HP Integrity rx8620 Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server 2003, v6. - Page 5

C nPartitioning, Creating a Boot File Using the EFI Shell

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EFI Boot Manager...69 EFI Shell...69 Common EFI Shell Commands...70 EFI-Based Setup Utility...73 Creating a Boot File Using the EFI Shell 74 Verify Successful Boot File Creation 74 C nPartitioning...77 Quick Start...77 Getting to Know nPartitions...78 Partitioning Continuum...78 Cell Structure of nPartitions...78 Properties of nPartitions...79 Cell and nPartition Boot Phases...80 Cell Boot Phase ...80 nPartition Boot Phase...81 Choosing a Management Tool...81 Management Interface Options...82 IPMI...82 IPMI Block Transfer (IPMI BT 82 IPMI over LAN...82 Managing nPartitions Using IPMI over LAN 83 Running Partition Manager Using IPMI over LAN 83 Running nPartition Commands Using IPMI over LAN 83 WBEM...83 Securing the WBEM Connection 84 Managing nPartitions Using WBEM 84 Running Partition Manager Using WBEM 85 Running nPartition Commands Using WBEM 85 Choosing a Management Mode...85 Local Management...85 Remote Management Using IPMI 86 Remote Management Using WBEM 86 Authentication and Authorization Issues 86 Local Management...86 Remote Management Using IPMI 87 Remote Management Using WBEM 87 Setting up the Management Station...88 Controlling the Management Station Remotely 88 Remote Control...88 Terminal Services...88 Remote Desktop...88 Telnet...89 Performing nPartition Management Tasks 89 Listing the Status of an nPartition or Complex 89 Using Partition Manager...89 Using nPartition Commands...89 Using the Management Processor Command Menu 90 Using the EFI Shell...90 Creating nPartitions...90 Creating the First nPartition in a Server Complex 90 Creating a Genesis Partition for a Server Complex 90 Creating Additional nPartitions in a Server Complex 90 Modifying nPartitions...91 Table of Contents 5

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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
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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
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85
Local Management
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85
Remote Management Using IPMI
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86
Remote Management Using WBEM
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86
Authentication and Authorization Issues
.......................................................................................
86
Local Management
.....................................................................................................................
86
Remote Management Using IPMI
..............................................................................................
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
...............................................................................
89
Using Partition Manager
............................................................................................................
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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91
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