1.Access the EFI Shell environment for the system on which you want to boot HP OpenVMS.

a.Log in to the iLO 2 MP and enter CO to select the system console.

b.Confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the main EFI menu). If you are at another EFI menu, select Exit from the submenus until you return to the screen labeled EFI Boot Manager.

c.From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select EFI Shell menu to access the EFI Shell environment.

2.Issue the map command to list all currently mapped bootable devices. The bootable file systems are typically listed as fs0:, fs1:, and so on.

3.Access the EFI System Partition (fsX: where X is the file system number) for the device from which you want to boot HP OpenVMS.

For example, enter fs2: to access the EFI System Partition for the bootable file system number 2. The EFI Shell prompt changes to reflect the file system currently accessed.

Also, the file system number can change each time it is mapped; for example, when the system boots, or when the map -rcommand is issued.

4.When accessing the EFI System Partition for the desired boot device, issue the

efi vms vms_loader command to initiate the vms_loader.efi loader on the device you are accessing.

fs5:> \efi\vms\vms_loader.efi

HP OpenVMS Industry Standard 64 Operating System, Version XAV1-D2Y Copyright 1976-2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

%PKA0, Copyright (c) 1998 LSI Logic PKW V3.2.20 ROM 4.19

%PKA0, SCSI Chip is SYM53C1010/66, Operating mode is LVD Ultra3 SCSI %SMP-I-CPUTRN, CPU #01 has joined the active set.

%SMP-I-CPUTRN, CPU #02 has joined the active set. %STDRV-I-STARTUP, OpenVMS startup begun at 13-JUL-2005 14:54:36.25 %EWA0, Auto-negotiation mode set by console

...

5.Exit the console and iLO 2 MP interfaces when finished using them.

Press Control-Bto exit the system console and return to the MP Main Menu. To exit the iLO 2 MP, enter X at the MP Main Menu.

Shutting Down HP OpenVMS

To shut down the HP OpenVMS operating system, follow these steps:

1.Log in to HP OpenVMS running on the system that you want to shut down.

2.Log in to the iLO 2 MP for the server and use the Console menu to access the system console. Accessing the console through the iLO 2 MP enables you to maintain console access to the system after HP OpenVMS has shut down.

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