Booting the Microsoft Windows operating system
Use
UEFI Boot Manager
menu to choose the appropriate Windows item from the boot options list.
See
“Shutting down Microsoft Windows” (page 39)
for more information on shutting down the
Windows operating system.
1.
From the
UEFI Boot Manager
choose an item from the boot options list to boot Windows
2.
Access the
UEFI Boot Manager
menu for the server on which you want to boot Windows.
3.
Log into the iLO 3 MP and enter
CO
to choose the system console.
4.
Confirm that you are at the
UEFI Boot Manager
menu (the main UEFI menu). If you are at
another UEFI menu, choose the
Exit
option from the submenus until you return to the screen
with the
UEFI Boot Manager
heading.
5.
At the
UEFI Boot Manager
menu, choose an item from the boot options list.
Each item in the boot options list references a specific boot device and provides a specific set
of boot options or arguments to be used when booting the device.
6.
Press
Enter
to initiate booting using the chosen boot option.
7.
After Windows begins loading, wait for the SAC to become available.
The SAC interface provides a text-based administration tool that is available from the system
console. For more information, see the SAC online help (enter
?
at the
SAC>
prompt).
Loading.: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter
Starting: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter
Starting Windows...
********************************************************************************
Computer is booting, SAC started and initialized.
Use the "ch -?" command for information about using channels.
Use the "?" command for general help.
SAC>
NOTE:
Your output may not exactly match the output shown here.
8.
Exit the console and iLO 3 MP interfaces when finished using them.
Enter
Ctrl-B
to exit the console and return to the iLO 3 MP Main menu. To exit the iLO 3 MP,
enter
x
at the Main menu.
Shutting down Microsoft Windows
Shut down the Windows operating system on HP Integrity servers by using the
Start
menu or
the
shutdown
command.
CAUTION:
Do not shut down Windows using SAC
restart
or
shutdown
commands under
normal circumstances.
Issuing
restart
or
shutdown
at the
SAC>
prompt causes the server to restart or shutdown
immediately and can result in the loss of data.
Instead use the Windows
Start
menu or the
shutdown
command to shut down gracefully.
To shut down Windows use either of the following methods.
•
Choose
Shut Down
from the
Start
menu and choose either
Restart
or
Shut down
from the
pull-down menu.
The
Restart
menu item shuts down and restarts the server. The
Shut down
menu item shuts
down the server.
Booting and shutting down Microsoft Windows
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