HP-UX 11i March 2002 Release Notes

nPartition (Hard Partition) Systems
Service Processor (GSP or MP)
Chapter 2
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Service Processor (GSP or MP)
Each of HP’s nPartition servers include a service processor that provides server-wide
status, maintenance, and console interfaces.
NOTE The service processor in HP servers is sometimes called the Management Processor (MP)
and sometimes the Guardian Service Processor (GSP).
Regardless of the name, the service processor in these servers provides approximately
the same features and performs essentially the same role.
Throughout this document the term “service processor” refers to both the MP and GSP
service processors.
See “Service Processor (GSP or MP)” on page 51 in Chapter 3.
hd_fabric Driver
new at 11i
original release
Although the HP-UX 11i install kernel does not include a /stand/system entry for the
new 11i driver, hd_fabric, an entry is added to the system file as part of the installation
process on nPartition systems. When the /usr/sbin/mk_kernel command builds a
kernel, the hd_fabric driver is then built into the HP-UX kernel.
This only affects nPartition systems.HP-UX kernels built with hd_fabric present in the
system file will not cause compatibility issues on non-nPartition systems.
Although it is not required for booting HP-UX on hard partitions, the hd_fabric driver
supports partition configuration commands (/usr/sbin/parstatus and others) and
related functionality in the Partition Manager.