Logical Domains 1.2 Administration Guide

Results From Halting or Rebooting the Control Domain

The following table shows the expected behavior of halting or rebooting the control (primary) domain.


Note –

The question in Table 9–1 regarding whether domaining is enabled pertains only to the Sun UltraSPARC T1 processors. Otherwise, domaining is always enabled.


Table 9–1 Expected Behavior of Halting or Rebooting the Control (primary) Domain

Command 

Domaining Enabled? 

Other Domain Configured? 

Behavior 

halt

Disabled 

N/A 

For Sun UltraSPARC T1 Processors:

Drops to the ok prompt.

 

Enabled 

Not Configured 

For Sun UltraSPARC T1 Processors:

System either resets and goes to the OpenBoot ok prompt or goes to the following prompt:

r)eset, o)k prompt, or h)alt?

For Sun UltraSPARC T2 Processors:

Host powered off and stays off until powered on at the SP. 

 

Enabled 

Configured 

Soft resets and boots up if the variable auto-boot?=true. Soft resets and halts at ok prompt if the variable auto-boot?=false.

reboot

Disabled 

N/A 

For Sun UltraSPARC T1 Processors:

Powers off and powers on the host. 

 

Enabled 

Not Configured 

For Sun UltraSPARC T1 Processors:

Powers off and powers on the host. 

For Sun UltraSPARC T2 Processors:

Reboots the host, no power off. 

 

Enabled 

Configured 

For Sun UltraSPARC T1 Processors:

Powers off and powers on the host. 

For Sun UltraSPARC T2 Processors:

Reboots the host, no power off. 

shutdown -i 5

Disabled 

N/A 

For Sun UltraSPARC T1 Processors:

Powers off the host. 

 

Enabled 

Not Configured 

Host powered off, stays off until powered on at the SP. 

 

Enabled 

Configured 

Soft resets and reboots.