HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 5

C nPartitioning, D SMH and Management Agents, Creating a Genesis Partition for a Server Complex

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C nPartitioning...85 Quick Start...85 Getting to Know nPartitions...86 Partitioning Continuum...86 Cell Structure of nPartitions...86 Properties of nPartitions...87 Cell and nPartition Boot Phases...88 Cell Boot Phase ...88 nPartition Boot Phase...89 Choosing a Management Tool...89 Management Interface Options...90 IPMI...90 IPMI Block Transfer (IPMI BT 90 IPMI over LAN...90 Managing nPartitions Using IPMI over LAN 91 Running Partition Manager Using IPMI over LAN 91 Running nPartition Commands Using IPMI over LAN 91 WBEM...91 Securing the WBEM Connection 92 Managing nPartitions Using WBEM 92 Running Partition Manager Using WBEM 93 Running nPartition Commands Using WBEM 93 Choosing a Management Mode...93 Local Management...93 Remote Management Using IPMI 94 Remote Management Using WBEM 94 Authentication and Authorization Issues 94 Local Management...94 Remote Management Using IPMI 95 Remote Management Using WBEM 95 Setting up the Management Station...96 Controlling the Management Station Remotely 96 Remote Control...96 Terminal Services...96 Remote Desktop...96 Telnet...96 Performing nPartition Management Tasks 97 Listing the Status of an nPartition or Complex 97 Using Partition Manager...97 Using nPartition Commands...97 Using the Management Processor Command Menu 97 Using the EFI Shell...98 Creating nPartitions...98 Creating the First nPartition in a Server Complex 98 Creating a Genesis Partition for a Server Complex 98 Creating Additional nPartitions in a 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 Insight Management Agents...103 Table of Contents 5

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C nPartitioning
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85
Quick Start
............................................................................................................................................
85
Getting to Know nPartitions
.................................................................................................................
86
Partitioning Continuum
..................................................................................................................
86
Cell Structure of nPartitions
............................................................................................................
86
Properties of nPartitions
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87
Cell and nPartition Boot Phases
......................................................................................................
88
Cell Boot Phase
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88
nPartition Boot Phase
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89
Choosing a Management Tool
..............................................................................................................
89
Management Interface Options
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90
IPMI
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90
IPMI Block Transfer (IPMI BT)
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90
IPMI over LAN
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90
Managing nPartitions Using IPMI over LAN
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91
Running Partition Manager Using IPMI over LAN
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91
Running nPartition Commands Using IPMI over LAN
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91
WBEM
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91
Securing the WBEM Connection
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92
Managing nPartitions Using WBEM
..........................................................................................
92
Running Partition Manager Using WBEM
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93
Running nPartition Commands Using WBEM
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93
Choosing a Management Mode
............................................................................................................
93
Local Management
..........................................................................................................................
93
Remote Management Using IPMI
...................................................................................................
94
Remote Management Using WBEM
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94
Authentication and Authorization Issues
.......................................................................................
94
Local Management
.....................................................................................................................
94
Remote Management Using IPMI
..............................................................................................
95
Remote Management Using WBEM
..........................................................................................
95
Setting up the Management Station
......................................................................................................
96
Controlling the Management Station Remotely
..............................................................................
96
Remote Control
..........................................................................................................................
96
Terminal Services
.......................................................................................................................
96
Remote Desktop
.........................................................................................................................
96
Telnet
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96
Performing nPartition Management Tasks
...........................................................................................
97
Listing the Status of an nPartition or Complex
...............................................................................
97
Using Partition Manager
............................................................................................................
97
Using nPartition Commands
......................................................................................................
97
Using the Management Processor Command Menu
.................................................................
97
Using the EFI Shell
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98
Creating nPartitions
.........................................................................................................................
98
Creating the First nPartition in a Server Complex
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98
Creating a Genesis Partition for a Server Complex
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98
Creating Additional nPartitions in a Server Complex
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98
Modifying nPartitions
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99
Booting and Resetting nPartitions
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100
Using the MP Command Menu
...............................................................................................
101
Using the EFI Shell
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101
Using Microsoft Windows Commands
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101
D SMH and Management Agents
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103
HP Insight Management Agents
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103
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