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HP Integrity Servers with Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Installation Guide HP Part Number: 5992-4481 Published: September 2008 - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 2
Notices Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 3
Conventions...10 Related Information...10 Publishing History...11 HP Encourages Your Comments...11 1 Preparing for the Superdome/sx2000 Servers Only 19 Set up a GUI Console...20 Set up an Integrated Remote Console (rx2660, rx3600, rx6600, BL860c, BL870c, rx7640, rx8640, and Superdome/sx2000 Servers - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 4
Superdome/sx2000 Servers 56 Installing a Windows Guest on an HPVM Host 57 Enabling Hyperthreading on HP Integrity Servers 57 Enable Hyperthreading Using EFI 58 Enable Hyperthreading Using Partition Manager 58 3 Installing and Configuring the Management Tools 61 Install the Integrity Support - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 5
Remotely 96 Remote Control...96 Terminal Services...96 Remote Desktop...96 Telnet... Server Complex 98 Modifying nPartitions...99 Booting and Resetting nPartitions 100 Using the MP Command Menu 101 Using the EFI Shell...101 Using Microsoft Windows Commands 101 D SMH and Management Agents 103 HP - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 6
Agents...103 HP Insight Server Agents...103 HP Insight NIC Agents...104 HP Insight Storage Agents...104 HP Insight Management Services 104 Using SMH Desktop...112 Physical Aspects of Integrity Consoles 112 Management Processor...112 Emergency Management Services (EMS 112 Firmware Redirection - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 7
Select Items to be Installed screen 63 3-4 HPSUM Installation Results screen 64 3-5 Services tab...66 3-6 Welcome message...67 3-7 Mail (SMTP) server information 67 3-8 Event recipients information...68 3-9 Adding a new user...68 3-10 Event selection window...69 3-11 SNMP Settings tab...69 3-12 - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 8
1-1 Installation matrix...14 1-2 Locating the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) on your server 16 1-3 Graphics support on server models 20 1-4 EFI device mapping fields...27 2-1 Integrity servers supporting PXE/WDS installations 45 B-1 EFI Shell Commands and Descriptions 80 8 List of - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 9
you should subscribe to the appropriate product support service. See your HP sales representative for details. The latest hp.com. Intended Audience This document is intended for system administrators and HP support personnel responsible for installing, configuring, and managing HP Integrity servers - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 10
by the computer. User input Commands and HP Integrity servers, server management, and software in the following locations: • For an overview of the HP Integrity server family: http://hp.com/go/integrity • For other documents supporting Windows Server 2008 on HP Integrity Servers: http://docs.hp - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 11
, and so on): http://hp.com/support/itaniumservers • For information about HP Integrity Virtual Machines (Integrity VM): http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/262803-0-0-0-121.html Publishing History The publishing history below identifies the edition dates of this manual. Updates are made to - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 12
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server model, the OS edition, the source of the OS media, and your network environment. Subsequent chapters guide you through the installation process. If the Windows Server an HP Integrity server, you can order additional hardware, support options, and an OS enablement kit (such as the HP Integrity - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 14
3. Verify storage compatibility by reviewing the HP Integrity Server-Storage support matrices here: http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/support_matrices.html This list is not exhaustive. Storage vendors can support more configurations than those indicated at the site. As a general rule, - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 15
the installation to activate the operating system. The physical location of the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) depends on the server model. Table 1-2 identifies the COA location on supported HP Integrity servers. Task 5: Locate Your Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (with Product Key) 15 - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 16
Table 1-2 Locating the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) on your server Integrity Server rx2660 Location The COA is located on the left side panel, in the middle, as shown here. rx3600 The COA is located on the left - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 17
Certificate of Authenticity (COA) on your server (continued) Integrity Server rx7620 and rx7640 Location The COA is located If additional COAs are required, they are located as shown in the second illustration. Superdome (sx1000 The COA is located inside the unit, on the left, in the open - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 18
Administration Console (SAC). You can use these utilities while installing and administering Windows Server 2008 on HP Integrity servers. For more information about the MP and SAC, see the Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 Administration and User Guide. 18 Preparing for the Installation - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 19
console (on rx2660, rx3600, rx6600, BL860c, BL870c, rx7640, rx8640, and Superdome/sx2000 servers only) using Remote Serial Console, complete the following steps: 1. Using a secure web browser, enter the name or IP address of the server MP. 2. Enter your user name and password to log in to the System - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 20
The following table provides available graphics support. Table 1-3 Graphics support on server models Server Model Graphics Card rx2660, rx3600, rx6600, BL860c, BL870c Built-in video graphics rx7620, rx8620, Superdome/sx1000 Optional HP Graphics and USB Combo Card (HP part number A6869B) rx7640 - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 21
on HP rx7640, rx8640, and Superdome/sx2000 servers using the HP Lights Out Advanced KVM card, go to: http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/misc/ iLOADVKVMCard.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN Follow the factory installation or manual installation instructions located on the Integrated Lights - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 22
disk drive or network drive. Floppy disk or USB memory devices are not supported. Booting from the iLO 2 MP CD/DVD enables you to upgrade the Superdome/sx2000 servers only), complete the following steps: 1. Using a secure web browser, enter the name or IP address of the server MP. 2. Enter your user - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 23
not supported with Windows Server 2008. Use the HP Reinstallation media instead. • Do not connect the WDS server to the Integrity server using your of user interaction. WDS uses the PXE to enable client computers without an operating system to boot remotely to a WDS server. The WDS server then - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 24
. You can use this method to guide users through the selection of the unattended OS installation relevant for their account privileges. By default, when an OS image is added to a WDS server, the image is available to all users serviced by that WDS server. To configure settings for new clients for - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 25
• Same location as the user setting up the client computer • The following directory service location 7. If you choose the last option in Step 6, click Browse and specify where to create the computer accounts. Authorize a WDS Server in Active Directory A WDS server must be authorized in Active - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 26
troubleshooting tools that you can use before installing the OS. Examples of these tools include system flash BIOS updates, computer diagnostic tools, and virus scanning utilities. Task 7: Prepare the Server are using an HP Smart Array controller, see the controller user guide for more information. - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 27
a user-defined name and a device handle. The most common use of this command is to assign drive letters to device handles that support a file the partition. Set ACPI Flag to Windows (Cell-Based Servers Only) On cell-based servers, you must set the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ( - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 28
Integrity server or on a remote management station. For information on installing these tools, see the nPartition Guide at: http://docs.hp. and services, including TCP/IP, DHCP, and TFTP. PXE extensions to DHCP enable WDS servers to communicate with the network-bootable HP Integrity servers. You - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 29
card (NIC). This chapter also provides reinstallation instructions for Windows Server 2008. Each method comprises a series of tasks, concluding with two tasks that verify that the OS was installed correctly. You must install the HP Integrity Support Pack after installing the OS. You must also - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 30
the Main Menu, select Express Setup and press Enter. Figure 2-1 EBSU Main menu 6. EBSU displays a screen with special instructions for RAID users. Follow those instructions if applicable, then press Enter to continue. 7. EBSU displays the firmware update screen, listing each device, its installed - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 31
from the HP Integrity support site and flash it separately. See: http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers/. 8. EBSU displays the partition disk screen. Select ESP + HPSP + MSR or ESP Only. HP recommends the default - ESP + HPSP + MSR - as a way to simplify the maintenance of your server. Figure - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 32
the HP Integrity Offline Diagnostics CD when prompted, then press Enter. NOTE: At this point, if you cannot locate the Offline Diagnostics CD, select Skip and press Enter to bypass installation of the diagnostic utilities. 15. EBSU displays an informational screen. Write down the instructions in - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 33
. When EBSU prompts you, insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system CD and press Enter. NOTE: HPVM console menu every time you insert a disc. If you do not issue the command, the server does not recognize the disc and appears to hang. Figure 2-7 EBSU Informational screen 17. Press any - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 34
Figure 2-9 Install Windows screen 19. In the next screen, click Install Now. 20. In the next screen, enter your Product Key again and click Next. 21. In the License Terms screen, check the box labeled I accept the license terms and click Next. 22. In the next screen, click Custom (advanced). 23. In - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 35
Figure 2-10 Install Windows screen 24. In the next pop-up screen, click Next to continue. Installation of the operating system begins. 25. When the installation finishes, you are prompted to change your password to log on the first time. Click OK. 26. Enter the new system administrator password two - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 36
scope of this document to make specific recommendations, since each user has a unique combination of factors such as system I/O, storage management tools described later in this document (HP Insight Management Agents and System Management Homepage). SNMP Services and click Next. 36 Installing the OS - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 37
Exit the Services window. 32. Installation of the OS is complete. After installing the operating system, perform these tasks next: • "Install the Integrity Support Pack ( the Legacy interface (black background). 2. Load the HP Smart Setup media into the server DVD drive. 3. From the EFI Boot Manager - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 38
firmware from the HP Integrity support site and flash it separately. See: http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers/. 8. EBSU displays the partition disk screen. Select ESP + HPSP + MSR or ESP Only. HP recommends the default - ESP + HPSP + MSR - as a way to simplify the maintenance of your server. 38 - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 39
(for browsing a drive in EFI) and offline diagnostic tools (from the HP Integrity Offline Diagnostics CD) in the HPSP partition. Also specify which version of the Windows OS Installer to launch (in this case: Windows Server 2008). Then select Next and press Enter. Figure 2-15 EBSU Install Options - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 40
the HP Integrity Offline Diagnostics CD when prompted, then press Enter. NOTE: At this point, if you cannot locate the Offline Diagnostics CD, select Skip and press Enter to bypass installation of the diagnostic utilities. 15. EBSU displays an informational screen. Write down the instructions in - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 41
. When EBSU prompts you, insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system CD and press Enter. NOTE: HPVM console menu every time you insert a disc. If you do not issue the command, the server does not recognize the disc and appears to hang. Figure 2-18 EBSU Informational screen 17. Press any - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 42
Figure 2-20 Install Windows screen 19. In the next screen, click Install Now. 20. In the next screen, enter your Product Key again and click Next. 21. In the License Terms screen, check the box labeled I accept the license terms and click Next. 22. In the next screen, click Custom (advanced). 23. In - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 43
Figure 2-21 Install Windows screen 24. In the next pop-up screen, click Next to continue. Installation of the operating system begins. 25. When the installation finishes, you are prompted to change your password to log on the first time. Click OK. 26. Enter the new system administrator password two - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 44
scope of this document to make specific recommendations, since each user has a unique combination of factors such as system I/O, storage management tools described later in this document (HP Insight Management Agents and System Management Homepage). SNMP Services and click Next. 44 Installing the OS - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 45
that WDS server for service. Support for PXE/WDS installations is limited to the HP Integrity servers listed in the following table. Table 2-1 Integrity servers supporting PXE/WDS installations Server rx2660, rx3600, rx6600, BL860c, BL870c, rx7620, rx7640, rx8620, rx8640 Superdome (sx1000 and - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 46
user name and password, and press Enter. 6. At the OS selection screen, select the OS to be installed and press Enter to start the installation. 7. Complete the installation by following the instructions on the screen. Reinstall from a Headless Console HP Integrity servers Superdome/sx2000 servers, - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 47
MP port again using HyperTerminal or PuTTY, and enter the MP user name and password. 8. At the MP> prompt, type co and press Enter. NOTE: With rx2660, rx3600, rx6600, BL860c, BL870c, rx7640, rx8640, and Superdome/sx2000 servers, you can also use Remote Serial Console to perform this step. 9. Boot - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 48
system updates using your HP Smart Update media. For instructions, see: "Apply OS Updates Using the Smart Update Media" (page 53) 10. Your system is now ready to go online. Reinstall from a GUI Console HP Integrity servers that are factory-installed with Windows Server 2008 are shipped with - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 49
press Enter. • Clear the NVRAM using the instructions in your Platform Reference Guide. 3. Insert the HP Reinstallation media into the DVD drive. IMPORTANT: If Do not power off the server during the installation. 11. When all files from the DVD drive are copied to the server boot disk, read the - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 50
any available operating system updates using your HP Smart Update media. For instructions, see: "Apply OS Updates Using the Smart Update Media" (page 53) 9. Your system is now ready to go online. Activate the OS You must manually activate Windows Server 2008 (with Microsoft) no more than 3 days - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 51
internet. 4. The Windows Activation screen displays. Click Type a different product key. 5. In the next screen, enter the product key found on your COA label and user license agreement. Activate the OS 51 - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 52
to the internet. If it cannot connect, you are prompted to setup an Internet connection. In this situation you must follow the on-screen instructions and disregard the rest of this procedure because it assumes you have a valid internet connection. 7. When the process finishes, the screen displays - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 53
media. NOTE: For the initial release of Windows Server 2008 on HP Integrity servers (Version 6.0), you must go to the HP Support web site (http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers/ ) or the HP FTP site (ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/servers/software/WindowsIntegrity) to download the latest OS and security - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 54
13. If your server will function in a Support Tasks > Windows Update) to check for updates that have been issued since your Smart Update media was released. NOTE: You can also extract Smart Components to your hard drive and install the QFEs individually, but HP MP administration user name and - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 55
netsh firewall set service remotedesktop enable all To run Remote Desktop Connection, complete the following steps: 1. Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection. 2. Click the Computer drop-down list. 3. Select Browse for more. 4. Select the HP Integrity server you want to - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 56
mark) indicates a hardware problem, a device driver problem, a missing .ini for the Serial option. HP Integrity rx8620 and rx7620 servers do not have legacy serial the HP Smart Setup media in the server's drive and accept the End User Licensing Register for HP Support Notifications HP recommends that - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 57
Pack and Reinstall Media. You can install it manually from the Smart Setup media. You can verify the installation and status of this driver using the Windows Device Manager. Enabling Hyperthreading on HP Integrity Servers HP Integrity servers now support Intel® Dual-Core Itanium processors. These - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 58
administrators that provides a convenient GUI for creating, configuring, and managing hard partitions (nPartitions) on an HP Integrity server. To enable hyperthreading on partitionable HP Integrity servers where the OS and system management tools are installed and upgraded to their latest versions - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 59
Figure 2-26 Enabling hyperthreading in the Partition Manager 3. In the lower left corner of the screen, select Enable hyperthreading and click OK. Miscellaneous Installation Issues 59 - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 60
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the procedures found in the HP Smart Update Manager (HPSUM) User Guide found at: http://docs.hp.com/en/windows.html. Also, you must install the Integrity Support Pack if you did not use the HP Reinstallation media to install the OS. To install the Integrity Support Pack, complete the following steps - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 62
finishes, the Select Bundle Filter screen displays and lists the Integrity Support Packs that were found on the Smart Setup media. Select HP Integrity Support Pack for Windows Server 2008 on Itanium-based Systems (if multiple Integrity Support Packs are available, you must select the one marked - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 63
Figure 3-3 HPSUM Select Items to be Installed screen Install the Integrity Support Pack (ISP) 63 - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 64
Results screen The latest Integrity Support Pack can also be downloaded from the HP Integrity server support website: http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers/. On the Technical Support page, click on your Integrity server model number. On the Business Support Center page, click Download - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 65
includes support for tables, frames, Java, and JavaScript. You must turn on the following options: • Enable Java • Enable JavaScript • Accept all cookies HP's install, the administrator password, the operator password, and user passwords are configured during installation. For agents running on - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 66
Insight Manager. Configure the Management Agents This section describes the configuration of the HP Insight Management Agents on Integrity servers. The management agents are a collection of services that report system information and status to the SMH application. After configuring the agents - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 67
notification service. To configure the event notifier, complete the following steps: 1. From Windows, select Start > HP server field, enter the name of the SMTP mail server you are using. You must enter a valid server address to continue with the setup process. The wizard checks the SMTP mail server - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 68
select the email recipient type. 8. Click OK to return to the recipient information window. 9. Select a user name and click Edit to edit user properties, or select a user name and click Delete to remove a user. 10. Click Events to display the Event Selection window. A screen similar to the following - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 69
severity levels, source, and message are not user-configurable. 12. Click the check box to enable an SNMP Data Collection Interval Active agents poll server devices at preset intervals, collecting management the Windows Control Panel and double-click HP Management Agents. The installed agents are - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 70
Control Panel > HP Insight Management Agents. The Management Agents for Servers Version Number window the list. You can only delete processes that a user has created. The Delete button is disabled for system Applications by IP Address Configure SNMP services with specific IP addresses to send - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 71
Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Component Services. The Component Services window appears. Figure 3-13 Component Services window 2. Click Services (Local). 3. From the list of services, double-click SNMP Service. The SNMP Service Properties (Local Computer) window appears. 4. Click - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 72
server agents detect a significant event. 9. Add 127.0.0.1 as a trap destination if it is not already listed. You must do this to enable the loopback service the nPartition Administrator's Guide found at: • http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-1247B/ (for the HTML version) • http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-1247B - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 73
Launch a web browser and log in to SMH on the system where Partition Manager is installed. For example, if you are testing on the local server, use https://localhost:2381. 2. To continue the verification at the SMH, on the Tools tab, click Partition Manager. If Partition Manager is running, you will - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 74
ran successfully. If possible, verify that server LEDs are off by looking at the server. If these tests do not give the desired results, you can perform additional tests to help pinpoint the problem. Consult the nPartition Administrator's Guide mentioned previously. 74 Installing and Configuring - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 75
Server® 2005 Service Pack 2 (SP2 ) or later is supported on Windows Server 2008. NOTE: If you are running Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005 "Server + CAL" licenses on a partitioned server parmodify command. See the nPartition Guide. c. Data Warehousing: For decision support and data warehousing, set the - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 76
2. From the autorun dialog, click Run the SQL Server Installation Wizard. 3. On the End User License Agreement page, read the license agreement, and you select SQL Server or Analysis Services, if setup detects that you are installing to a virtual server, the Install as a Virtual Server check box is - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 77
. 15. If you selected SQL Server Authentication, provide a user name and password with administrative privileges for that instance. Confirm the Report Server Database Name. Click Next. 16. If you selected Reporting Services as a feature, the Report Server Delivery Settings page appears. Specify an - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 78
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-based computers as BIOS does on x86-based computers. EFI provides a standard environment for running preboot applications and for booting the OS. HP Integrity servers use EFI to initialize the platform firmware and load the OS. After the system is initialized, EFI provides two interfaces that you - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 80
Set/view preferred root cells. (Set nPartition core cell choices.) salproc Make a SAL call. tftp Perform TFTP operation to a bootp/DHCP enabled UNIX boot server. time Display the current time or set the time of the system (nPartition). EFI time is set and presented in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 81
from devices. drivers Display list of drivers. drvcfg Invoke the Driver Configuration Protocol. drvdiag Invoke the Driver Diagnostics Protocol. guid Dump known GUID IDs. lanaddress Display the MAC address. load Load EFI drivers. map Map shortname to device path. openinfo Display the - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 82
: Jump to label location in script. Script-only: IF THEN construct. Take user input and place in EFI variable. Script-only: Prompt to quit or continue. following functions: • Express Setup - Guides you through Windows installation and setup. Express Setup guides you through the following setup tasks - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 83
firmware from the HP Integrity support site at http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers/ and servers do not have floppy drives, the drivers must be loaded into memory and then installed. EBSU shows detected devices that have a virtual floppy image available. To load the virtual floppy image manually - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 84
: On cell-based HP Integrity servers, to boot the Windows HP recommends assigning 100% CLM for each cell in the partition. See the nPartition Guide for instructions Support Tools - Copies support tools to the HPSP partition and installs a Python interpreter. These tools are for use only by HP Support - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 85
introduces node partitions (nPartitions) on cell-based HP Integrity servers running Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 and describes the tools to manage them. A cell-based HP Integrity server (such as the rx7620, the rx7640, the rx8620, the rx8640, or Superdome) can be configured as a single system or - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 86
is controlled by workload management services in the OS. Resource partitions enable an OS instance to allocate resources between competing applications. Cell Structure of nPartitions HP Integrity mid-range and high-end servers (rx7620/rx7640, rx8620/rx8640, and Superdome) are composed of cells or - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 87
and utility components-is known as a server complex: • A Superdome server complex can consist of one or two server cabinets and can include one or two An nPartition must have at least one core I/O card to support console services, booting, and management operations. Each nPartition has its own - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 88
as an absolute number of gigabytes. For nPartitions running Microsoft Windows, HP recommends assigning 100% CLM for each cell in the nPartition. . Cell and nPartition Boot Phases The nPartition boot process on HP Integrity servers involves two phases: the cell boot phase and the nPartition boot - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 89
the configurable aspects of a server complex. The Stable Complex Configuration For more information, see the HP System Partitions Guide. 2. The management processor releases BIB EFI Boot Manager and EFI Shell commands EFI provides support for nPartition management. The EFI interfaces are accessible - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 90
of these interfaces. IPMI On cell-based HP Integrity servers, the MP supports IPMI. IPMI is an industry-standard interface that BT interface is called the HP Health Driver. The nPartition Configuration Privilege setting enables you to control the access of a user managing an nPartition on a - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 91
remote complex using IPMI over LAN. NOTE: You must use IPMI over LAN to manage nPartitions remotely if none of the nPartitions on the target server have been booted or configured yet. To use IPMI over LAN, you must enable IPMI LAN access at the MP, set the MP IPMI password - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 92
server complex. Partition Manager uses nPartition commands for all other operations. The nPartition commands are also WBEM client applications. Several software components support Certificate Store file resides in the %SystemDrive%\hp\sslshare directory. • Partition Manager Trusted Certificate - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 93
nPartition, and supply a user name and that user's password. To display information about the target complex, specify a user defined on the remote nPartition The other option is to install nPar tools onto an nPartition on the server, and then use them to manage the other nPartitions in the system - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 94
must be installed manually when reinstall media the nPartition Config Privilege option. Users logging in by remote IPMI have connections (using SSL). For this reason, HP recommends that the network connection between the management booted to Windows (or another supported OS) and running the WBEM - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 95
• If the nPartition Config Privilege option is enabled for the complex, users logging in to an nPartition with full privileges can modify the configuration only. All other nPartition configurations are read-only for them. • With HP SMH, you can grant read-only and read/write permissions to any OS - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 96
HP Integrity server. If HP provided your management station (for example, the PC-SMS management system supplied with Superdome servers), then nPartition tools and support . Terminal Services Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 include a Terminal Services feature that - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 97
web browser and enter the URL for the web server supporting the target system. 2. At the login page, enter a user name and password and click Login to access the IO List connections from cells to I/O chassis on HP Superdome servers. ID List product and serial numbers. Performing nPartition Management Tasks - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 98
For nPartition configuration requirements and recommendations, see the HP System Partitions Guide. The method you choose for creating an nPartition ) from the management processor console. Creating a Genesis Partition for a Server Complex To create a Genesis Partition, use the MP CC command to - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 99
Modifying nPartitions Modifying an nPartition involves using an nPartition administration tool to revise parts of the server Complex Profile data, which determines how hardware is assigned to and used by nPartitions: • Use parmodify or Partition Manager from an nPartition running in the - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 100
Modifying nPartitions includes the following tasks: • Assign (add) or unassign (remove) cells from an nPartition: - In the Partition Manager Hardware tab, select an nPartition and cell and then select nPartition > Assign cell(s) / Cell > Assign cell(s) or nPartition > Unassign cell(s) / Cell > - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 101
cabinet, cell, or I/O chassis. On HP Integrity mid-range servers, nPartition power on and power off is also supported to manage power of cells and I/O chassis behavior differs on HP Integrity Superdome servers and HP Integrity mid-range servers. On HP Integrity Superdome servers, shutdown /s causes - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 102
On mid-range servers, the default behavior is for shutdown /s to cause nPartition hardware to be powered off. Use the EFI Shell command acpiconfig disable softpowerdown instead to make cells remain at a wait at BIB state. 102 nPartitioning - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 103
HP Insight Management Agents from 32-bit systems and Integrity servers service that captures information about external MIB. Software Version Displays the version numbers of HP system software installed on the machine. Threshold Support Allows a management application, such as HPSIM, to set user - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 104
watchdog timer (automatic server recovery) parameters. HP Insight NIC Agents HP Insight NIC Agents support logical HP Network Interface Cards ( and the fault tolerance of that logical drive. This service is not supported on HP Virtual Machines (HPVM). SCSI information Provides the module name - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 105
Server Recovery Enables a service that monitors events from System Events Log (SEL), Forward Progress Log (FPL), and the MP, and generates traps when events are found. Enables a service instructions on how to use this tool, see the HP System Management Homepage User Guide: http://h20000.www2.hp.com - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 106
agents or management utilities (for example, integrated version control, server, and storage agents). The Home page contains the following: • Organizational Menu The organizational menu appears in the left side of the Home page. It contains links to the HP Web-enabled System Management Software to - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 107
the agent. - Other agents Lists the visible HP Web-enabled System Management Software that does not participate in HP SMH. - Management processor Displays a link to the Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) board. - Other software Can provide links to Integrity, Support, and Forums. - Key Displays a list of - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 108
Network The NIC Management Agents display logical HP NICs that are configured on the system you are viewing. CPU name, interrupts/second, % user CPU time, % privileged CPU time, % DPC time, % interrupt time, and % CPU time with thresholds supported. • Server Information includes system health (system - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 109
(network utilization in total bytes/second, server sessions, context block queue/second, and % total page file usage). • File System Space Used Information includes volume name, used space, unused space, and percentage of space used. • HP Insight Agents Processes Information includes process name - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 110
general information that includes system model name, operating system, HP Insight Agents version, system UUID, bay number, blade size description, revision, location, and status. • Complex-wide Info Provides server complex information, including total number of cabinets, number of compute cabinets - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 111
with the setup, installation, and operation of systems using a keyboard, video, and mouse. However, these users might not be familiar with the set of headless functionality provided by HP Integrity servers. Integrity servers provide a set of tools to set up, install, manage, and use the system in - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 112
a Headless System Users have full access Integrity servers are network and serial connections to the service processor. The network port is identified as Management LAN and the serial port is identified as Console. On Superdome servers, this port is on the back panel. On other Integrity servers - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 113
. Firmware Redirection When the server powers on, the system Integrity iLo console menu. Figure E-1 Emergency Management Services and Special Administration Console The connection for the SAC is directly into the kernel and is not dependent on user code or device drivers. This means that a user - HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 | Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 114
can be connected to the network at the same time. Each is addressed using the unique Medium Access Control (MAC) address of the service processor. The user can assign a fixed IP address associated with each MAC address using standard network address resolution protocol (ARP) and ping protocols. EFI
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Published: September 2008