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Invoking Console Mode
Invoking
Console Mode Invoke console mode by shutting down the operating system
according to the operating system shutdown procedure described
in your operating system documentation.
Pressing the Halt button on the operator control panel invokes
console mode if you are running DEC OSF/1 or OpenVMS.
However, invoke console mode with the Halt button only if you
are unable to shut down the DEC OSF/1 or OpenVMS operating
system using the proper software shutdown procedure. Pressing
the Halt button has no effect if you are running Microsoft
Windows NT.
For more information about using the Halt button, refer to
Figure 2–1.
Remote Access If you are running DEC OSF/1 or OpenVMS, you can invoke
console mode from a remote terminal that is connected to your
system through the COM2 port at the rear of the system. (See
Figure 1–11.)
1. Connect to your system from the remote terminal.
2. Shut down the operating system.
3. When the shutdown has completed, press
Return
.
The console prompt
P00>>>
is displayed.
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