HP Integrity Superdome and 9000 Superdome sx2000 manual Booting an HP 9000 sx2000 Server to BCH

Figure 3-49 HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 Partitions at System Firmware Console

Booting an HP 9000 sx2000 Server to BCH

After you power on the server or use the MP BO command to boot an nPartition past boot-is-blocked (BIB), the nPartition console shows activity while the firmware initializes and stops at the BCH Main Menu (the Main Menu: Enter command or menu> prompt).

To redisplay the current menu and its available commands, enter the BCH DI command.

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > di

---- Main Menu ---------------------------------------------------------------
Command	Description
-------	-----------
BOot [PRIHAAALT<path>]	Boot from specified path
PAth [PRIHAAALT] [<path>]	Display or modify a path
SEArch [ALL<cell><path>]	Search for boot devices
ScRoll [ONOFF]	Display or change scrolling capability
COnfiguration menu	Displays or sets boot values
INformation menu	Displays hardware information
SERvice menu	Displays service commands
DIsplay	Redisplay the current menu
HElp [<menu><command>]	Display help for menu or command
REBOOT	Restart Partition
RECONFIGRESET	Reset to allow Reconfig Complex Profile
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Main Menu: Enter command or menu >

For information about any of the available BCH commands, enter the HE command.

Verifying the System

To verify the system, follow these steps:

106 Installing the System