updated for
September 2001
The fruled command and Partition Manager now blink the attention
indicators (LEDs) on HP Superdome cells and I/O chassis rather than
illuminating them in a steady-on state, as was the case with the
original 11i release.
Likewise, on HP rp8400 servers, the fruled command and Partition Manager behaviors are to blink
cell attention indicators. (HP rp8400 servers do not provide user-controllable I/O
chassis or cabinet-level attention indicators.)
In addition, the SAM (/usr/sbin/sam) and Partition Manager utilities now blink PCI slot attention
LEDs for procedures that involve locating PCI slots. Both HP Superdome and
HP rp8400 servers support this PCI slot attention indicator usage.
For example, the fruled -o -c2 command now causes cell 2's attention indicator
to blink. On HP Superdome servers, the fruled -o -i0/1/3 command blinks the attention indicator for cabinet
0, I/O bay 1, chassis 3.
The /usr/sbin/rad command still provides the same functionality for managing
PCI card slot attention indicators. You should use the rad -f attention #-#-#-# command to blink the attention LED when locating the
specified slot (#-#-#-#). See rad(1M) for options.
Benefits |
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These changes conform to the PCI Hot-Plug specifications for
attention indicator states and meanings, as detailed in the following
table:
Table 2-2 Attention Indicator (LED) States and Meanings
| Attention LED State | Meaning |
|---|
OFF | Normal; not selected, normal operation. |
ON | Attention; operational problem. Supported
for PCI card slot LEDs only. Service is required;
problems have been identified with the component. |
BLINKING | Locate; user requested to locate hardware. User
has selected the hardware for use in a service operation. |
Impact |
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These changes affect all current HP hard-partitionable servers
(including HP rp8400 servers and all HP Superdome models),
and will be implemented for all future HP hard-partitionable servers,
as well. (HP rp8400 servers were never supported by HP-UX releases
with the old behavior.)
However, it wasn't until the HP-UX 11i June 2001
release that SAM and Partition Manager started to blink PCI slot
attention indicators during tasks involving PCI cards or card slots.
As a result, sites that have HP Superdome servers running both the original
HP-UX 11i release and the HP-UX 11i June 2001 (or later) release
can have attention indicators at different states (steady-on and
blinking).
Documentation |
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Details about how the new fruled and Partition Manager affect cell and I/O chassis attention
indicators are provided in the fruled(1) manpage, the HP
System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions,
and the Partition Manager online help.
The rad command, whose functionality has not changed, is documented
in the rad(1M) manpage.
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