HP Integrity Servers with Microsoft®Windows Server™ 2008 for Itanium-BasedSystemsInstallation Guide
HP Part Number: 5992-4481Published: September 2008
Page 1: ...HP Integrity Servers with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium Based Systems Installation Guide HP Part Number 5992 4481 Published September 2008 ...
Page 2: ...ned herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Microsoft and Windows are U S registered trademarks of...
Page 3: ...Headless Console Using a Remote Serial Console rx2660 rx3600 rx6600 BL860c BL870c rx7640 rx8640 and Superdome sx2000 Servers Only 19 Set up a GUI Console 20 Set up an Integrated Remote Console rx2660 rx3600 rx6600 BL860c BL870c rx7640 rx8640 and Superdome sx2000 Servers Only 21 Set up a Virtual Media vMedia Drive 22 Set up PXE WDS 22 Set up a WDS Server 23 Install WDS 24 Configure WDS 24 Authorize...
Page 4: ...Using Partition Manager 58 3 Installing and Configuring the Management Tools 61 Install the Integrity Support Pack ISP 61 Configure System Management Homepage 64 Set Up Browser Access 65 Set Up and Change Your SMH Security Settings After Support Pack Installation 65 Initialize SMH 65 Configure the Management Agents 66 Activate and Deactivate Agents 66 Configure the Event Notifier 67 Set the SNMP D...
Page 5: ...anagement Using WBEM 94 Authentication and Authorization Issues 94 Local Management 94 Remote Management Using IPMI 95 Remote Management Using WBEM 95 Setting up the Management Station 96 Controlling the Management Station Remotely 96 Remote Control 96 Terminal Services 96 Remote Desktop 96 Telnet 96 Performing nPartition Management Tasks 97 Listing the Status of an nPartition or Complex 97 Using ...
Page 6: ...m Configuration 109 E Headless Windows Installations 111 Why Headless 111 What is a Headless System 111 Benefits of Headless Systems 111 How to Access a Headless System 112 Console Definitions 112 In Band vs Out of Band 112 Remote Desktop 112 Physical Aspects of Integrity Consoles 112 Management Processor 112 Emergency Management Services EMS 112 Firmware Redirection 113 Special Administration Con...
Page 7: ...indows Boot Manager screen 41 2 20 Install Windows screen 42 2 21 Install Windows screen 43 2 22 Initial Configuration Tasks screen 44 2 23 System window 51 2 24 Windows Activation screen 52 2 25 System window 53 2 26 Enabling hyperthreading in the Partition Manager 59 3 1 HPSUM Select Installation Host s screen 61 3 2 HPSUM Select Bundle Filter screen 62 3 3 HPSUM Select Items to be Installed scr...
Page 8: ... the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity COA on your server 16 1 3 Graphics support on server models 20 1 4 EFI device mapping fields 27 2 1 Integrity servers supporting PXE WDS installations 45 B 1 EFI Shell Commands and Descriptions 80 8 List of Tables ...
Page 9: ...t Update Media changed multiple steps in two procedures Reinstall from a Headless Console Load the System Image to the Boot Disk and Reinstall from a GUI Console Load the System Image to the Boot Disk added Notes to section Preparing the Server for Microsoft SQL Server changed HP part number A6968A to A6869B changed A6968B to A6869B changed paragraph describing iLO Ops Guide replaced outdated URL ...
Page 10: ...ge to hardware or software IMPORTANT This alert provides essential information to explain a concept or to complete a task NOTE A note contains additional information to emphasize or supplement important points of the main text KeyCap The name of a keyboard key or graphical interface item such as buttons tabs and menu items Note that Return and Enter both refer to the same key Computer output Text ...
Page 11: ...ion Publication Date Supported Products Servers Supported SmartSetup Version Supported Operating Systems Manufacturing Part Number September 2008 BL860c BL870c rx2660 rx3600 rx6600 rx7620 rx7640 rx8620 rx8640 Superdome Superdome sx2000 Version 6 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium based Systems 64 bit 5992 4481 HP Encourages Your Comments HP encourages your comments concerning this documen...
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Page 13: ...e Your Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity with Product Key page 15 Task 6 Set up an Installation Method page 18 Task 7 Prepare the Server Hardware for OS Installation page 26 Task 1 Determine Current System Status When you purchase an HP Integrity server you can order additional hardware support options and an OS enablement kit such as the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Windows You...
Page 14: ...onment consists of the server model number the installation method GUI or Headless console Integrated Remote Console or PXE WDS and the installation media used to perform the installation Table 1 1 lists the installation environments available to you Table 1 1 Installation matrix Installation Media Installation Method Server Model Windows Server 2008 OS disc provided by Microsoft HP Smart Setup di...
Page 15: ...n installation environments that include Microsoft supplied OS media HP provides Smart Setup and Smart Update media Smart Setup media automates the setup of boot controllers drivers and disk partitions The Smart Update media provides operating system updates from Microsoft After completing the installation HP recommends connecting to Microsoft s website to obtain the latest security updates Using ...
Page 16: ...n the middle as shown here rx2660 The COA is located on the left side panel as shown here rx3600 The COA is located on the left side panel as shown here rx6600 The COA is located on the left side panel If there is more than one label on the side panel the COA is the one farthest left as shown here BL860c and BL870c 16 Preparing for the Installation ...
Page 17: ...llustration rx7620 and rx7640 The COA is located in the front of the system at the bottom near the power supply as shown in the first illustration that follows If additional COAs are required they are located as shown in the second illustration rx8620 and rx8640 The COA is located inside the unit on the left in the open space between the cells and the extended I O cabinet IOX as shown here Superdo...
Page 18: ... A headless console provides a method for connecting to servers that do not have legacy VGA graphics or PS 2 keyboard and mouse hardware HP recommends that you configure servers this way without legacy VGA or keyboard mouse hardware because they are easier to set up maintain and operate Figure 1 1 shows headless consoles connected to an HP Integrity server Figure 1 1 Headless console configuration...
Page 19: ...ss console 8 The set up is complete Proceed to the Headless Console installation process Install from a Headless Console page 29 Set up a Headless Console Using a LAN To set up the headless console over a LAN complete the following steps 1 Connect the PC to the server LAN port with a cat5 cable 2 Use telnet to access the MP The MP login prompt appears 3 Enter your user name and password The MP com...
Page 20: ...s console modify system configuration to redirect the output to the GUI console The following table provides available graphics support Table 1 3 Graphics support on server models Graphics Card Server Model Built in video graphics rx2660 rx3600 rx6600 BL860c BL870c Optional HP Graphics and USB Combo Card HP part number A6869B rx7620 rx8620 Superdome sx1000 Optional HP Graphics and USB Combo Card H...
Page 21: ...perform remote GUI installations of server operating systems and software You can also use the IRC to perform server maintenance tasks and run applications remotely that require keyboard and mouse input NOTE You can use the IRC in place of the GUI Console method of installation anywhere the GUI method is described in this document The IRC and vMedia features are enabled only after you obtain and i...
Page 22: ... local CD DVD drive is described in this document To set up a vMedia drive on rx2660 rx3600 rx6600 BL860c BL870c rx7640 rx8640 and Superdome sx2000 servers only complete the following steps 1 Using a secure web browser enter the name or IP address of the server MP 2 Enter your user name and password to log in to the System Management Homepage 3 On the Administration tab select Licensing in the lef...
Page 23: ...er a TCP IP network connection You can create different sets of WDS images for different groups of client computers You can also use Group Policy settings to limit the installation options that WDS presents to clients In addition you can configure WDS for interactive or automated installations Set up a WDS Server Setting up WDS servers on your network requires careful planning design and implement...
Page 24: ...gure WDS After the WDS Setup Wizard completes depending on the settings chosen the WDS server services client computers or pauses while you configure advanced settings using WDS administration settings The following configuration options are available Specify which WDS servers are allowed to run on your network This option prevents the use of unauthorized often referred to as rogue WDS servers ens...
Page 25: ... click Manage Authorized Servers 4 Click Authorize enter the IP address or name of the WDS server and then click OK When prompted to ensure that this is the correct WDS server to authorize click Yes The server will not respond to client requests until the changes to Active Directory take effect For these rights to apply immediately on the domain controller where your rights have been set complete ...
Page 26: ...ollowing steps 1 Power off the server 2 Make a note listing all device connections so you can reconnect them after the installation 3 Disconnect mass storage devices from all controllers except the boot controller 4 Configure the boot controller and boot drive HP recommends that you install the boot controller in the root cell NOTE If you are using an HP Smart Array controller see the controller u...
Page 27: ...es that support a file system protocol When these mappings are created the drive letters can be used with all file manipulation commands Use the map command to create or to delete mappings with the d option If you use the map command without parameters all current mappings are listed If you use the v option the mappings are shown with additional information on each mapped handle The following tabl...
Page 28: ...l nPartition tools on the Integrity server or on a remote management station For information on installing these tools see the nPartition Guide at http docs hp com en windows html To set the CLM parameter complete the following steps 1 From the server console run the parmodify command with p and m options to modify each cell s attributes in each nPar you modify For example parmodify p0 m0 100 wher...
Page 29: ...se one of the following options Install from PXE page 45 Using Integrated Remote Console to Install Windows on rx2660 rx3600 rx6600 BL860c BL870c rx7640 rx8640 and Superdome sx2000 Servers page 56 If you are reinstalling your OS choose one of the following options Reinstall from a Headless Console page 46 Reinstall from a GUI Console page 48 After installing or reinstalling your OS perform the fol...
Page 30: ...n menu 6 EBSU displays a screen with special instructions for RAID users Follow those instructions if applicable then press Enter to continue 7 EBSU displays the firmware update screen listing each device its installed firmware version and the firmware version on the Smart Setup media Select the firmware devices you want to update To continue select Next and press Enter Figure 2 2 EBSU Firmware Up...
Page 31: ...ys the partition disk screen Select ESP HPSP MSR or ESP Only HP recommends the default ESP HPSP MSR as a way to simplify the maintenance of your server Figure 2 3 EBSU Partition Disk screen 9 EBSU displays an install options screen Accept the default options to install the Drive Explorer utility for browsing a drive in EFI and offline diagnostic tools from the HP Integrity Offline Diagnostics CD i...
Page 32: ...l begin Press Enter 14 The installation begins and progresses through partition creation and firmware updates Insert the HP Integrity Offline Diagnostics CD when prompted then press Enter NOTE At this point if you cannot locate the Offline Diagnostics CD select Skip and press Enter to bypass installation of the diagnostic utilities 15 EBSU displays an informational screen Write down the instructio...
Page 33: ...o hang Figure 2 7 EBSU Informational screen 17 Press any key when prompted to continue be ready to do this quickly or the system could time out The Windows Boot Manager screen displays Press Enter to select Windows Setup EMS Enabled Figure 2 8 Windows Boot Manager screen 18 Windows begins loading files from the disk When the progress bar reaches 100 percent the Install Windows screen appears Selec...
Page 34: ...en check the box labeled I accept the license terms and click Next 22 In the next screen click Custom advanced 23 In the next screen you are asked on which system partition to install the operating system If more than one partition is available you should select one that is marked Unallocated and also one that is formatted as NTFS Then click Next 34 Installing the OS ...
Page 35: ...you are prompted to change your password to log on the first time Click OK 26 Enter the new system administrator password two times and click the arrow button 27 The password change is confirmed Click OK to continue 28 The system finishes booting to the Desktop for the first time and launches the Initial Configuration Tasks screen Install from a Headless Console 35 ...
Page 36: ... document to make specific recommendations since each user has a unique combination of factors such as system I O storage intended use and so on See your System Administrator and the operating system online help 30 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is required by the system management tools described later in this document HP Insight Management Agents and System Management Homepage These too...
Page 37: ... OS Updates Using the Smart Update Media page 53 Enable Windows Components page 54 Verify System Device Drivers and Register for Updates page 55 See if you need to perform any additional tasks described here Miscellaneous Installation Issues page 56 Then go to the sections describing configuration of the management tools and perform these tasks Configure System Management Homepage page 64 Configur...
Page 38: ...mware Update screen NOTE You might not be able to use EBSU to flash the firmware of some devices You cannot flash the firmware if the installed version is the same or higher than the version on the Smart Setup media Also you cannot use EBSU to flash the Management Processor MP firmware You must download the latest MP firmware from the HP Integrity support site and flash it separately See http www ...
Page 39: ...FI and offline diagnostic tools from the HP Integrity Offline Diagnostics CD in the HPSP partition Also specify which version of the Windows OS Installer to launch in this case Windows Server 2008 Then select Next and press Enter Figure 2 15 EBSU Install Options screen 10 When prompted by EBSU enter the Product Key and Administrator password Install from a GUI Console 39 ...
Page 40: ...on begins and progresses through partition creation and firmware updates Insert the HP Integrity Offline Diagnostics CD when prompted then press Enter NOTE At this point if you cannot locate the Offline Diagnostics CD select Skip and press Enter to bypass installation of the diagnostic utilities 15 EBSU displays an informational screen Write down the instructions in case you need them later for ex...
Page 41: ...s to hang Figure 2 18 EBSU Informational screen 17 Press any key when prompted to continue be ready to do this quickly or the system could time out The Windows Boot Manager screen displays Press Enter to select Windows Setup EMS Enabled Figure 2 19 Windows Boot Manager screen 18 Windows begins loading files from the disk When the progress bar reaches 100 percent the Install Windows screen appears ...
Page 42: ...een check the box labeled I accept the license terms and click Next 22 In the next screen click Custom advanced 23 In the next screen you are asked on which system partition to install the operating system If more than one partition is available you should select one that is marked Unallocated and also one that is formatted as NTFS Then click Next 42 Installing the OS ...
Page 43: ...s you are prompted to change your password to log on the first time Click OK 26 Enter the new system administrator password two times and click the arrow button 27 The password change is confirmed Click OK to continue 28 The system finishes booting to the Desktop for the first time and launches the Initial Configuration Tasks screen Install from a GUI Console 43 ...
Page 44: ... document to make specific recommendations since each user has a unique combination of factors such as system I O storage intended use and so on See your System Administrator and the operating system online help 30 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is required by the system management tools described later in this document HP Insight Management Agents and System Management Homepage These too...
Page 45: ...page 53 Enable Windows Components page 54 Verify System Device Drivers and Register for Updates page 55 See if you need to perform any additional tasks described here Miscellaneous Installation Issues page 56 Then go to the sections describing configuration of the management tools and perform these tasks Configure System Management Homepage page 64 Configure the Management Agents page 66 Verify In...
Page 46: ... the disk you expect it to be HP strongly recommends disconnecting or unplugging all drives from the server except the boot disk This includes all SAN storage 2 Insert the HP Reinstallation media into the DVD drive IMPORTANT If you are installing an HPVM Windows guest you must issue an IN command for insert from the HPVM console menu every time you insert a disc If you do not issue the command the...
Page 47: ... 16 Define the target adapter drive and partition size a At the Adapter selection prompt select the target adapter by entering the correct number from the list displayed b At the Drive selection prompt select the drive by entering the correct number from the list displayed c At the Partition size prompt enter a letter from the list displayed for example A 33 GB B 64 GB C 128 GB D Full Drive Size Q...
Page 48: ...l the Integrity Support Pack using your Smart Setup media Install the Integrity Support Pack ISP page 61 3 The system indicates the default password Abcdef12 and asks if you want to change it HP recommends that you change it now 4 Enter y to change the default password When the screen prompts you to enter the new password enter it strong password format required 5 When prompted enter the new passw...
Page 49: ...Reinstallation media using one of the following methods Method 1 Select EFI Boot Manager menu Internal Bootable DVD from EFI Boot Manager if this choice is available If you use this method you can skip steps 5 and 6 and go directly to step 7 Method 2 Select EFI Shell and go to the CDROM Entry0 file system by typing fs0 and pressing Enter 5 Start the WinPE OS Loader by typing cd efi boot and pressi...
Page 50: ...ng and Configuring the Management Tools page 61 for instructions on how to do this especially the first section describing how to install the Integrity Support Pack using your Smart Setup media Install the Integrity Support Pack ISP page 61 2 The system indicates the default password Abcdef12 and asks if you want to change it HP recommends that you change it now 3 Enter y to change the default pas...
Page 51: ...ow NOTE If you click Change product key instead of Activate Windows now you are prompted to enter the key and then the Activation wizard runs This method can be used for entering a test product key when the computer is disconnected from the internet 4 The Windows Activation screen displays Click Type a different product key 5 In the next screen enter the product key found on your COA label and use...
Page 52: ...nnect to the internet If it cannot connect you are prompted to setup an Internet connection In this situation you must follow the on screen instructions and disregard the rest of this procedure because it assumes you have a valid internet connection 7 When the process finishes the screen displays Activation was successful Click Close to exit the wizard 52 Installing the OS ...
Page 53: ...ftware WindowsIntegrity to download the latest OS and security updates These updates were not available in time for the 6 0 version of the software After this initial release you will be able to install these updates normally using the Smart Update media as described in the procedure below To apply the OS updates using the HP Smart Update media complete the following steps 1 Insert the HP Smart Up...
Page 54: ...ort Tasks Windows Update to check for updates that have been issued since your Smart Update media was released NOTE You can also extract Smart Components to your hard drive and install the QFEs individually but HP recommends installing them as a group as described above Enable Windows Components This section describes installation of the Windows components that enable networking Set IP Addresses f...
Page 55: ...llation uses media supplied by Microsoft enable Remote Desktop traffic through the default Windows Firewall settings at the C Windows system32 prompt by entering the following command netsh firewall set service remotedesktop enable all To run Remote Desktop Connection complete the following steps 1 Click Start All Programs Accessories Remote Desktop Connection 2 Click the Computer drop down list 3...
Page 56: ... software 8 Browse to the system drive where the Smart Setup media is inserted and click Next 9 If you see a warning dialog indicating the driver is not digitally signed ignore it and click Next to continue 10 When successful installation is indicated click Finish Register for HP Support Notifications HP recommends that you register for alerts and notifications to stay informed of updates to the d...
Page 57: ...and configure the host OS HPVM software and guests Be aware of the following peculiarities regarding installation of Windows guests on Integrity servers serving as HPVM hosts When you insert or eject a disc such as the Smart Setup or Smart Update media or the HP Reinstall or Microsoft OS media you must issue an IN insert or EJ eject command from the HPVM console menu If you forget to do this the s...
Page 58: ...egrity server To enable hyperthreading on partitionable HP Integrity servers where the OS and system management tools are installed and upgraded to their latest versions complete the following steps 1 On the management station or local nPartition desktop double click the HP System Management Homepage SMH icon This icon is added to the desktop by the SMH installer It is a link to the System Managem...
Page 59: ...Figure 2 26 Enabling hyperthreading in the Partition Manager 3 In the lower left corner of the screen select Enable hyperthreading and click OK Miscellaneous Installation Issues 59 ...
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Page 61: ...egrity Support Pack complete the following steps 1 Insert the HP Smart Setup media into the DVD drive of the target machine The Smart Setup media starts running and the License Agreement screen appears NOTE If an AutoPlay screen displays before the License Agreement screen press Enter to run the file Autorun exe The License Agreement screen should appear now 2 Click Agree to accept the license agr...
Page 62: ... Server 2008 on Itanium based Systems if multiple Integrity Support Packs are available you must select the one marked 2008 Also select FORCE ALL BUNDLE UPDATES Then click OK Figure 3 2 HPSUM Select Bundle Filter screen 10 The Select Items to be Installed screen appears It lists all component updates contained in the Integrity Support Pack with a check mark next to each by default Click Install to...
Page 63: ...Figure 3 3 HPSUM Select Items to be Installed screen Install the Integrity Support Pack ISP 63 ...
Page 64: ...e latest drivers and software you must select English American or Japanese from the Language drop down list at the top of the Download Drivers and Software page IMPORTANT You MUST select English American or Japanese here to access the correct drivers and software After that click on the Right Arrow button next to the drop down list Finally click on the link that describes your operating system to ...
Page 65: ...ires security that includes the three predefined users For agents running on Microsoft operating systems there are no default passwords On a fresh install the administrator password the operator password and user passwords are configured during installation For agents running on other operating systems the default passwords are defined in the following table Password User Name Account anonymous pu...
Page 66: ...ormation and status to the SMH application After configuring the agents you can use Appendix D SMH and Management Agents to see what each agent does NOTE HP management agents require TCP IP and SNMP on the system Activate and Deactivate Agents Agents are activated when they are installed except for Clustering Information agents Inactive agents remain installed but are dormant until you reactivate ...
Page 67: ...s Figure 3 6 Welcome message 2 Click Next to access the SMTP information window The following screen appears Figure 3 7 Mail SMTP server information 3 In the From address field enter a valid email address or leave it blank 4 In the Mail server field enter the name of the SMTP mail server you are using You must enter a valid server address to continue with the setup process The wizard checks the SM...
Page 68: ...e 3 9 Adding a new user 7 From the Receiver type drop down list select the email recipient type 8 Click OK to return to the recipient information window 9 Select a user name and click Edit to edit user properties or select a user name and click Delete to remove a user 10 Click Events to display the Event Selection window A screen similar to the following appears 68 Installing and Configuring the M...
Page 69: ...5 Click OK when you are done to return to the Event Recipient Information window 16 Click Finish to close the window Set the SNMP Data Collection Interval Active agents poll server devices at preset intervals collecting management SNMP data To set the agent SNMP data collection interval complete the following steps 1 Open the Windows Control Panel and double click HP Management Agents The installe...
Page 70: ...sted 3 Select the desired process 4 Change its monitoring status by clicking one of these radio buttons None No SNMP traps are generated for this process Start An SNMP trap is generated when this process starts Stop An SNMP trap is generated when this process stops Start Stop An SNMP trap is generated when this process starts or stops Add Add a process to the monitor Enter the name of the process ...
Page 71: ...nent Services The Component Services window appears Figure 3 13 Component Services window 2 Click Services Local 3 From the list of services double click SNMP Service The SNMP Service Properties Local Computer window appears 4 Click the Security tab 5 Click the Traps tab A screen similar to the following appears Figure 3 14 SNMP traps tab Configure the Management Agents 71 ...
Page 72: ...ack service 10 Click Add and then OK Verify Installation of the nPartition Management Tools To verify correct installation of the nPartition management tools you should perform two tests For a detailed discussion about using the nPartitioning management tools see nPartitioning page 85 For a description of nPartitioning and associated tools and concepts see the nPartition Administrator s Guide foun...
Page 73: ...ng you will go directly to the top level view of the local complex no additional login is required If Partition Manager is not running on an nPartition you are presented with a dialog asking for one of the following The host name and IP address and the login password for a remote nPartition for remote WBEM connections The host name and IP address and the IPMI password of an MP for remote IPMI conn...
Page 74: ...y that this information is correct and that no error messages appear Click OK to close the Complex Details window 7 In the same Complex menu click Clear All LEDs A dialog box should appear stating that the command ran successfully If possible verify that server LEDs are off by looking at the server If these tests do not give the desired results you can perform additional tests to help pinpoint the...
Page 75: ...see the SQL Server 2005 documentation 1 Configure the server a Set the system ACPI Config Flag to Windows b Verify that system nPartitions are set to 100 cell local memory CLM by using the ParCLI parstatus command Adjust the value to 100 if necessary using the parmodify command See the nPartition Guide c Data Warehousing For decision support and data warehousing set the number of CPUs to a higher ...
Page 76: ...tall SQL Server from the GUI To install SQL Server from the GUI complete the following steps 1 Insert the SQL Server 2005 DVD into the DVD drive If the autorun feature does not launch the installation program navigate to the root of the DVD and launch the splash hta file If you are installing from a network share navigate to the network folder and launch splash hta 2 From the autorun dialog click ...
Page 77: ...ts collation Repeat for each service Click Next 14 If you selected Reporting Services as a feature to install the Report Server Virtual Directories page appears Accept the default directory names or specify a location for the directories For more information about this page click Help at the bottom of the page When you are finished click Next 15 If you selected SQL Server Authentication provide a ...
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Page 79: ...nd load the OS After the system is initialized EFI provides two interfaces that you can interact with EFI Boot Manager EFI Shell EFI Boot Manager First displayed when you power on the server the EFI Boot Manager provides a menu based interface with options for booting the OS loading EFI applications configuring the server and other preboot operations You use arrow keys to scroll through the menus ...
Page 80: ... cells Set cell use on next boot values cellconfig Deconfigure and reconfigure CPUs cpuconfig Display the current date or set the date of the system nPartition date Deconfigure and reconfigure memory DIMMs dimmconfig Display and change the error level err View and clear logs errdump View FRU data fru Display hardware information info Set and view a monarch processor monarch Make a PAL call palproc...
Page 81: ... Unload a protocol image unload File System Commands Commands for managing files directories and attributes Display and change the attributes of files and directories attrib Update and view the current directory cd Compare the contents of two files comp Copy files and directories to another location cp Edit an ASCII or UNICODE file in full screen edit Compress infile and write to outfile eficompre...
Page 82: ...nt variable set Turn on and off extended character features xchar Shell Script Commands Programming Constructs EFI shell script commands Echo message to stdout or toggle script echo echo Script only Use with IF THEN else Script only Delimiter for FOR loop construct endfor Script only Loop construct for Script only Jump to label location in script goto Script only IF THEN construct if Take user inp...
Page 83: ...in menu are not part of Express Setup but you can use them to diagnose problems or customize firmware settings Drive Explorer Offers the following options Launch Launches the Drive Explorer which displays the directories present on the disks in the EFI partition or executes EFI programs Install Installs the Drive Explorer Load OEM Boot Driver Loads OEM drivers for boot devices into memory Ordinari...
Page 84: ...k and displays a status report This tool fixes some disk errors and recovers readable information from the disk Install Update Support Tools Copies support tools to the HPSP partition and installs a Python interpreter These tools are for use only by HP Support Creating a Boot File Using the EFI Shell If the boot000x file is missing after you install Windows Server 2008 use the following procedure ...
Page 85: ...0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ConsoleLAN Console LAN L V D SC S I Partition0 Partition0 OptionalCell Board Optional CellBoard Optional CellBoard Partition1 Partition1 BPS3 BPS5 BPS2 BPS4 PDCA A1 PDCA A0 BPS1 BPS0 PDCA B1 PDCA B0 TwinTurbo P CI X TwinTurbo P CI X TwinTurbo P CI X TwinTurbo P CI X TwinTurbo P CI X TwinTurbo P CI X Turbo PCI X TwinTurbo P CI X TwinTurbo P CI X TwinTurbo P CI X TwinTurbo P CI X T...
Page 86: ...r as several independent systems An nPartition has exclusive use of the memory processor and I O resources belonging to the cells assigned to that partition and can execute its own operating system image Virtual Partition A virtual partition is a soft partition in a node or an nPartition A virtual partition uses a subset of the system processor memory and I O resources and includes OS and applicat...
Page 87: ...tion 0 and the second nPartition is partition 1 When you remove an nPartition its partition number is released and you can reuse it when you create a new nPartition Consider a server with partitions 0 1 2 and 3 When you remove partition 2 for example and then create a new nPartition the new nPartition is identified as partition 2 Assigned and Unassigned Cells If a cell in a server complex is not a...
Page 88: ...ons An active nPartition has at least one core capable cell that is active not in a boot is blocked state When an nPartition is active cells assigned to the nPartition have completed partition rendezvous and the system boot interface EFI is loaded and appears through the nPartition console An OS can be loaded and run from the system boot interface on an active nPartition An inactive nPartition is ...
Page 89: ... processor releases BIB for cells assigned to the nPartition that have a y use on next boot value and complete the cell boot phase in time The management processor does not release BIB for any cell with an n use on next boot value or for any cell that did not complete the cell boot phase within 10 minutes of the first cell to do so When BIB is released for a cell the cell is considered to be activ...
Page 90: ... the MP The nPartition Configuration Privilege has two settings Unrestricted The default Enables you to manage other nPartitions in the complex Restricted Restricts use of the IPMI BT interface to the following capabilities Retrieving information about the server including everything displayed by Partition Manager and the parstatus command Changing the local nPartition s Partition Configuration Da...
Page 91: ... IPMI over LAN to manage nPartitions remotely if none of the nPartitions on the target server have been booted or configured yet To use IPMI over LAN you must enable IPMI LAN access at the MP set the MP IPMI password and install the nPar tools on your management station You can then use any nPartition management tool to manage remote nPartitions Running Partition Manager Using IPMI over LAN You ca...
Page 92: ...Windows system the WBEM SSL certificate file is in the location specified by the sslCertificateFilePath entry in the PEGASUS_HOME cimserver_current conf file and is usually SystemDrive hp sslshare cert pem WBEM Trusted Certificate Store known_hosts pem file The WBEM Trusted Certificate Store file resides on the system from which you issue WBEM remote management commands On a Windows system the WBE...
Page 93: ...hod for managing nPartitions involves a remote management station This dedicated management station hosts management tools and issues commands over a network connection to the server s management processor enabling you to manage the complex even if no nPartitions exist on the complex yet This is called remote management mode The other option is to install nPar tools onto an nPartition on the serve...
Page 94: ...the nPartition Config Privilege option Users logging in by remote IPMI have configuration privileges for all nPartitions in the complex Requires the additional login step of providing the MP host name and address and IPMI password to connect to the MP remotely Uses IPMI LAN connections which are slightly less secure than remote WBEM connections using SSL For this reason HP recommends that the netw...
Page 95: ...lude the following You must log in to the local OS to access the tools However local OS permissions do not apply when you use the remote modes of nPartition tools You must specify a remote MP host name or IP address and an IPMI password to enable the remote IPMI connection to the MP Authorization issues associated with the remote by IPMI management mode include Because only one remote IPMI account...
Page 96: ...rol To view the desktop of the management station from a remote terminal running an OS other than Windows Server 2008 use third party remote control software such as the free VNC www realvnc com or the Symantec pcAnywhere software Terminal Services Windows Server 2000 Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 include a Terminal Services feature that enables you to create a login session differen...
Page 97: ...H It might take several minutes to load information about the complex 3 Go to the SMH Tools tab and click the Partition Manager link in the nPartition Management box 4 On the Partition Manager Home tab select Complex Show Complex Details to produce a summary of the status and configuration of the complex its nPartitions cells and hardware Using nPartition Commands The nPartition commands for listi...
Page 98: ...anagement station run Partition Manager connected to the remote management processor and use the nPartition Create nPartition task From a remote management station use the parcreate command with the g and h options to connect to the remote management processor Create a Genesis Partition described in the following section from the management processor console Creating a Genesis Partition for a Serv...
Page 99: ... details locally from an nPartition console by using EFI Shell commands Use parmodify or Partition Manager running on a remote management station or Windows system When you use WBEM the tool accesses the nPartition Provider running on an nPartition in the target complex Use the u h set of parmodify options or equivalent Partition Manager login options When you use IPMI over LAN the tool accesses t...
Page 100: ...Click the Set Cell Options tab change the Use On Next Boot attribute as desired and click OK Alternatively use the parmodify p m command to modify cell attributes for a specified nPartition p where is the partition number or use the EFI Shell cellconfig command to set use on next boot values Set core cell choices In the Partition Manager Hardware tab select the nPartition to which the target cell ...
Page 101: ...es nPartition hardware to be powered off when the OS issues a shutdown for reconfig command On mid range servers with a windows ACPI configuration setting this is the default behavior This command is available only on mid range servers acpiconfig disable softpowerdown When set causes nPartition cells to remain at BIB when the OS issues a shutdown for reconfig command In this case an OS shutdown fo...
Page 102: ...ers the default behavior is for shutdown s to cause nPartition hardware to be powered off Use the EFI Shell command acpiconfig disable softpowerdown instead to make cells remain at a wait at BIB state 102 nPartitioning ...
Page 103: ...tions describe the components of each agent HP Insight Foundation Agents HP Insight Foundation Agents comprise the following Host Information Enables a subservice that captures general information about the host such as OS description OS version OS type crash dump state CPU utilization file system physical hardware mapping software running system status physical memory platform type and host GUID ...
Page 104: ...ition of the drive the location of the drive port and drive number and drive size For a logical drive Each logical drive in the list displays the condition logical drive number and the fault tolerance of that logical drive This service is not supported on HP Virtual Machines HPVM SCSI information Provides the module name module version and the date the agent was created This service is not support...
Page 105: ...te whether to trust the server NOTE The Security Alert dialog box shown is specific to Internet Explorer To implement your own PKI or install generated certificates into each managed device you can install a Certificate Authority Root Certificate into each browser used for management If this is implemented a Security Alert dialog box does not appear If the alert appears when you do not expect it y...
Page 106: ...o the HP Web enabled System Management Software and utilities System Model The System Model displays the model of the system In some cases the System Model might display Unknown if no HP Web enabled System Management Agents are installed on the system Current User The Current User displays the user who is logged in If the user is Administrator Operator or User there is a Logout link If you have An...
Page 107: ...ting System System System Configuration System Status The System Status icon indicates the health of the system and HP Web enabled System Management software Key Word Icon Unknown OK Degraded Failed Overall System Status The Overall System Status category displays links to subsystems that have a failed or degraded status as provided by the integrated HP Web enabled System Management Software If th...
Page 108: ...gical disks Information includes volume free space queue length and disk busy time Memory Information includes available KBytes pages second pages input second pages output second pages reads second cache bytes cache faults and pool non paged bytes Network Information includes TCP information including active connections established connections segments second segments retransmitted second and con...
Page 109: ...ber cell number socket number of cores threading status processor type and speed revision level numeric coprocessor cache amount maximum speed serial number part number total available cache and number of active logical processors FRU information Provides information about Field Replaceable Units in the system including index name part number vendor type serial number class slot number chassis num...
Page 110: ...management up time contact information location and IP address Specifies power management state Provides asset control information that includes device serial number and asset tag Provides firmware versions including index description revision location and status Complex wide Info Provides server complex information including total number of cabinets number of compute cabinets number of IOX cabine...
Page 111: ... completely legacy free system are not fully available As another example a PCI card with hardware related to the head such as the A6869A cannot be hot plugged However users can still take advantage of some of the benefits of interacting with a system using headless methods Benefits of Headless Systems VGA hardware is the last legacy piece of hardware in Integrity systems By eliminating this devic...
Page 112: ...n or a terminal connected to a serial port that is assigned a COMx name in device manager An out of band connection is not visible to the OS An example is a connection to the network port or serial port of the management processor MP These ports do not appear in Windows Device Manager and are not controlled by a Windows device driver Remote Desktop Windows provides complete remote GUI access throu...
Page 113: ... logs shutdown or reboot kill processes or change process priority and set network parameters The SAC prompt can be accessed through the Integrity iLo console menu Figure E 1 Emergency Management Services and Special Administration Console The connection for the SAC is directly into the kernel and is not dependent on user code or device drivers This means that a user has more tools available to re...
Page 114: ...hese systems can be connected to the network at the same time Each is addressed using the unique Medium Access Control MAC address of the service processor The user can assign a fixed IP address associated with each MAC address using standard network address resolution protocol ARP and ping protocols EFI Console Settings After system FW has initialized the system EFI and the EFI Boot Manager will ...
