HP rp7440 nPartition Administrator's Guide, Second Edition - Page 46

Figure 1-1 Partition Manager Version 2.0 Switch Complexes Dialog Remote Management Using IPMI over LAN IPMI over LAN enables the second form of remote management of an nPartition complex: using nPartition management tools that are running on a system to communicate directly (without going through an nPartition) with the service processor in the complex to be managed. When performing remote management using IPMI over LAN the following terminology is used: • The complex being managed is referred to as a "remote complex" because it is remote with respect to the system where the tools are being run. • The remote complex is also the "target complex" as it is the complex that will be affected by any changes requested by the tools. • If the tools are used to retrieve information about or to make a change to a specific nPartition in the target complex, then that nPartition is the "target nPartition". Note that there is no concept of a "remote nPartition" in this scenario. The following sections explain how to use the nPartition commands and Partition Manager to remotely manage an nPartition complex using IPMI over LAN. The system where the tools are used could be an nPartition or other system, but where the tools are run is irrelevant when performing remote management of an nPartition complex. nPartition Commands Support for Remote Management Using IPMI over LAN Two options of the Enhanced nPartition Commands result in remote management using IPMI over LAN. These options are: • -g [password] The password is the service processor's IPMI password. • -h hostname | IPaddress The -h option specifies the hostname or IP address of the service processor in the target complex. When you use the -g... -h... set of options, the specified command sends the appropriate WBEM requests to the local nPartition Provider, which in turn uses IPMI over LAN to communicate with the service processor in the target complex. 46 Getting Started with nPartitions