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