Windows Integrity nPartition Guide

Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions
Power-, status-, and hardware-level tasks
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Any nPartition whose state is “OS heartbeat” is running an OS and thus should not have
its hardware powered off until after the OS is shut down.
Type ^b (
Control-b) to exit the VFP.
Step 3. Shut down the OS running on any cabinet hardware that you plan to power off.
Step 4. Confirm that nobody else is using or servicing the cabinet hardware you plan to power on
or off.
Both physically inspect the hardware and check whether others are remotely accessing
the management processor (using the WHO command at the Command menu).
Step 5. Access the cabinet hardware and flip the power switch (located on the front of the
cabinet) to the on or off position in order to power the cabinet on or off.
Powering server cabinets on and off [management processor]
Use the Virtual Front Panel, and then use the Command menu PE command to turn
48-volt cabinet power on or off from the management processor.
Step 1. Login to the management processor for the server and access the Virtual Front Panel for
the system.
From the management processor Main menu, enter VFP to access the Virtual Front
Panel menu, then enter S to access the “system VFP” that displays the current status for
all nPartitions.
Step 2. Check the VFP status to see whether any cabinet hardware is running an operating
system (OS).
Any nPartition whose state is “OS heartbeat” is running an OS and thus should not have
its hardware powered off until after the OS is shut down.
Type ^b (
Control-b) to exit the VFP.
Step 3. Shut down the OS running on any cabinet hardware that you plan to power off.
Step 4. Confirm that nobody else is using or servicing the cabinet hardware you plan to power on
or off.
Both physically inspect the hardware and check whether others are remotely accessing
the management processor (using the WHO command at the Command menu).
Step 5. Access the management processor Command menu, issue the PE command, then select
the cabinet to power on or power off.
From the management processor Main menu, enter CM to access the Command menu. To
exit the Command menu enter MA.
When using the PE command enter B to power on or off a cabinet; specify the cabinet
number; and then enter ON (power on), OFF (power off), or Q (quit without changing the
power status).
GSP:CM> PE
This command controls power enable to a hardware device.
B - Cabinet
C - Cell