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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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