From the BCH main menu, you can boot from an Ignite server or install
CD-ROM in order to install HP-UX.
You can use the SEARCH command to find and list potentially bootable
devices for the nPartition, including any DVD-ROM devices that may
have CD-ROM install media. The ALT boot path also might be set to the
DVD-ROM device’s path.
Step 3. Boot the install source using the BCH interface’s BOOT command.
Specify the device path where the install media resides or specify the
install server.
For details on booting, see HP-UX Booting on an nPartition on page 204.