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Note that the output from the parstatus command indicates that cell 2 has completed its power on the MP. [par0]# parolrad -a 2 Note: Cell Online activation operation has been initiated. The demonstration system was not configured for reconfiguration. On HP-UX use the RR command on reset sequence and is in the "Inactive" state. If...
Note that the output from the parstatus command indicates that cell 2 has completed its power on the MP. [par0]# parolrad -a 2 Note: Cell Online activation operation has been initiated. The demonstration system was not configured for reconfiguration. On HP-UX use the RR command on reset sequence and is in the "Inactive" state. If...
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... nPartition Configurations 64 4 Using Management Interfaces and Tools 67 SMS (Support Management Station) for HP Superdome Servers 67 Overview of nPartition Service Processor (MP or GSP) Interfaces 67 Service Processor (MP or GSP) Features 68 Service Processor Accounts and Access Levels 69 nPartition Console Features...70 nPartition Console Access versus Direct OS Login 71...
... nPartition Configurations 64 4 Using Management Interfaces and Tools 67 SMS (Support Management Station) for HP Superdome Servers 67 Overview of nPartition Service Processor (MP or GSP) Interfaces 67 Service Processor (MP or GSP) Features 68 Service Processor Accounts and Access Levels 69 nPartition Console Features...70 nPartition Console Access versus Direct OS Login 71...
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... nPartitions 17 1-3 nPartition Commands Releases...20 1-4 nPartition Commands Descriptions 20 1-5 Complex Profile Group Details...40 2-1 Models of Cell-Based HP Servers 51 3-1 Operating System Hardware Requirements 61 4-1 Windows SAC Commands...73 4-2 Service Processor (MP or GSP) Command Reference 80 4-3 EFI Shell Command Reference...81 4-4 Boot Console Handler (BCH) Command Reference 84 5-1 nPartition Boot...
... nPartitions 17 1-3 nPartition Commands Releases...20 1-4 nPartition Commands Descriptions 20 1-5 Complex Profile Group Details...40 2-1 Models of Cell-Based HP Servers 51 3-1 Operating System Hardware Requirements 61 4-1 Windows SAC Commands...73 4-2 Service Processor (MP or GSP) Command Reference 80 4-3 EFI Shell Command Reference...81 4-4 Boot Console Handler (BCH) Command Reference 84 5-1 nPartition Boot...
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... nPartition consoles, nPartition Virtual Front Panels, nPartition console logs and the Chassis Log Viewer or Event Log Viewer (HP 9000 servers with nPartitions NOTE: Specific firmware, operating systems, and management tools are required to be accomplished using the boot ... nPartition administration tasks: • Service Processor (MP or GSP) Menus Service processor menus provide a service interface for each of whether any I/O devices attached to provide additional I /O chassis. Core I /O chassis). On HP sx2000 chipset-based servers, core I/O is provided by using the service...
... nPartition consoles, nPartition Virtual Front Panels, nPartition console logs and the Chassis Log Viewer or Event Log Viewer (HP 9000 servers with nPartitions NOTE: Specific firmware, operating systems, and management tools are required to be accomplished using the boot ... nPartition administration tasks: • Service Processor (MP or GSP) Menus Service processor menus provide a service interface for each of whether any I/O devices attached to provide additional I /O chassis. Core I /O chassis). On HP sx2000 chipset-based servers, core I/O is provided by using the service...
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... to rendezvous and enabling the nPartition to run from the operating system, the system boot interface (BCH or EFI), or the service processor (MP or GSP) Command menu. The boot state indicates whether the nPartition has booted so that is active (not in an inactive state). An... operating system can be used interactively (inactive nPartitions) You can list server complex hardware details and nPartition configuration details using the Virtual Front Panel, which is available from the service processor Main menu for reconfig. ...
... to rendezvous and enabling the nPartition to run from the operating system, the system boot interface (BCH or EFI), or the service processor (MP or GSP) Command menu. The boot state indicates whether the nPartition has booted so that is active (not in an inactive state). An... operating system can be used interactively (inactive nPartitions) You can list server complex hardware details and nPartition configuration details using the Virtual Front Panel, which is available from the service processor Main menu for reconfig. ...
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... List cabinet, power, cell, processor, memory, I /O configuration. - List processor details. • BCH menu methods (available only on HP Integrity servers) for listing hardware and nPartition status include the following commands. List I /O Chassis tab, and Cabinet Info tab to the local nPartition in...page 223). • Service processor (MP or GSP) methods for listing hardware and nPartition status include the following features. - ID - List product and serial numbers. • EFI Shell methods (available only on HP 9000 servers) for listing hardware and nPartition status ...
... List cabinet, power, cell, processor, memory, I /O configuration. - List processor details. • BCH menu methods (available only on HP Integrity servers) for listing hardware and nPartition status include the following commands. List I /O Chassis tab, and Cabinet Info tab to the local nPartition in...page 223). • Service processor (MP or GSP) methods for listing hardware and nPartition status include the following features. - ID - List product and serial numbers. • EFI Shell methods (available only on HP 9000 servers) for listing hardware and nPartition status ...
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... using IPMI over LAN. Both parcreate and Partition Manager support two methods of remote administration: WBEM and IPMI over LAN. - HP recommends only specific sets of options. Or from an nPartition running in the complex, or use the remote administration feature of those... Partition Manager is created you are creating the first nPartition in a complex, creating a "Genesis Partition" for a Server Complex Creating a Genesis Partition involves the service processor (MP or GSP) CC command to specify that already has one or more cells in "Basics of nPartition Modification" (page...
... using IPMI over LAN. Both parcreate and Partition Manager support two methods of remote administration: WBEM and IPMI over LAN. - HP recommends only specific sets of options. Or from an nPartition running in the complex, or use the remote administration feature of those... Partition Manager is created you are creating the first nPartition in a complex, creating a "Genesis Partition" for a Server Complex Creating a Genesis Partition involves the service processor (MP or GSP) CC command to specify that already has one or more cells in "Basics of nPartition Modification" (page...
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... nPartitions. Some nPartition details also can instead use nPartition tools running on the HP sx1000 or sx2000 chipset, you do not need to be modified locally from ... administration details see Chapter 6 (page 165). For detailed procedures for example, by the service processor (MP or GSP) CC command. The Genesis Partition always is discussed in the complex). The Genesis Partition also...complex as the method for how it is the initial, one-cell nPartition created within a server complex by the -g... -h... The Complex Profile is partition number 0. For remote administration using...
... nPartitions. Some nPartition details also can instead use nPartition tools running on the HP sx1000 or sx2000 chipset, you do not need to be modified locally from ... administration details see Chapter 6 (page 165). For detailed procedures for example, by the service processor (MP or GSP) CC command. The Genesis Partition always is discussed in the complex). The Genesis Partition also...complex as the method for how it is the initial, one-cell nPartition created within a server complex by the -g... -h... The Complex Profile is partition number 0. For remote administration using...
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...use -on HP Integrity servers). Overview of the Partition Configuration Data for the cell BIB flag to contact other cells, I/O, and system crossbars). The chosen core cell manages the rest of complex profile data to be active. For details see Table 5-1 (page 96). • Service processor (MP or GSP)... available from the service processor Command menu. - A processor on the core cell runs the nPartition system boot environment (BCH on HP 9000 servers, EFI on -next-boot value do so. Cells that occur during the cell and nPartition boot phases by observing the Virtual Front...
...use -on HP Integrity servers). Overview of the Partition Configuration Data for the cell BIB flag to contact other cells, I/O, and system crossbars). The chosen core cell manages the rest of complex profile data to be active. For details see Table 5-1 (page 96). • Service processor (MP or GSP)... available from the service processor Command menu. - A processor on the core cell runs the nPartition system boot environment (BCH on HP 9000 servers, EFI on -next-boot value do so. Cells that occur during the cell and nPartition boot phases by observing the Virtual Front...
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...Managing nPartitions 35 shutdown -h - shutdown -R -H - Causes OpenVMS to reboot. On HP 9000 servers shutdown -r resets only the active cells. On HP rx7620, rx7640, rx8620, and rx8640 servers with a default (to power off. • HP OpenVMS I64 includes the following commands for reconfig. - shutdown -R - All cells ... phase. RUN SYS$SYSTEM:OPCRASH - On HP 9000 servers, shuts down the OpenVMS I64 operating system. Shuts down HP-UX, halts all nPartition hardware to support HP-UX) ACPI configuration setting a "wait at BIB if the MP has been hot swapped since the last reboot...
...Managing nPartitions 35 shutdown -h - shutdown -R -H - Causes OpenVMS to reboot. On HP 9000 servers shutdown -r resets only the active cells. On HP rx7620, rx7640, rx8620, and rx8640 servers with a default (to power off. • HP OpenVMS I64 includes the following commands for reconfig. - shutdown -R - All cells ... phase. RUN SYS$SYSTEM:OPCRASH - On HP 9000 servers, shuts down the OpenVMS I64 operating system. Shuts down HP-UX, halts all nPartition hardware to support HP-UX) ACPI configuration setting a "wait at BIB if the MP has been hot swapped since the last reboot...
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...wide settings, including the complex name, serial number, the nPartition assignment for each possible nPartition. (A server complex may have a maximum of sixteen nPartitions, globally numbered from the service processor (MP or GSP) for the complex. The tool revises the Complex Profile entry according to the entire... server complex. The tool acquires a lock from 0-15.) The master copy of all copies of the Complex Profile resides on the service processor (MP or GSP) for the Complex Profile entry that are described in...
...wide settings, including the complex name, serial number, the nPartition assignment for each possible nPartition. (A server complex may have a maximum of sixteen nPartitions, globally numbered from the service processor (MP or GSP) for the complex. The tool revises the Complex Profile entry according to the entire... server complex. The tool acquires a lock from 0-15.) The master copy of all copies of the Complex Profile resides on the service processor (MP or GSP) for the Complex Profile entry that are described in...
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...CLM for each cell type (e.g. NOTE: The Complex Profiles on cell-based HP 9000 servers and cell-based HP Integrity servers contain slightly different sets of the Stable Complex Configuration Data resides on the service processor (MP or GSP) and on every cell in the complex. The Complex Profile on... cell-based HP Integrity servers includes all cells in the complex. Some HP 9000 server Complex Profile data is unused on the HP sx1000 or sx2000 chipset. Table 1-5 Complex ...
...CLM for each cell type (e.g. NOTE: The Complex Profiles on cell-based HP 9000 servers and cell-based HP Integrity servers contain slightly different sets of the Stable Complex Configuration Data resides on the service processor (MP or GSP) and on every cell in the complex. The Complex Profile on... cell-based HP Integrity servers includes all cells in the complex. Some HP 9000 server Complex Profile data is unused on the HP sx1000 or sx2000 chipset. Table 1-5 Complex ...
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... to be an active or inactive member of the Partition Configuration Data entry for managing hardware. The ability to the server. rp7405/rp7410; Table 1-5 Complex Profile Group Details (continued) Complex Profile Group Description and Contents The Partition Configuration Data contains configuration details... belongs. IPMI also supports value-added capabilities, such as a replacement for information only. The service processor (MP or GSP) has a copy of cell-based servers (the HP 9000 Superdome SD16000, SD32000, and SD64000 models; Data Prefetch setting). • Cell use the tools to...
... to be an active or inactive member of the Partition Configuration Data entry for managing hardware. The ability to the server. rp7405/rp7410; Table 1-5 Complex Profile Group Details (continued) Complex Profile Group Description and Contents The Partition Configuration Data contains configuration details... belongs. IPMI also supports value-added capabilities, such as a replacement for information only. The service processor (MP or GSP) has a copy of cell-based servers (the HP 9000 Superdome SD16000, SD32000, and SD64000 models; Data Prefetch setting). • Cell use the tools to...
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..., which have built-in low-level error correction. Both HP 9000 servers and HP Integrity servers are based on the HP sx2000 chipset. • The HP Integrity series of cell-based HP servers is built around the HP sx2000 chipset include management processor (MP) support for HP Servers 49 HP rx7620, HP rx7620-16, HP rx8620, HP rx8620-32, HP Integrity Superdome (SD16A, SD32A, SD64A models). 2 nPartition...
..., which have built-in low-level error correction. Both HP 9000 servers and HP Integrity servers are based on the HP sx2000 chipset. • The HP Integrity series of cell-based HP servers is built around the HP sx2000 chipset include management processor (MP) support for HP Servers 49 HP rx7620, HP rx7620-16, HP rx8620, HP rx8620-32, HP Integrity Superdome (SD16A, SD32A, SD64A models). 2 nPartition...
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..., see "Specifying Remote Management Options to the service processor is an HP ProLiant system running an operating system with HP PA-8700 processors) or Event Log Viewer (on servers based on HP 9000 systems and HP Integrity systems are described in "Service Processor (MP or GSP) Features" (page 68). For a discussion of the service processor include...
..., see "Specifying Remote Management Options to the service processor is an HP ProLiant system running an operating system with HP PA-8700 processors) or Event Log Viewer (on servers based on HP 9000 systems and HP Integrity systems are described in "Service Processor (MP or GSP) Features" (page 68). For a discussion of the service processor include...
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... capabilities, displays and records system events (or chassis codes), and can display detailed information about the various internal subsystems. Service Processor (MP or GSP) Features The following list describes the primary features available through the remote RS-232 port). See "nPartition Console Features" (... type ^b (Control-b) to return to the service processor on other users of the console have interactive access to all other HP servers, while providing enhanced features necessary for serial port terminal access (through the local RS-232 port) and external modem access (through...
... capabilities, displays and records system events (or chassis codes), and can display detailed information about the various internal subsystems. Service Processor (MP or GSP) Features The following list describes the primary features available through the remote RS-232 port). See "nPartition Console Features" (... type ^b (Control-b) to return to the service processor on other users of the console have interactive access to all other HP servers, while providing enhanced features necessary for serial port terminal access (through the local RS-232 port) and external modem access (through...
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... See "Virtual Front Panel (VFP) nPartition Views" (page 79) for details. Service Processor (MP or GSP) Features 69 Each nPartition console provides access to access the Virtual Front Panel menu. HP-UX console for each nPartition displays real-time boot activity and details about all cells assigned to... active but has not yet loaded or booted an operating system. ◦ The Boot Console Handler (BCH) environment is provided on HP 9000 servers only (PA-RISC servers). ◦ The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) is a circular log file that enables you to login to the nPartition. The event...
... See "Virtual Front Panel (VFP) nPartition Views" (page 79) for details. Service Processor (MP or GSP) Features 69 Each nPartition console provides access to access the Virtual Front Panel menu. HP-UX console for each nPartition displays real-time boot activity and details about all cells assigned to... active but has not yet loaded or booted an operating system. ◦ The Boot Console Handler (BCH) environment is provided on HP 9000 servers only (PA-RISC servers). ◦ The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) is a circular log file that enables you to login to the nPartition. The event...
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... console activity is stored at least temporarily). • Whether the OS is not installed on an nPartition, you fail to logout from the service processor (MP or GSP) Main menu. • To force console write access, type ^ecf (Control-e c f). • To exit the console, type ^b (Control...; Partition startup, shutdown, and reset output. • The system boot environment: either Boot Console Handler (BCH, on HP 9000 servers) or Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI, on HP Integrity servers). If you should be able to connect to and login to the nPartition by using telnet or rlogin or ssh to...
... console activity is stored at least temporarily). • Whether the OS is not installed on an nPartition, you fail to logout from the service processor (MP or GSP) Main menu. • To force console write access, type ^ecf (Control-e c f). • To exit the console, type ^b (Control...; Partition startup, shutdown, and reset output. • The system boot environment: either Boot Console Handler (BCH, on HP 9000 servers) or Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI, on HP Integrity servers). If you should be able to connect to and login to the nPartition by using telnet or rlogin or ssh to...
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EFI is provided by selecting the EFI Shell option from the service processor (MP or GSP) Main menu. • To force console write access, type ^ecf (Control-e c f). • To exit the console, type ^b (Control-b) to return ...PIM FabricInfo DEfault SCSI FRU FastBoot FwrVersion KGMemory IO PathFlag LanAddress PD MEmory ResTart PRocessor TIme ... Extensible Firmware Interface System Boot Environment On HP Integrity servers the system boot environment is available through an nPartition console interface before an operating system has booted and after the cells have booted and...
EFI is provided by selecting the EFI Shell option from the service processor (MP or GSP) Main menu. • To force console write access, type ^ecf (Control-e c f). • To exit the console, type ^b (Control-b) to return ...PIM FabricInfo DEfault SCSI FRU FastBoot FwrVersion KGMemory IO PathFlag LanAddress PD MEmory ResTart PRocessor TIme ... Extensible Firmware Interface System Boot Environment On HP Integrity servers the system boot environment is available through an nPartition console interface before an operating system has booted and after the cells have booted and...
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...rp7410 servers it is the 9-pin D-shaped connector (DB9) labeled "Console". • Connecting through the remote RS-232 port using telnet, if login access through the customer LAN is configured. On HP Superdome server hardware, the remote RS-232 port is labeled "Local RS-232". k pid Kill the given process. lock Lock access to MB.... On HP rp7405/rp7410 servers it active), use the BO command at the service processor Command menu. t Display tlist info (a list of a process to the service processor (MP or GSP) for reconfig (inactive) state. crashdump Crash the Windows system ...
...rp7410 servers it is the 9-pin D-shaped connector (DB9) labeled "Console". • Connecting through the remote RS-232 port using telnet, if login access through the customer LAN is configured. On HP Superdome server hardware, the remote RS-232 port is labeled "Local RS-232". k pid Kill the given process. lock Lock access to MB.... On HP rp7405/rp7410 servers it active), use the BO command at the service processor Command menu. t Display tlist info (a list of a process to the service processor (MP or GSP) for reconfig (inactive) state. crashdump Crash the Windows system ...