Windows Integrity nPartition Guide

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Introduction

Quick Start

Chapter 1

Quick Start

This section provides an overview of the installation and configuration steps needed to

get you up and running as quickly as possible.

Figure 1-1 System overview

Figure 1-1 shows the hardware, software, and most commonly used connection method.

All components are described in greater detail later in this chapter.

The most common setup for nPartition management of HP Integrity servers running

Windows involves a remote management station. This dedicated management station

hosts the management tools and issues commands over a network connection to the

server’s management processor, allowing the complex to be managed even if no

nPartitions exist on the complex yet.

To set up and configure the management station:

Step 1. Establish a dedicated management station for your HP Integrity server.

See “Setting up the management station” on page 25.

Step 2. Install the nPartition tools.

See “Install nPartition Commands bundle from the Smart Setup media” on page 35 and

“Install Partition Manager Bundle from the Smart Setup media” on page 36.

Step 3. Verify installation of the management software.

See “Verifying the installation” on page 38.

management station

Part ition Manager

nPartition Commands

M P Com m ands

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Cell 0 Core I/O Cell 1 Core I/O

Cell 3

Cell 1

Memory

Cell 0

Cell 2

Chipset HP S X1000

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Console LAN

Console

LAN

LVD

SCSI

Partition 0Partition 0

Optional Cell

Board

Optional

Cell Boar d

Optional

Cell Board

Partition 1 Partition 1

BPS3 BPS5

BPS2 BPS4

PDCA A1

PDCA A0

BPS 1

BPS 0

PDCA B1

PDCA B0

Tw inTurbo PCI-X

Turbo PCI-X

Tw inTurbo PCI-X

u320 Disk S lot u320 Disk Slot

CPU 1

CPU 2

CPU 3

CPU

CPU 0

rx8620

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UPS

Console

Serial

1000t LAN

Modem

UPS

Console

1000t LAN

Serial

LVD

SCSI

Tw inTurbo PCI-X

DVD / DDS DVD / DDS

Turbo PCI-X

HP Integrity rx8620 s erver

IPMI / LAN

Windows

HP-UX