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Set Boot Options

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»Analyze Complex Health
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»Set nPartition Name
»Select Cells
»Set Cell Attributes
»Configure Memory
Set Boot Options
»View Summary
»Finish
»Assign Cell(s)
»Delete nPartition
»Modify nPartition
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» Initial Boot Options
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This is step 5 of the create nPartition wizard. In this step you specify whether the partition should be booted as soon as it is created, or should be manually booted later.

For an overview of the entire create nPartition wizard, refer to the parent help topic, create nPartition. For a guide to nPartition configuration requirements and recommendations, refer to the configuration guide.

Initial Boot Options

There are two choices for the initial boot of the new partition.

Boot nPartition to system firmware user interface once created

At the end of this wizard, once the nPartition has been created, it will be automatically booted to the user interface provided by system firmware. On PA-RISC systems the boot console handler will provide the interface to specify the boot device. On Itanium®-based systems the EFI Boot Manager will provide the interface to specify the boot device.

Manually boot later via the service processor's Command Menu

At the end of this wizard, once the nPartition has been created, it will be left unbooted. You can manually boot the nPartition later, using the service processor's command interface. The user interface provided by system firmware will set the boot device at that time.

This is the default choice.

Complete This Step

The buttons at the bottom of the page are used to move through the steps of the wizard.

Avoid using your browser's “Back” and “Forward” buttons in Partition Manager (except in the online help). When you use these buttons, Partition Manager cannot tell that you have changed to a different view. This can cause problems, including incorrectly displaying which objects are selected in the current view. Instead, use the links and navigation buttons provided by Partition Manager.

If you do use your browser's “Back” or “Forward” buttons, you can refresh the displayed data by clicking the Partition Manager [Refresh] button at the top right of the window, or by selecting the ToolsRefresh Data action from the actions menu.

[< Back]

Go back to the previous step. You can keep clicking [< Back] until you return to the start of the wizard, or resume from any previous step. Once you go back to a previous step, any steps ahead of that will need to be completed again, in the proper sequence.

[Next >]

Accept the information provided in this step, and proceed to the next step. From there, you can use the [< Back] button to return to this step, if you decide to change the information entered here.

[Cancel]

Exit this wizard without completing this step or any further steps. Any information provided so far will be discarded.

[Help]

Display help on this step of the wizard, using a new browser window.