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The main administration tools for nPartitions are Partition
Manager, which provides a graphical interface, and the nPartition Commands,
which provide a command-line interface. Some nPartition configuration and management also can be
accomplished using the service processor interface to a cell-based server
or by using the boot interface available through an nPartition console. Slightly different toolsets and capabilities are available
the different server models. However, the same basic administration tasks
are supported on all cell-based servers. The following tools can perform nPartition administration
tasks: Service Processor (MP or GSP) Menus Service processor menus provide a service interface for
the entire complex. It allows access to all hardware and nPartitions defined
within the complex. The service processor is always available, regardless
of whether any nPartitions are configured or booted in the complex. The service processor includes the Command menu, nPartition
consoles, nPartition Virtual Front Panels, nPartition console logs and the
Chassis Log Viewer or Event Log Viewer (HP 9000 servers with HP PA-8700 processors
have chassis logs, and servers based on the HP sx1000 or sx2000 chipset have
event logs). See Chapter 4. For service processor commands, see “Command Reference for Service Processor Commands”. EFI Boot Manager and EFI Shell Commands On cell-based HP Integrity servers, the Extensible Firmware
Interface (EFI) supports nPartition management. The EFI is accessible from
an nPartition console when the nPartition is in an active state but has not
booted an operating system. See “Command Reference for EFI Shell Commands” for
details. BCH Menu Commands On
cell-based PA-RISC servers, the Boot Console Handler (BCH) interface supports
management from an nPartition console when the nPartition is in an active
state but has not booted an operating system. See “Command Reference for BCH Menu Commands” for details. nPartition Commands You can configure, manage, and monitor nPartitions and hardware
using the nPartition commands such as parstatus, parcreate, parmodify,
and others. Two versions of the nPartition commands are available:
the Original nPartition Commands and Enhanced nPartition Commands. The Original
nPartition Commands are used only on HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) releases prior
to the December 2004 release. The Enhanced nPartition Commands are supported
for HP-UX, Windows, and Linux. The same base set of features is available in both nPartition
commands versions. However, the Enhanced nPartition Commands include new options,
such as remote administration abilities, and include the cplxmodify command. See “Commands for Configuring nPartitions” for
details. Partition Manager (/opt/parmgr/bin/parmgr) Partition Manager provides a graphical interface for configuring,
modifying, and managing nPartitions and hardware within a server complex. Two versions of Partition Manager are available: Version
1.0 and Version 2.0. Partition Manager Version 1.0 is used only on HP-UX 11i
v1 (B.11.11) releases prior to the December 2004 release and relies in part
on the Original nPartition Commands. Partition Manager Version 2.0 is supported
for HP-UX and Windows and relies in part on the Enhanced nPartition Commands. Although both Partition Manager versions support a similar
set of tasks, the Partition Manager Version 2.0 release provides a significantly
improved graphical interface, a new Web-based management interface, and remote
administration abilities. See “Partition Manager” for
details.
Commands for Configuring nPartitions | |
You can use the nPartition commands to create, modify,
monitor, and remove nPartitions; get detailed server hardware information;
manipulate attention indicators (LEDs) and power; and modify server complex
attributes such as the complex name. Table 1-3 describes
the two nPartition commands releases, the Original nPartition Commands and
the Enhanced nPartition Commands. The nPartition commands include: parcreate, parmodify, parremove, parstatus, parunlock, fruled, frupower,
and cplxmodify. Table 1-4 “nPartition Commands Descriptions” briefly describes
each of the commands. When using these commands, specify cells and I/O chassis
using the notations in “Specifying Cells and I/O Chassis to Commands”. Remote management using the commands is supported as described
in “Specifying Remote Management Options to Commands”.
Table 1-3 nPartition Commands Releases | Original nPartition Commands | Enhanced nPartition Commands |
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Support only local management of nPartitions and complexes. Were distributed with HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) releases prior
to the December 2004 release. Supported by HP-UX kernels built with nPartition support enabled
(the hd_fabric driver) and use the libfab.1 library. Installed as part of the HP-UX 11i Version 1 operating system
installation prior to the December 2004 release.
| Support both local management and remote management of nPartitions
and complexes. Distributed with the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) release. Installed
and supported for use on all systems that run HP-UX 11i Version 3. Distributed with the HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) release. Installed
and supported for use on all systems that run HP-UX 11i Version 2. Distributed with the HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) December 2004
release and later. Available for Windows (32-bit) and Windows (64-bit). Distributed
with the Smart Setup CD. Available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server. Distributed with the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux.
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Table 1-4 describes
the nPartition configuration commands and lists sections where you can find
each command's syntax and details. Table 1-4 nPartition Commands Descriptions | Command | Description |
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| parcreate | Create a new nPartition; root or
IPMI LAN access is required. See “parcreate Command”. | | parmodify | Modify an existing nPartition; root or
IPMI LAN access is required. See “parmodify Command”. | | parremove | Remove an existing nPartition; root or
IPMI LAN access is required. See “parremove Command”. | | parstatus | Display nPartition information and hardware details for
a server complex. See “parstatus Command”. | parunlock | Unlock Complex Profile data (use this command with
caution); root or IPMI LAN access is required. See “parunlock Command”. | | fruled | Blink the attention indicators (LEDs) or turn them off.
This command can control these indicators for cells, I/O chassis, and cabinet
numbers. See “fruled Command”. | | frupower | Display status or turn power on or off for cells and I/O
chassis; root or IPMI LAN access is required. See “frupower Command”. | | cplxmodify | Only distributed with the Enhanced nPartition Commands. Modify
server complex attributes. Supports changing the name of a complex; root or
IPMI LAN access is required See “cplxmodify Command”. |
Availability of nPartition CommandsThe Original nPartition Commands were distributed as part
of HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) releases prior to the December 2004 release. The Enhanced nPartition Commands are distributed with current
HP-UX releases, including the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) release, all releases
of HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23), and releases of HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) beginning
with the December 2004 release. The Enhanced nPartition Commands also are distributed as
bundles on the HP Smart Setup CD for Windows, and as bundles on the HP Integrity
Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux. You can download the nPartition Commands for Windows and
Linux from the http://www.hp.com/ Web
site. See “Downloading Enhanced nPartition Commands for Windows” and “Downloading the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux”. Enhanced nPartitions Commands for WindowsThe Enhanced nPartition Commands for Windows are available
in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The Windows (32-bit) Enhanced nPartition
Commands are designed for any 32-bit system running Windows XP, Windows 2000
with Service Pack 3, or Windows Server 2003 (32-bit). The
32-bit nPartition Commands enable you to use a 32-bit system as a remote management
station for nPartition administration. The Windows (64-bit) Enhanced nPartition
Commands are designed for HP Integrity servers running Windows Server 2003,
64-bit, Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition. The
64-bit nPartition Commands enable you to perform local and remote management
of nPartitions when running on a cell-based server with Windows Server 2003,
and enable you to perform remote management when running on other HP Integrity
servers with Windows Server 2003.
The Smart Setup CD has both both the 32-bit and 64-bit
versions of the nPartition Commands. You also can download the nPartition
Commands bundles for Windows from the http://www.hp.com/ Web
site. Procedure 1-1 Downloading Enhanced nPartition Commands for Windows You can download the Enhanced nPartition Commands for Windows
from the http://www.hp.com/ Web
site. Go to the http://www.hp.com/ Web
site and choose Software & Driver Downloads. At the Software &
Driver Downloads page, in the for product box, enter the name of a cell-based
HP Integrity server, such as: At the Downloads
for HP Business Support Center Web page, choose Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 64-Bit from the select operating system list. At the next Downloads
for HP Business Support Center Web page, choose HP nPartition Commands
Bundle (Windows Server 2003 64-Bit) or choose HP nPartition
Commands Bundle (Windows Server 2003 32-Bit) from the Utility
Partition Management heading. After you
choose the nPartition commands bundle, the HP nPartition Commands Bundle Web
page displays information about the software bundle and provides options for
downloading the software and for viewing the release notes. To view the release
notes, choose the Release Notes tab. Read
the Installation instructions section of the release
notes and the features summary before downloading and installing the software. To download the
Enhanced nPartition Commands for Windows, choose download from
the Web page.
Enhanced nPartition Commands for LinuxThe HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux is
a CD that includes Enhanced nPartition Commands for use with Red Hat Enterprise
Linux or SuSE Linux Enterprise Server. Procedure 1-2 Downloading the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux You can download the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation
Pack for Linux from the http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot Web
site. The downloadable CD image is an .iso file
that you can use to record a usable CD. Go to the http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot Web
site. At the Software
Depot home page, enter Foundation Pack for Linux in
the Search field to search the Software Depot. At the product
catalog page that displays the search results, choose the HP Integrity
Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux on Itanium (R) 2-based Servers entry
from the list of products. At the HP Integrity
Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux product details page, in the to
order section of the page (where it states "Click here to download"),
choose the word here. To download the
HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux CD image file, choose download from
the Web page. You will use the .iso file
that you downloaded to create a usable CD. Go to the http://docs.hp.com/linux/ Web site
to view documentation for the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for
Linux. Under the Linux for Itanium 2-based
Servers and Workstations heading of the Linux documentation Web
site, view the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux documentation. Record a CD using
the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux CD image file. The CD image (.iso file) is a complete
CD image in one file. Copying the file to a CD does not create a usable CD.
Instead, use a software application that supports recording a CD from a CD
image.
Partition Manager | |
Partition Manager provides a graphical interface for managing
cell-based servers. Partition Manager Version 1.0 was distributed with HP-UX
11i v1 (B.11.11) releases prior to the December 2004 release. Starting with
the HP-UX 11i v1 December 2004 release, Partition Manager Version 2.0 replaces
Partition Manager Version 1.0 for HP-UX 11i v1 systems. Partition Manager Version 2.0 is distributed and installed
with the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) release and all HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) releases.
It also is available for Windows (32-bit) and Windows (64-bit) as part of
the the Smart Setup CD, and is available for Linux on the HP Integrity Essentials
Foundation Pack for Linux. Partition Manager Version 2.0 for HP-UX provides the /opt/parmgr/bin/parmgr command
to run, stop, and restart Partition Manager. Refer to the parmgr
-h command or the parmgr(1M) manpage for command-line options. Also see the Partition Manager Version 2.0 online help
available at the following Web site: http://docs.hp.com/en/PARMGR2/ To view the online help without running Partition Manager,
you can open the help files using a Web browser either on a system where Partition
Manager is installed, or on a system that has a downloaded copy of the help
files. Partition Manager Version 2.0 for WindowsThe Partition Manager Version 2.0 for Windows can be installed
and run on either 32-bit or 64-bit Windows systems. (A single Partition Manager
bundle is provided for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems.) Using Partition Manager for Windows
on any 32-bit system running Windows XP, Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3,
or Windows 2003, 32-bit Edition enables you to use a 32-bit system as a remote
management station for nPartition administration. Using Partition Manager for Windows
on an HP Integrity servers running Windows Server 2003, 64-bit, Enterprise
Edition or Datacenter Edition enables you to perform local and remote management
of nPartitions when running on a cell-based server with Windows Server 2003,
and enables you to perform remote management when running on other HP Integrity
servers with Windows Server 2003.
The Smart Setup CD includes Partition Manager Version 2.0
for Windows. You also can download the Partition Manager bundles for Windows
from the http://www.hp.com/ Web site. Procedure 1-3 Downloading Partition Manager Version 2.0 for Windows You can download Partition Manager Version 2.0 for Windows
from the http://www.hp.com/ Web
site. Go to the http://www.hp.com/ Web
site and choose Software & Driver Downloads. At the Software &
Driver Downloads page, in the for product box, enter the name of a cell-based
HP Integrity server, such as: At the Downloads
for HP Business Support Center Web page, choose Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 64-Bit from the select operating system list. At the next Downloads
for HP Business Support Center Web page, choose HP Partition Manager
Bundle from the Utility Partition Management heading. After you choose the Partition Manager bundle, the HP Partition
Manager Bundle Web page displays information about the software bundle and
provides options for downloading the software and for viewing the release
notes. To view the release
notes, choose the Release Notes tab. Read
the Installation instructions section of the release
notes and the features summary before downloading and installing the software. To download Partition
Manager for Windows, choose download from the Web page.
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