The Boot Process Boot Console Handler (BCH) Commands
nPartitions boot in a similar manner to any HP 9000. Figure 17-2 shows the high-level steps involved in booting an nPartition:
Figure 17-5. Boot Steps
BCH is the primary way to interact with an nPartition at boot time, just as it is on any HP 9000. The steps and interfaces of the boot process meld together. There are a few different interfaces and levels of boot through which you work. When you get to the main menu of the Management Processor and issue commands you are using BCH. When you get past BCH, you reach ISL, which is considered the next step of the boot process beyond BCH. Then you ...
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