nPartition Administrator's Guide, Second Edition

8 Listing nPartition and Hardware Status
This chapter covers procedures for listing the current status of nPartitions and server hardware
components.
For an introduction to nPartition system hardware features, see Chapter 1 (page 15).
Tools for Listing Status
You list hardware and nPartition status using the following tools.
• Service Processor (MP or GSP) Menus
Service processor menus provide a complex-wide service interface that can allow access to
all hardware and nPartitions.
See “Command Reference for Service Processor Commands” (page 80).
• EFI Boot Manager and EFI Shell
On HP Integrity servers only, the EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) Boot Manager and
Shell are the methods for interacting with an nPartition before it has booted an operating
system.
See “Command Reference for EFI Shell Commands” (page 81).
• Boot Console Handler (BCH) Menu Commands
On PA-RISC servers, the BCH interface is the method for interacting with an nPartition
before it has booted an operating system.
See “Command Reference for BCH Menu Commands” (page 84).
• nPartition Commands
HP nPartition commands allow you to configure, manage, and monitor nPartitions and
hardware within a server complex.
The Enhanced nPartition Commands also can remotely manage complexes based on the HP
sx1000 chipset or HP sx2000 chipset.
See “Commands for Configuring nPartitions” (page 19) for details.
• Partition Manager (/opt/parmgr/bin/parmgr)
Partition Manager provides a graphical interface for managing and monitoring nPartitions
and hardware within a server complex.
See “Partition Manager” (page 22).
Task Summaries for nPartition and Hardware Status
Table 8-1 describes the main hardware and nPartition status tasks and provides brief summaries
and references for detailed procedures.
You can perform the status tasks in Table 8-1 “Hardware and nPartition Status Task Summaries”
using various tools, including the service processor (MP or GSP), Boot Console Handler (BCH,
available only on PA-RISC servers), Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI, available only on HP
Integrity servers), nPartition commands, or Partition Manager ( /opt/parmgr/bin/parmgr).
See “Tools for Listing Status” (page 223) for details.
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