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Booting and Resetting nPartitions
Configuring Fast Boot Settings (Self Tests) for a nPartition
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions, rev 5.1 240
Configuring Fast Boot for an nPartition [BCH]
This procedure (Configuration menu, FASTBOOT command) configures an
nPartition’s fast boot settings using its BCH interface.
Step 1. Login to the server complex’s service processor (GSP or MP), access the
nPartition’s console, and access the BCH Configuration menu.
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.
From the BCH Main menu, enter CO to access the Configuration menu.
Step 2. At the BCH Configuration menu use the FASTBOOT command to list or set
the nPartition’s fast boot settings.
Enter FASTBOOT with no arguments to display the current fast boot
settings. This lists which self tests are set to be performed or skipped.
NOTE HP recommends that all self tests be performed for all nPartitions.
To enable all tests for an nPartition, use the FASTBOOT RUN command at
the nPartition’s BCH Configuration menu.
To disable an individual test, enter FASTBOOT test SKIP, where test is
the name of the self test (“PDH”, “EARLY”, or “LATE”).
To enable an individual test, enter FASTBOOT test RUN.
For details on setting self tests, enter HELP FASTBOOT at the
Configuration menu.
Configuring Fast Boot for an nPartition [HP-UX]
This procedure (using the setboot command) configures an nPartition’s
self test configuration from HP-UX running on the nPartition.
Step 1. Login to HP-UX running on the nPartition whose self test configuration
you want to change.
From HP-UX you can configure self tests for the local nPartition only.