Managing Superdome Complexes: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Superdome Console and Service Interface
Overview of Superdome Console and Service Interfaces
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Overview of Superdome Console
and Service Interfaces
The Guardian Service Processor (GSP) is the main point for using a
Superdome server’s service and console interfaces. These interfaces
provide the following features:
• Partition Consoles
Each partition on an HP Superdome server has its own console.
Enter CO at the GSP main menu to access the partition consoles; see
“Accessing Partition Consoles” on page 44 for details.
Each partition’s console provides access to:
— Boot Console Handler (BCH) for the partition
The BCH menu is available if the partition has booted but has not
yet loaded or booted the HP-UX operating system.
— HP-UX Console for the partition
This partition console provides console login access to HP-UX and
serves as /dev/console for the partition.
To exit the console, type ^b (Control-b).
• System Log File Viewers
Two types of logs are maintained for each Superdome complex: (1)
partition console logs and (2) complex chassis code logs.
Access to these logs is available through the following GSP menus:
— The Console Logs Menu (CL)
Enter CL from the GSP main menu to access the console logs
menu. To exit the console log, type ^b (Control-b).
Each partition has its own console log, which has a history of the
partition console’s output, including boot output, BCH activity,
and any HP-UX console login activity.
The console log provides a limited history; it is a circular log file
that overwrites the oldest information with the most recent.