Windows Integrity nPartition Guide

Installing nPartition Management Utilities

Verifying the installation

Chapter 2

Verifying the installation

To verify correct server configuration and software installation, perform the following

simple tests:

Verifying nPartition Commands

Step 1. Perform a local management test by opening a command prompt window and issuing the

following command:

C:\Documents and Settings> parstatus -X

If this command is run on an nPartition, information about the local server’s nPartition

Configuration should be displayed, and no error messages should be returned. If this

command is run on a non-nPartition, however, the following message should display

(which is the expected response in this situation, and not an error):

Error: unsupported platform

Step 2. To verify access and communication with the server, as well as installation of the

nPartition commands, enter the following command:

C:\Windows> parstatus -X -h <mp> -g <password>

where <mp> is either the IP address or the hostname of the server’s management

processor, and <password> is the management processor IPMI password. This command

should result in the display of approximately 10 server attributes, including the server

name, model number, and so on. There may be a delay of a few seconds, or even a minute

or more, depending on network distance between the management station and the

server.

NOTE The above example only works with the IPMI over LAN connection method. If using

WBEM/WMI, substitute the -u option (for the -g option shown above). This also requires

copying of the remote nPartition’s WBEM certificate into the WBEM trusted certificate

store on the system where the command is being run (see “Configuring for secure WBEM

communications” on page 40 for details about how to do this).

Verifying Partition Manager

NOTE Partition Manager depends on the presence of the nPartition Commands. Before

proceeding you should first check that the commands are installed correctly by following

the procedure in the previous section. This way, if there is a problem, you will know if it

exists in the Commands layer, or the Par Manager layer.

Step 1. Verify the installation by launching a web browser and logging in to SMH on the system

where Partition Manager is installed. For example, if you are testing on the local server,

the URL would be: https://localhost:2381.