Managing Superdome Complexes: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

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2 Superdome Console and Service
Interface
This chapter describes the main service and console interfaces for
configuring, monitoring, and for booting HP Superdome servers.
The Guardian Service Processor (GSP) utility hardware provides a
method of connecting to the Superdome complex to perform service or
monitoring tasks.
The GSP provides console connections for each partition in a Superdome
complex, gives you access to system logs, access to a “Virtual Front
Panel” for each partition, and access to a command menu for performing
various complex-wide tasks. The GSP also provides a point for viewing
live and logged chassis codes.
Note that the Service Management Station (discussed in Chapter 1) is
not covered in this Chapter. See Chapter 1 for details.
For details on using the GSP interface for managing Partitions, see
Chapter 4. Also see Chapter 5 for more information on booting and
rebooting using the GSP and console features that are introduced here.
The following topics are addressed in this chapter’s sections:
• “Overview of Superdome Service Interface Tasks and Concepts” on
page 34
• “Overview of Superdome Console and Service Interfaces” on page 35
• “GSP Login Accounts and Access Levels” on page 37
• “Accessing the Superdome Guardian Service Processor (GSP)” on
page 38
• “Using Superdome GSP Menus” on page 40
• “Accessing Partition Consoles” on page 44
• “Using GSP Commands” on page 46
• “Using Virtual Front Panels” on page 53
• “Using the GSP to Access Boot Console Handler (BCH)” on page 54
• “Related Information” on page 56