nPartition Administrator's Guide, Second Edition
Listing Fan and Blower Status
You can list fan and blower status by using any one of the following procedures:
• “Listing Fan and Blower Status (Service Processor)” (page 240)
• “Listing Fan and Blower Status (nPartition Commands)” (page 240)
• “Listing Fan and Blower Status (Partition Manager)” (page 240)
Fan and blower status includes lists of cabinet blowers and I/O fans, and their status (whether
ok or failed).
Procedure 8-35 Listing Fan and Blower Status (Service Processor)
From the service processor Command Menu, use the PS command and the cabinet option to list
fan and blower status for the specified cabinet.
1. Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) and enter CM to access the Command Menu.
2. At the Command Menu, enter the PS command and select the cabinet option for the cabinet
whose fan and blower status you want to view:
• On HP Superdome servers, select the B (cabinet) option, and specify the cabinet whose
information you want to view.
• On all other systems, select the T (cabinet) option.
3. To exit the service processor Command Menu, enter MA to return to the service processor
Main Menu.
At the Main Menu, enter X to exit the service processor interface.
Procedure 8-36 Listing Fan and Blower Status (nPartition Commands)
From the command line, issue the parstatus -B command for a fan and blower status summary
for all cabinets, or parstatus -V -b# for detailed fan and blower status for the specified
cabinet (-b#, where # is the cabinet number).
1. Login to a system with the nPartition commands installed.
If using remote administration features to list fan and blower status, you can login to any
system with Enhanced nPartition Commands installed.
2. Issue commands to list details about fan and blower status.
• parstatus -B — Fan and blower status summary for all cabinets.
• parstatus -V -b# — Detailed fan and blower status for the specified cabinet (-b#,
where # is the cabinet number).
Procedure 8-37 Listing Fan and Blower Status (Partition Manager)
You can list fan and blower status by using Partition Manager.
When using Partition Manager Version 1.0, use the Details→Show Complex Details action,
Power/Cooling tab to list fan and blower details.
When using Partition Manager Version 2.0, use the Power and Cooling tab to list fan and blower
details.
1. Access Partition Manager.
For details on accessing Partition Manager or other tools, see “Tools for Listing Status”
(page 223).
2. List fan and blower details for the server complex.
From Partition Manager Version 1.0, select the Details→Show Complex Details action and
the Power/Cooling tab to view fan and blower status. For specific details, select the cabinet
blowers or I/O fans entries in the Power/Cooling summary list.
From Partition Manager Version 2.0, select the Power and Cooling tab to view fan and
blower status details.
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