Select>
5. Use the Import command to import the Window boot option file. For example:
Select> i
Enter IMPORT file path: \EFI\Microsoft\WINNT50\Boot0001
Imported Boot Options from file: \EFI\Microsoft\WINNT50\Boot0001
Press enter to continue
6. Enter Q to quit the NVRBOOT utility.
7. Exit the console and iLO 2 MP interfaces if you are finished using them.
Press Control-B to exit the system console and return to the MP Main Menu. To exit the iLO 2
MP, enter X at the MP Main Menu.
Booting the Microsoft Windows Operating System
To boot the Windows Server 2003 operating system on an HP Integrity server, follow these steps:
1. Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the system on which you want to boot Windows.
a. Log in to the iLO 2 MP and enter the CO command to select the system console.
b. Confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu. If you are at another EFI menu, select
Exit from the submenus until you return to the screen labeled EFI Boot Manager.
2. Select 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.
3. Press Enter to initiate booting using the selected boot option.
4. Once Windows begins loading, wait for the Special Administration Console (SAC) to become
available.
The SAC interface provides a text-based administration tool that is available from the system
console. For example.
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>
For details, see the SAC online help (enter ? at the SAC> prompt).
5. Exit the console and iLO 2 MP interfaces when finished using them.
To exit the console and return to the MP Main menu, press Control-B. To exit the iLO 2 MP,
enter X at the MP Main menu.
Shutting Down Microsoft Windows
CAUTION: Do not shut down Windows Server 2003 SAC restart or shutdown commands
under normal circumstances. Issuing restart or shutdown at the SAC> prompt causes the system
to restart or shut down immediately and can result in the loss of data.
Use the Windows Start menu or the shutdown command to shut down gracefully.
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