HP Superdome SX2000 Installation Guide, Sixth Edition - HP Integrity Superdome - Page 55

Booting and Verifying the System, Connecting to the MP, The ls Command Screen

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Figure 1-40 The ls Command Screen To return to the MP Main Menu, enter ma. To exit the MP, enter x at the MP Main Menu. 10. Check the settings for the model string, UUID, and Creator Product Name using the ID command. For example: MP modifiable stable complex configuration data fields. Model String : 9000/800/SD32B Complex System Name : maggie Original Product Number: A5201A Current Product Number : A9834A UUID : ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff Creator Manufacturer : hp Creator Product Name : superdome server SD32B Creator Serial Number : USRxxxxxxxx OEM Manufacturer : OEM Product Name : OEM Serial Number :USRxxxxxxxx 11. Set the date and time using the MP command. Booting and Verifying the System After installing the system, verify that the proper hardware is installed and booted. This section describes how to power on the cabinet and boot and test each partition. You must open a console window for each partition. You must also open two additional windows, one window for initiating reset on partitions and the other for monitoring system partition status. Initiate the MP in each window. NOTE: The HKP must be ON and the 48 V switch on the front panel must be OFF . To turn on the HKP, see"Turning On Housekeeping Power" . Connecting to the MP Before powering on the cabinet, you need to open several windows connected to the MP. Then switch the 48 V on and boot each partition to the EFI prompt, (the BCH prompt in the case of an HP 9000/sx2000 server). To connect to the MP, follow these steps: Booting and Verifying the System 55

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Figure 1-40 The ls Command Screen
To return to the MP Main Menu, enter
ma
.
To exit the MP, enter
x
at the MP Main Menu.
10.
Check the settings for the model string, UUID, and Creator Product Name using the
ID
command. For example:
MP modifiable stable complex configuration data fields.
Model String
: 9000/800/SD32B
Complex System Name
: maggie
Original Product Number: A5201A
Current Product Number : A9834A
UUID
: ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff
Creator Manufacturer
: hp
Creator Product Name
: superdome server SD32B
Creator Serial Number
: USRxxxxxxxx
OEM Manufacturer
:
OEM Product Name
:
OEM Serial Number
:USRxxxxxxxx
11.
Set the date and time using the MP command.
Booting and Verifying the System
After installing the system, verify that the proper hardware is installed and booted.
This section describes how to power on the cabinet and boot and test each partition. You must
open a console window for each partition. You must also open two additional windows, one
window for initiating reset on partitions and the other for monitoring system partition status.
Initiate the MP in each window.
NOTE:
The HKP must be
ON
and the 48 V switch on the front panel must be
OFF
. To turn on
the HKP, see
“Turning On Housekeeping Power”
.
Connecting to the MP
Before powering on the cabinet, you need to open several windows connected to the MP. Then
switch the 48 V on and boot each partition to the EFI prompt, (the BCH prompt in the case of an
HP 9000/sx2000 server). To connect to the MP, follow these steps:
Booting and Verifying the System
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