EFI Boot Manager
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69
EFI Shell
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69
Common EFI Shell Commands
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70
EFI-Based Setup Utility
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73
Creating a Boot File Using the EFI Shell
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74
Verify Successful Boot File Creation
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74
C nPartitioning
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77
Quick Start
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77
Getting to Know nPartitions
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78
Partitioning Continuum
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78
Cell Structure of nPartitions
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78
Properties of nPartitions
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79
Cell and nPartition Boot Phases
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80
Cell Boot Phase
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80
nPartition Boot Phase
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81
Choosing a Management Tool
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81
Management Interface Options
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82
IPMI
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82
IPMI Block Transfer (IPMI BT)
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82
IPMI over LAN
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82
Managing nPartitions Using IPMI over LAN
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83
Running Partition Manager Using IPMI over LAN
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83
Running nPartition Commands Using IPMI over LAN
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83
WBEM
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83
Securing the WBEM Connection
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84
Managing nPartitions Using WBEM
..........................................................................................
84
Running Partition Manager Using WBEM
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85
Running nPartition Commands Using WBEM
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85
Choosing a Management Mode
............................................................................................................
85
Local Management
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85
Remote Management Using IPMI
...................................................................................................
86
Remote Management Using WBEM
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86
Authentication and Authorization Issues
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86
Local Management
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86
Remote Management Using IPMI
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87
Remote Management Using WBEM
..........................................................................................
87
Setting up the Management Station
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88
Controlling the Management Station Remotely
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88
Remote Control
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88
Terminal Services
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88
Remote Desktop
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88
Telnet
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89
Performing nPartition Management Tasks
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89
Listing the Status of an nPartition or Complex
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89
Using Partition Manager
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89
Using nPartition Commands
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89
Using the Management Processor Command Menu
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90
Using the EFI Shell
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90
Creating nPartitions
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90
Creating the First nPartition in a Server Complex
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90
Creating a Genesis Partition for a Server Complex
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90
Creating Additional nPartitions in a Server Complex
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90
Modifying nPartitions
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