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Chapter 2 HP NetServer AA Overview Overview The server is a fully redundant, fault tolerant server that provides continuous computing and redundant I/O devices for your Windows NT server and its applications. You can monitor and manage your server using Endurance Manager, a GUI-based management application. Using Endurance Manager, you can: • View the status of a server and its components. This includes the CEs, IOPs, MICs, interconnects, and all redirected devices. • Issue commands to manage the server and its components, including enabling and disabling components. • Access statistics about the server, including Ethernet counters. • Determine the status of the server's mirrored disks, including the direction of any pending mirror copies, and if a mirror copy is in progress, the percentage of completion. • Access the Endurance Configuration Utility and Windows NT administration tools. • View certain messages that display as they occur in a window on the GUI. Messages displayed on the GUI pertain only to the monitoring of the server; messages related to changes in the state of the server do not display on the GUI. • Administer your server from a remote workstation using either a local area network connection or Microsoft's Remote Access Server (RAS). Note: You can also install the online manuals on a remote workstation. For detailed information about the Endurance Manager, refer to Chapter 4. A fully operational server uses four licensed copies of the Windows NT operating system. Refer to HP NetServer AA 6200 Solution Release Notes (Release 3.0 Service Pack 1) for details about the versions of Windows NT that are supported by this release of the software. The requirements for copies of the Windows NT operating system follow. • Each CE requires a separate licensed copy of the Windows NT operating system. The CE operating system offers access to redirected I/O devices, including mirrored (redundant) disks. As a result, you need to use the CE operating system to run all server applications and to perform all Windows NT administrative tasks. • Each IOP requires a separate licensed copy of the Windows NT operating system that should be accessed only to perform maintenance procedures. 12

Section	Page
Preface	13
Introduction	17
Introduction	18
HP NetServer AA Components	21
HP NetServer AA Server Overview	23
HP NetServer AA Server Hardware Configuration	23
Endurance Software	25
HP NetServer AA Overview	27
Overview	28
Virtual Network	30
Redirected Video and the CE Desktop Application	32
HP NetServer AA Boot Process	33
HP NetServer AA Characteristics During the CE Boot Process	36
IOP Multi-Boot Options	36
HP NetServer AA Component States	38
Server States	38
CE Operating System States	39
CE States	39
IOP States	40
Interconnect States	41
MIC Port State Display Lights	42
Mirrored Disk States	43
Mirrored Disks in the Server	44
Network Connection States	45
Keyboard/Pointer States	46
Other HP NetServer AA Component States	46
Monitoring the HP NetServer AA Server	47
HP NetServer AA Messages	48
Redirected Video and the CE Desktop Application	51
Overview	52
CE Video During Boot	53
Redirected Video Components	54
Software Running on the IOPs	54
Software Running on the CEs	54
CE Video Drivers	54
CE and IOP Video Modes	54
Booting in Base Video Mode	55
Video Recommendations	56
Some Remote Control Applications Not Supported on the CE	56
Recommendations for Efficient Use of Redirected Video	56
Using the CE Desktop Application	57
Launching the Application	57
Running the CE Desktop Application	58
Changing Input Focus	59
Setting Video Resolution and Refresh Frequency	59
Endurance Manager	61
Overview	62
Starting the Endurance Manager	63
Endurance Manager Window	64
Administration Window	66
Device Status Window	72
Last Mirror Copy Status Window	74
Display and Control Window	77
Options Window	80
Menu Options	82
View Menu	82
Tools Menu	84
Help Menu	85
Using Endurance Manager on a Remote Workstation	86
Security Features for Remote Use of Endurance Manager	87
Commands	89
Issuing Endurance Commands	90
Verifying Commands	91
Command Summary	92
CE1 or CE2 Commands	95
CE_O/S Shutdown Command	105
ESI Enable Operation Command	106
IL12 Enable Operation Command	107
IOP1 and IOP2 Commands	108
IOPn.DatagramService Commands	112
IOPn.Diskx Commands	118
IOPn.Dsl Show Configuration Command	126
IOPn.Ethernetx Commands	128
IOPn.EthernetProvider Commands	135
IOPn.EventProvider Commands	141
IOPn.InputProvider Commands	144
IOPn.Monitor Commands	159
IOPn.ScsiProvider Commands	170
Management Show Computer Information Command	175
Server Shutdown Command	176
Tuple Commands	177
Configuration Utility	181
Introduction	182
Starting the Endurance Configuration Utility	185
Using the Endurance Configuration Utility	186
Display Device Properties	186
Remove Devices	187
Change CE Ethernet Adapters Properties	188
Recommitting the Change to a Driver for a Redirected Ethernet Adapter	189
Commit Configuration Changes	189
Committing When a Floppy Drive is Available	190
Committing When a Floppy Drive is Not Available	191
Verifying Device Information	193
Tools and Utilities	197
MIC BIOS Utility	198
Using the MIC BIOS Setup Utility	198
MTCFLASH Tool	203
Running MTCFLASH	203
MTCFLASH Syntax and Switch and Option Values	204
Upgrading MIC Firmware with MTCFLASH	206
MTCCPYNT Tool	207
Running MTCCPYNT	207
MTCEINFO Tool	208
Making an MTC Diskette	210
MTCLOG Utility	210
MTCCONS (Endurance Manager Console Commands)	211
Managing Faults	217
Fault Management	218
Diagnosing Faults	219
Isolating Faults	220
Correcting Faults	221
Maintenance	223
Rebooting an IOP	225
Shutting Down an IOP	226
Shutting Down a Tuple	228
Shutting Down a CE	229
Shutting Down the CE Operating System	229
Rebooting the Server	230
Shutting Down the Server	230
Replacing an Interconnect Fiber Cable	231
Replacing an Interconnect Fiber Cable on an Online System	231
Replace an Interconnect Fiber Cable on an Offline System	232
Replacing the IL Cable	233
Replacing an IOPx.Ethernet Cable	234
Replacing a MIC	236
Removing a MIC	236
Installing a New MIC	237
Replacing an IOP	239
Removing an IOP	239
Preparing a New IOP for Installation	240
Installing a New IOP	240
Replacing a CE	243
Updating MIC BIOS, FPGA, and Microcode	243
Replacing a Failed Ethernet Adapter	244
Installing the Replacement Adapter	244
Configuring the Replacement Adapter	245
Reconfiguring a Public Ethernet Adapter	247
Updating an Ethernet Driver	249
Adding a Windows NT Service Pack	250
For the CE Operating System	250
For an IOP	250
Uninstalling a Windows NT Service Pack	251
Replacing a Failed Mirrored Disk	252
Partitioning the Replacement Mirrored Disk	253
Reenabling Faulted Components	257
MIC Specifications and LEDs	259
Marathon Interface Card (MIC) Specifications	260
MIC LEDs	261
Endurance Boot Flow Charts	263
Glossary	267

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Chapter 2

HP NetServer AA Overview

Overview

The server is a fully redundant, fault tolerant server that provides continuous computing and

redundant I/O devices for your Windows NT server and its applications.

You can monitor and manage your server using Endurance Manager, a GUI-based management

application. Using Endurance Manager, you can:

•

View the status of a server and its components. This includes the CEs, IOPs, MICs,

interconnects, and all redirected devices.

•

Issue commands to manage the server and its components, including enabling and

disabling components.

•

Access statistics about the server, including Ethernet counters.

•

Determine the status of the server

’

s mirrored disks, including the direction of any pending

mirror copies, and if a mirror copy is in progress, the percentage of completion.

•

Access the Endurance Configuration Utility and Windows NT administration tools.

•

View certain messages that display as they occur in a window on the GUI. Messages

displayed on the GUI pertain only to the monitoring of the server; messages related to

changes in the state of the server do not display on the GUI.

•

Administer your server from a remote workstation using either a local area network

connection or Microsoft

’

s Remote Access Server (RAS).

Note:

You can also install the online manuals on a remote workstation.

For detailed information about the Endurance Manager, refer to

Chapter 4

A fully operational server uses four licensed copies of the Windows NT operating system. Refer

HP NetServer AA 6200 Solution Release Notes

(Release 3.0 Service Pack 1)

for details about

the versions of Windows NT that are supported by this release of the software. The requirements

for copies of the Windows NT operating system follow.

•

Each CE requires a separate licensed copy of the Windows NT operating system. The CE

operating system offers access to redirected I/O devices, including mirrored (redundant)

disks. As a result, you need to use the CE operating system to run all server applications

and to perform all Windows NT administrative tasks.

•

Each IOP requires a separate licensed copy of the Windows NT operating system that

should be accessed only to perform maintenance procedures.