HP Integrity rx8620 Server User Service Guide

If you choose either a system or MP serial port, HP recommends that you use a vt100+ capable
terminal device.
Additional Notes on Console Selection
Each Operating System makes decisions based on the EFI Boot Maintenance Manager menu’s
Select Active Console selections to determine where to send its output. If incorrect console devices
are chosen the OS may fail to boot or will boot with output directed to the wrong location.
Therefore, any time new potential console devices are added to the system or anytime NVRAM
on the system is cleared console selections should be reviewed to ensure that they are correct.
Booting the HP Integrity rx8620 Server
You can power the server on by either pressing the power switch on the front panel, or by using
the PE command at the MP command menu.
If using a LAN crossover cable with the laptop, review server activity for each partition configured
while the server powers on and boots. You can open Windows for the complex and for each
partition. HP recommends that at least two windows be opened:
• A window showing all activity in the complex. Following the installation procedure in this
manual causes a window to be open at startup.
To display activity for the complex, follow these steps:
1. Open a separate Reflection window and connect to the MP.
2. From the MP Main Menu, select the VFP command with the s option.
• A window showing activity for a single partition.
To display activity for each partition as it powers up:
1. Open a separate Reflection window and connect to the MP.
2. Select the VFP command and select the desired partition to view.
There should be no activity on the screen at this point in the installation process.
NOTE: More than one window cannot be opened using a serial display device.
To power on the server, follow these steps:
1. If there is a Server Expansion Unit attached to the server, both the server and the SEU power
switch needs to be pressed. Alternatively, at the MP:CM> prompt, the PE X command can
be used to power on the complex or the PE T command can be used for each cabinet. The
following events occur:
• Power is applied to the server.
• Processor Dependent Code (PDC) starts to run on each cell.
• The cell self test executes.
• Hardware initializes for the server.
• Console communication is established.
2. Once the cell has joined the partition or once boot is blocked (BIB) displays at the virtual
front panel (VFP), return to the MP Main Menu by entering Ctrl-B.
3. To enter console mode, enter co.
4. Enter the partition number of the partition to boot.
5. Press Enter.
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