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Listing and Managing Server Hardware
Checking for Power Supply Failures
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions, rev 5.1 359
Checking for Power Supply Failures
From remote locations, you can check the operating status of power
supplies by using software commands and utilities.
Different HP server and cabinet models have different supply
requirements and configurations.
You can use the following procedures:
• Checking Power Supply Status [Service Processor] on page 359
This procedure (Command menu PS command, “Cabinet” option)
checks power status from the service processor.
• Checking Power Supply Status [HP-UX] on page 359
This procedure (parstatus -B or parstatus -V -b#) lists the status of
power supplies from HP-UX.
• Checking Power Supply Status [Partition Manager] on page 361
This procedure (Complex —> Show Complex Details menu,
Power/Cooling tab) lists power status from Partition Manager.
Checking Power Supply Status [Service Processor]
This procedure (Command menu PS command, “Cabinet” option) checks
power status from the service processor.
Step 1. Login to the complex’s service processor and enter CM to access the
Command menu.
Step 2. Issue the PS command, select the “Cabinet” option, and specify the
cabinet number whose power status you want to check.
Checking Power Supply Status [HP-UX]
This procedure (parstatus -B or parstatus -V -b # ) lists the status of
power supplies from HP-UX.
Step 1. Login to HP-UX running on any of the system’s nPartitions.