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Managing Hardware Resources, Tools for Managing Hardware

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7 Managing Hardware Resources This chapter covers the procedures for managing the hardware resources in nPartitions and their server complexes. The topics covered include power and LED (attention indicator) management, hardware configuration and deconfiguration, and analysis of the current complex status. Tools for Managing Hardware You can list and manage server hardware using the following tools. • Service Processor (MP or GSP) Menus Service processor menus provide a complex-wide service interface that can allow access to all hardware and nPartitions. See "Command Reference for Service Processor Commands" (page 80). • EFI Boot Manager and EFI Shell On HP Integrity servers only, the EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) Boot Manager and Shell are the methods for interacting with an nPartition before it has booted an operating system. See "Command Reference for EFI Shell Commands" (page 81). • Boot Console Handler (BCH) Menu Commands On PA-RISC servers, the BCH interface is the method for interacting with an nPartition before it has booted an operating system. See "Command Reference for BCH Menu Commands" (page 84). • nPartition Commands HP nPartition commands allow you to configure, manage, and monitor nPartitions and hardware within a server complex. The Enhanced nPartition Commands also can remotely manage complexes based on the HP sx1000 chipset or HP sx2000 chipset. See "Commands for Configuring nPartitions" (page 19) for details. • Partition Manager (/opt/parmgr/bin/parmgr) Partition Manager provides a graphical interface for managing and monitoring nPartitions and hardware within a server complex. See "Partition Manager" (page 22). Task Summaries for Hardware Resource Management Table 7-1 describes the main hardware management tasks and provides brief summaries and references for detailed procedures. You can perform the hardware tasks in Table 7-1 "Hardware Management Task Summaries" using various tools, including the service processor (MP or GSP), Boot Console Handler (BCH, available only on PA-RISC servers), Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI, available only on HP Integrity servers), nPartition commands, or Partition Manager ( /opt/parmgr/bin/parmgr). See "Tools for Managing Hardware" (page 201) for details. Tools for Managing Hardware 201

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7 Managing Hardware Resources
This chapter covers the procedures for managing the hardware resources in nPartitions and their
server complexes.
The topics covered include power and LED (attention indicator) management, hardware
configuration and deconfiguration, and analysis of the current complex status.
Tools for Managing Hardware
You can list and manage server hardware using the following tools.
•
Service Processor (MP or GSP) Menus
Service processor menus provide a complex-wide service interface that can allow access to
all hardware and nPartitions.
See
“Command Reference for Service Processor Commands” (page 80)
.
•
EFI Boot Manager and EFI Shell
On HP Integrity servers only, the EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) Boot Manager and
Shell are the methods for interacting with an nPartition before it has booted an operating
system.
See
“Command Reference for EFI Shell Commands” (page 81)
.
•
Boot Console Handler (BCH) Menu Commands
On PA-RISC servers, the BCH interface is the method for interacting with an nPartition
before it has booted an operating system.
See
“Command Reference for BCH Menu Commands” (page 84)
.
•
nPartition Commands
HP nPartition commands allow you to configure, manage, and monitor nPartitions and
hardware within a server complex.
The Enhanced nPartition Commands also can remotely manage complexes based on the HP
sx1000 chipset or HP sx2000 chipset.
See
“Commands for Configuring nPartitions” (page 19)
for details.
•
Partition Manager (
/opt/parmgr/bin/parmgr
)
Partition Manager provides a graphical interface for managing and monitoring nPartitions
and hardware within a server complex.
See
“Partition Manager” (page 22)
.
Task Summaries for Hardware Resource Management
Table 7-1
describes the main hardware management tasks and provides brief summaries and
references for detailed procedures.
You can perform the hardware tasks in
Table 7-1 “Hardware Management Task Summaries”
using various tools, including the service processor (MP or GSP), Boot Console Handler (BCH,
available only on PA-RISC servers), Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI, available only on HP
Integrity servers), nPartition commands, or Partition Manager (
/opt/parmgr/bin/parmgr
).
See
“Tools for Managing Hardware” (page 201)
for details.
Tools for Managing Hardware
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