Windows Integrity nPartition Guide

Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions
Power-, status-, and hardware-level tasks
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Step 1. Login to Windows on the Management Station PC.
Step 2. Issue commands to list details about system power status.
• parstatus -B — Fan and blower status summary for all cabinets.
• parstatus -V -b# — Detailed fan and blower status for the specified cabinet (-b#,
where # is the cabinet number).
NOTE You must include the correct remote administration options when issuing par commands
(-h and -g for IPMI over LAN connections; -h and -u for WBEM/WMI connections). For
a complete explanation of these options, refer to the command description in “nPartition
Commands Reference” on page 109.
Turn attention indicators (LEDs) on and off
HP’s nPartition systems provide attention indicators (LEDs) to help you to visually
select and confirm which hardware you want to perform operations on. Attention
indicators are amber (orange) lights.
Table 4-1 lists the meanings for the various attention indicator states. When all
components of a system are functioning and no service operations are occurring, every
attention indicator should be turned off. (HP Superdome cabinet number LCDs remain
lit or blinking when cabinet power is on.)
LEDs for hardware components
You can control (turn off, blink, and/or turn on) attention indicators for the following
hardware components.
• Cell LEDs
Each cell or cell slot has its own attention indicators.
— On HP Superdome servers, each cell attention indicator is located on the server
cabinet hardware below the cell slot, just to the right of the power LED for the cell
slot.
— On other nPartition-capable servers, each cell attention indicator is located on the
cell hardware, to the outside of the power LEDs for the cell.
• I/O chassis LEDs
On HP Superdome servers only, each I/O chassis has a attention indicator, which is
located on the cabinet above the I/O chassis.
Table 4-1 Attention indicator (LED) states and meanings
Attention
Indicator State
Meaning
OFF Not selected.
BLINKING Selected to be used in a service operation.
ON Supported for PCI card slot LEDs only.
Service required, problems have been identified with the component.