Starting A System; Loading The System - HP NonStop NS-series Operation Manual

Starting and Stopping the System
i. If any components fail during any of the power shutdowns, see
Fail When Testing the Power
j. If you have a UPS installed, switch off the UPS outputs.
5. If you have a UPS installed, check that the UPS is fully charged. Then, test the
UPS by turning off both circuit breakers.
6. Log on to the OSM Low-Level Link.
7. Select System Discovery.
8. Double-click the System.
9. Double-click each Group 40n; for example, Group 400.
10. Check that the logical processors are displayed.
11. Double-click each Group 1nn; for example, Group 100.
12. For each Group 1nn, check that module 2 and module 3 are displayed.
13. If any of these components are not yet displayed, wait before you start the system.
14. After the system is powered on, you must wait 5 minutes before starting the
system.
15. You can now start your system as described in

Starting a System

Use the OSM Low-Level Link to start a system. Starting a system includes a system
load from disk into the memory of one processor; followed by the reload of the
remaining processors.

Loading the System

Perform a system load to load the NonStop operating system.
Alerts
All processors in the system must be in a halted state before you perform a system
load.
To perform processor dumps during a system load, see the considerations in
System Load to a Specific Processor
Normal System Load
Normally, you initiate the system load as described in
page 15-9. When you choose this method:
HP Integrity NonStop NS-Series Operations Guide —529869-005
on page 15-19.
Starting a System
on page 15-6.
Performing a System Load
15- 5
Starting a System
Components
on page 15-5.
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