Service Processor (GSP or MP) - User Guide, Second Edition

2 Using the Service Processor
Accessing and Using the Service Processor
This section describes how to login to the service processor (MP or GSP) for an nPartition server
complex.
You can connect to the service processor for a server complex by using the following methods:
• Connecting through the customer LAN port by using telnet if login access through the
customer LAN is enabled for the service processor.
On HP Superdome servers, the customer LAN hardware is labeled “Customer LAN”. On
HP rp8400 servers, it is “GSP LAN”. On HP rp7405/rp7410 servers, it is the only LAN port
on the core I/O.
Use telnet to open a connection with the service processor, and log in by entering the
account name and corresponding password.
• Connecting through the local RS-232 port using a direct serial cable connection.
On HP Superdome servers, the local RS-232 port is labeled “Local RS-232”. On HP rp8400
servers, it is the “Local Console” port. On HP rp7405/rp7410 servers, it is the 9-pin D-shaped
connector (DB9) labeled “Console”.
• Connecting through the remote RS-232 port using external model (dial-up) access if remote
modem access is configured.
On HP Superdome servers, the remote RS-232 port is labeled “Remote RS-232”. On HP
rp8400 servers, it is the “Remote Console” port. On HP rp7405/rp7410 servers, it is the DB9
connector labeled “Remote”.
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