HP A9834-9001B User Manual
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- User Service Guide
- About This Document
- About This Document
- This document contains a system overview, system specific parameters, how to install the system, ...
- Intended Audience
- Typographic Conventions
- Typographic Conventions
- The following typographic conventions are used in this publication.
- WARNING A warning lists requirements that you must meet to avoid personal injury.
- CAUTION A caution provides information required to avoid losing data or avoid losing system funct...
- IMPORTANT Provides essential information to explain a concept or to complete a task.
- NOTE A note highlights useful information such as restrictions, recommendations, or important det...
- • Commands and options
- Related Information
- Related Information
- You can find other information on HP server hardware management, Microsoft® Windows®, and diagnos...
- Web Site for HP Technical Documentation: http://docs.hp.com
- Server Hardware Information: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/hw/
- Diagnostics and Event Monitoring: Hardware Support Tools: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/diag
- Web Site for HP Technical Support: http://us-support2.external.hp.com
- Publishing History
- HP Encourages Your Comments
- 1 Overview
- 1 Overview
- The HP superscalable sx2000 processor chipset is the new chipset for the Superdome high-end platf...
- - A new chipset
- Server History and Specifications
- Server History and Specifications
- Superdome was introduced as the new platform architecture for HP high-end servers in 2000-2004. S...
- The HP Integrity server project was acually four projects based around the sx1000 CEC chipset and...
- A second release was still based upon the sx1000 CEC and included Integrity cell boards, but also...
- A third release, still based upon the sx1000 chipset, included the Integrity cell boards, IA firm...
- Today, the HP super scalable sx2000 processor chipset is the forth and final Superdome release, b...
- Server Components
- Server Components
- A Superdome system consists of the following types of cabinet assemblies:
- At least one Superdome left cabinet. The Superdome cabinets contain all of the processors, memory...
- One or more HP Rack System/E cabinets. These rack cabinets are used to hold the system peripheral...
- Optionally, one or more I/O expansion cabinets (Rack System/E). An I/O expansion cabinet is requi...
- The width of the cabinet assemblies accommodates moving them through standard-sized doorways. The...
- A status display is located on the outside of the front and rear doors of each cabinet. You can t...
- The Superdome is a cell-based system. Cells communicate with other via the crossbar on the backpl...
- An SD16 contains the following components:
- Two backplane N+1 power supplies provide power for the SD16. The four cell boards are connected t...
- An SD32 has up to eight cell boards. All eight cell boards are connected to two pairs of crossbar...
- When the PA dual-core or the IA dual-core processors are used, the CPU counts are doubled by the ...
- Figure11 Superdome Cabinet
- Figure11 Superdome Cabinet
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- Power System
- Power System
- The power subsystem consists of the following components:
- AC Power
- AC Power
- The AC power system includes one or two PDCAs and one FEPS.
- The FEPS is a modular, 2n+2 shelf assembly power system that can consume up to 17 KVA of power fr...
- At least one 3-phase PDCA per Superdome cabinet is required. For redundancy a second PDCA per cab...
- The 4-wire PDCA is used in a phase to phase voltage range of 200 to 240 volts at 50/60 Hz. This P...
- Following recommend plugs for the 4-wire PDCA are:
- - In-line connector: Mennekes ME 460C9, 3-phase, 4-wire, 60 Amp, 250 V, UL approved, color blue, ...
- - Panel-mount receptacle: Mennekes ME 460R9, 3-phase, 4-wire, 60 Amp, 250 V, UL approved, color b...
- The 5 wire PDCA is used in a phase-to-neutral voltage range of 200 to 240 Vac 50/60Hz. This PDCA ...
- - Inline connector: Mennekes ME532C6-16, 3-phase, 5-wire, 32 Amps, 450/475 V, VDE certified, colo...
- - Panel-mount receptacle: Mennekes ME532R6-1276, 3-phase, 5-wire, 32 Amp, 450/475 V, VDE certifie...
- - FUSE per phase: 25 Amp (valid for Germany).
- DC Power
- System Power On Sequence
- Enabling 48 Volts
- Cooling System
- Cooling System
- The Superdome has four blowers and five I/O fans per cabinet. These components are all hot-swap d...
- - Inlet air for temperature increases above normal
- The inlet air sensor is on the main cabinet, located near the bottom of cell 1 front. The inlet a...
- The PM controls and monitors the speed of groups of N+1 redundant fans. In a CPU cabinet, fan Gro...
- The main blowers feature a variable speed control. The blowers operate at full speed there is cir...
- The PM controls fans through the use of the following resources:
- When the PM queries the entities for their maximum power consumption, the cells also send a value...
- One minute after setting the main blower fanReference to the desired speed or powering on the cab...
- If the failure causes a transition to N- I/O or main fans in a CPU cabinet, the cabinet is immedi...
- Only inlet temperature increases will be monitored by HPUX, all other high temperature increase c...
- OTL_THRESHOLD = 32C -----> send error code PDC_IPR_OLT
- OTM_THRESHOLD = 38C ----> send error code PDC_INT_OTM
- OTH_THRESHOLD = 40C -----> shut down 48 V
- NOTE In an I/O expansion (IOX) cabinet, the thresholds are set 2 degrees higher to compensate for...
- Utilities Subsystem
- Utilities Subsystem
- The Superdome utilities subsystem is comprised of a number of hardware and firmware components lo...
- Platform Management
- Platform Management
- The sx2000 platform management subsystem consists of a number of hardware and firmware components...
- The following list describes the major hardware components of the platform management subsystem a...
- The PDH microcontroller is located on Cell's PDH Daughter-card assembly. It provides communicatio...
- The Universal Glob of Utilities (UGUY) on Superdome contains the power monitor (PM), the cabinet ...
- The CLU circuitry on the UGUY assembly that provides cabinet -evel cable interconnect for backpla...
- The PM circuitry on the UGUY assembly monitors and controls the 48 V dc, the cabinet environment ...
- The Management Processor (MP) is a single board computer (SBC) that controls the console (local a...
- The SBCH board provides USB hubs into the cabinet from an upstream HUB or the MP. No changes are ...
- IPF Firmware
- UGUY
- CLU Functionality
- PM3 Functionality
- PM3 Functionality
- The PM3 performs the following functions:
- 1) FEPS control and monitoring. For each of the BPSs in the FEPS.
- Superdome has six BPS and the UGUY sends 5 V to the BPS for use by the fault collection circuitry.
- 2) FAN control and monitoring.
- In addition to the blowers, there are five I/O system fans (above and between I/O bays). These fa...
- 3) Cabinet mode and cabinet number fan out.
- There is a surface mount DIP switch on the HUCB (UGUY backplane) can be used to configure a Super...
- 4) Local Power Monitor (LPM) interfaces.
- Each big board (cell board, I/ O backplane, and main backplane) contains logic that controls conv...
- 5) Front and rear panel board controls.
- System Clocks
- Managemant Processor (SBCH and SBC)
- Managemant Processor (SBCH and SBC)
- The management processor (MP) is comprised of two PCBs, the SBC (single-board computer) and the s...
- -The ability to process and store log entries (chassis codes)
- Figure13 Management Processor
- The SBCH provides the physical and electrical interface to the SBC, the fanning out of the univer...
- The SBC board is an embedded pc running system utility board (SUB) firmware. It is the core of th...
- - LAN (10/100BT ethernet) for customer console access
- The modem function is not included on the SBC and must be external to the cabinet.
- Compact Flash
- HUCB
- HUCB
- The HUCB, shown in
- Figure14 HUCB
- Figure14 HUCB
- <GRAPHIC>
- Backplane (Fabric)
- Backplane (Fabric)
- The system backplane assembly provides the following functionality in an sx2000 system:
- - Interfaces the CLU subsystem to the system backplane and cell modules
- The backplane supports up to eight cells, interconnected via the crossbar links. A sustained tota...
- Dual rack/backplane systems contain two identical backplanes. These backplanes use 12 high-speed ...
- Crossbar Chip - XBC
- Crossbar Chip - XBC
- The crossbar fabrics in the sx2000 are implemented using the XBC crossbar chip. Each XBC is a non...
- Like the CC and the SBA, XBC implements link-level retry to recover from intermittent link errors...
- XBC supports enhanced security between hard partitions by providing write protection on key CSRs....
- Switch Fabrics
- Backplane Monitor and Control
- I2C Bus Distribution
- Clock Subsystem
- Clock Subsystem
- The backplane houses two hot-swap oscillator (HSO) modules. Each HSO board generates a system clo...
- System Clock Distribution
- System Clock Distribution
- The following system components receive the system clock are the eight cell boards that plug into...
- System clocks can originate from four input sources: the single-ended external clock input MCX co...
- The clock source has alarm signals to indicate the following health status conditions to the cabi...
- - Loss of power and loss of clock for each of the clock oscillator boards
- The sx2000 clock system differs from the sx1000 clock system in that the system clocks are only s...
- Hot-Swap Oscillator
- Hot-Swap Oscillator
- Two hot-swappable clock oscillators combine the outputs of both oscillators to form an N+1 redund...
- The hot-swap oscillator board contains a 266.667 MHz PECL oscillator. The output from this oscill...
- <TABLE>
- The HSO connects to the system backplane through an HMZD2X10 right-angle receptacle.
- sx2000 RCS Module
- sx2000 RCS Module
- The sx2000 RCS module supplies clocks to the Superdome sx2000 backplane, communicates clock alarm...
- The RCS supplies 16 copies of the sine wave system clock to the sx2000 system backplane. Eight co...
- In normal operation the RCS selects one of the two HSOs as the source of clocks for the platform....
- Figure15 Locations of HSO and RCS
- Figure15 Locations of HSO and RCS
- <GRAPHIC>
- If only one HSO is plugged in and its output is of valid amplitude then it is selected. If its ou...
- If both HSOs are plugged in and their output amplitudes are valid, then one of the two is selecte...
- If one of the HSOs outputs does not have the correct amplitude then the RCS uses the other one as...
- If an external clock coax is connected from the master backplane clock output MCX connector to th...
- If firmware selects the margin oscillator as the source of clocks, then it is the source of clock...
- If the firmware selects the external margin clock SMB connectors as the source of clocks, then it...
- Cabinet ID
- Cell ID
- Backplane Power Requirements and Power Distribution
- Backplane Power Requirements and Power Distribution
- The dc supply for the backplane assembly is from the cabinet power supply subsystem through two p...
- The backplane has two slots for power supply modules. The power supply connector for each slot ha...
- Figure17 Backplane (Rear View)
- Figure17 Backplane (Rear View)
- <GRAPHIC>
- CPUs and Memories
- CPUs and Memories
- The cell provides the processing and memory resources required by each sx2000 system configuratio...
- Figure18 Cell Board
- Figure18 Cell Board
- <GRAPHIC>
- Cell Controller
- Processor Interface
- Processors
- Cell Memory System
- Cell Memory System
- Each cell in the sx2000 system has its own independent memory system. This memory subsystem consi...
- Figure19 Cell Memory
- Figure19 Cell Memory
- <GRAPHIC>
- DIMMs are named according to both physical location and loading order. The physical location is u...
- Memory Controller
- DIMM Architecture
- Memory Interconnect
- Memory Interconnect
- MID bus data is transmitted via the four 72-bit, ECC-protected MID buses, each with a clock frequ...
- The DDR DRAM address and control (MIA) signals for each quadrant originate at the CC and are rout...
- Eight unique buses of command and control signals are transmitted from the CC to each memory cont...
- Four memory interface tag (MIT) buses are routed between the CC and the designated tag memory con...
- Mixing DIMMs of Different sizes
- Memory Interleaving
- Memory Interleaving
- Memory is interleaved in the following ways on the new sx2000 systems:
- - MBAT (across DIMMs)
- Memory Bank Attribute Table
- Memory Bank Attribute Table
- The MBAT interleaving is done on a per-cell basis before the partition is rendezvoused. The cell ...
- The 16 echelons in the memory subsystem can be subdivided as follows: Four independent memory qua...
- To optimize bandwidth, consecutive memory accesses are used to target echelons that are as far fr...
- Cell Map
- Link Interleaving
- Memory Error Protection
- DRAM Erasure
- DRAM Erasure
- A common cause of a correctable memory error is a DRAM failure, and the ability to correct this t...
- Double chip kill is an extension to memory chip kill that enables the system to correct multiple ...
- DRAM erasure is invoked when the number of correctable memory errors exceeds a threshold and can ...
- PDC Functional Changes
- PDC Functional Changes
- There are three primary threads of control in the processor dependant code (PDC): the bootstrap, ...
- The PDC procedures are the primary thread of control once the OS has launched. Once the OS has la...
- If a correctable memory error occurs during run time, the new chipset logs the error and corrects...
- When PDC invokes DRAM erasure, the information returned by reading memory module states indicate ...
- The thresholds for invoking DRAM erasure are incremental so that PDC invokes DRAM erasure on the ...
- Platform Dependant Hardware
- Reset
- Cell OL*
- I/O Subsystem
- I/O Subsystem
- The sx2000 I/O backplane (SIOBP) is an update of the sx1000 I/O backplane, with a new set of chip...
- A new concept for the sx2000 is that of a fat rope. A fat rope is logically one rope that has 32 ...
- The major components in the I/O chassis are the system bus adapter (SBA) ASIC and 12 logical bus ...
- Enhanced ropes are fast, narrow links that are connected singly or in pairs between the SBA and f...
- A PCI-X I/O chassis is an assembly consisting of four printed circuit assemblies (the PCI-X I/O b...
- The master I/O backplane provides easy connectivity for the I/O chassis. The HSS link and utiliti...
- PCI-X Backplane Functionality
- PCI-X Backplane Functionality
- The majority of the functionality of a PCI-X I/O backplane is provided by a single SBA ASIC plus ...
- SBA Chip: CC-to-Ropes
- SBA Chip: CC-to-Ropes
- The SBA chip communicates with the CC on the cell board via a pair of high-speed serial unidirect...
- In a default configuration, ropes operate with a 133 MHz clock and so have 266 MT/s for a peak ba...
- Ropes can be connected to LBAs either individually or in pairs. A single rope can sustain up to P...
- The location of the ropes on the SBA chip determines the rope mapping to PCI slots on the I/O bac...
- Figure110 I/O Rope Mapping
- Figure110 I/O Rope Mapping
- <GRAPHIC>
- PCI Slots
- PCI Slots
- For maximum performance and availability, each PCI slot is sourced by its own LBA chip and is sup...
- Slot 0 support for the core I/O card has been removed on the SIOBP. The core I/O provided a base ...
- The SIOBPs ten outermost slots support only 3.3 V signaling (PCI or PCI-X Mode 1). The two innerm...
- PCI Hot Swap Support
- I/O Backplane System Connections
- New Server Cabling
- Firmware
- Firmware
- The newer Intel
- The IPF firmware incorporates the following main interfaces:
- - Processor Abstraction Layer (PAL) provides a seamless firmware abstraction between the processo...
- Provides a standard environment for booting by using data tables that contain platform-related in...
- The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) provides a new standard environment for con...
- The firmware supports HP-UX 11i version 2, Linux, Windows, and OpenVMS through the Itanium® proce...
- User Interface
- Itanium® Processor family firmware employs a user interfaces called the Pre-OS system startup env...
- Event IDs for Errors and Events
- The new system firmware generates event IDs, similar to chassis codes, for errors, events, and fo...
- Server Configurations
- Server Configurations
- Refer to the HP System Partitions Guide (5990-8170A) for extensive details on the topic of proper...
- Basic Configuration Rules
- Dual-cabinet system:
- - No master/checker support for dual-core processors
- The governing rules for mixing processors is as follows:
- Maximum of 32 DIMMs per cell.
- Server Errors
- Server Errors
- To support high availability (HA), the new chipset has included functionality to do error correct...
- - Protection domain access
- These categories are listed in increasing severity, ranging from protection domain (PD) access er...
- Protection Domain Access Errors
- Hardware Corrected Errors
- Global Shared Memory Errrors
- Hardware Uncorrectable Errors
- Fatal Errors
- Blocking Timeout Fatal Errors
- Deadlock Recovery Reset Errors
- Error Logging
- Error Logging
- Hardware error handling can be broken into four phases: detection, transaction handling, logging,...
- 1. Detection is the hardware checks that realize an error has occurred.
- 2. Transaction handling modifies how the hardware treats the tmansaction with the detected error.
- 3. Logging is storing the error indication in the primary error mode register, which sets the err...
- 4. State behavior is any special actions taken in the various error states.
- It is preferred that most errors not result in any special transaction handling by the hardware b...
- The error strategy provides a way to mask logging all errors (the error enable mask register) and...
- For instance, if a link goes down when the block is in fatal error mode, and a multibit error put...
- Although the content of each interface's error logs and status registers are different, the progr...
- 1. Firmware initializes the error enable mask register in each interface at boot time. The defaul...
- 2 System Specifications
- 2 System Specifications
- system specifications
- The following specifications are based on
- Dimensions and Weights
- Dimensions and Weights
- dimensions and weights
- This section contains server component dimensions and weights for the system.
- Component Dimensions
- Component Weights
- Component Weights
- Table23
- NOTE Refer to the appropriate documents to determine the weight of the Support Management Station...
- <TABLE>
- <TABLE>
- Shipping Dimensions and Weights
- Electrical Specifications
- Electrical Specifications
- electrical specifications
- The following specifications are based on
- Grounding
- Circuit Breaker
- Circuit Breaker
- Each cabinet using a 3-phase, 4-wire input requires a dedicated circuit breaker to support the Ma...
- circuit breaker sizing:3-phase, 4-wire input;circuit breaker sizing:3-phase, 5-wire input;circuit br
- Each cabinet using a 3-phase 5-wire input requires a dedicated circuit breaker to support the Mar...
- NOTE When using the minimum sized breaker, always choose circuit breakers with the maximum allowe...
- Power Options
- Power Options
- Table26
- <TABLE>
- <TABLE>
- Table27 Option 6 and 7 Specifics
- <TABLE HEADING>
- <TABLE BODY>
- <TABLE ROW>
- <TABLE ROW>
- NOTE A qualified electrician must wire the PDCA receptacle to site power using copper wire and in...
- All branch circuits
- When only one PDCA is installed in a system cabinet, it must be installed as PDCA 0. Refer to
- NOTE When wiring a PDCA, phase rotation is unimportant. When using two PDCAs, however, the rotati...
- Figure21 PDCA Locations
- Figure21 PDCA Locations
- <GRAPHIC>
- System Power Requirements
- System Power Requirements
- Table28
- <TABLE>
- WARNING Beware of shock hazard. When connecting or removing input power wiring, always connect th...
- Component Power Requirements
- I/O Expansion Cabinet Power Requirements
- I/O Expansion Cabinet Power Requirements
- The I/O expansion cabinet (IOX) requires a single-phase 200-240V ac input.
- NOTE The IOX accommodates two ac inputs for redundancy.
- <TABLE>
- <TABLE>
- I/O Expansion Cabinet Power Cords
- Environmental Requirements
- Environmental Requirements
- This section provides the
- environmental requirements
- Temperature and Humidity Specifications
- Power Dissipation
- Power Dissipation
- Table215
- The table contains two columns of power numbers expressed in watts. The Breaker Power column list...
- WARNING Do not connect a 380 to 415 V ac supply to a 4-wire PDCA. This is a safety hazard and wil...
- <TABLE>
- Table215 Typical HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 for Dual-core CPU Configurations
- <TABLE HEADING>
- <TABLE BODY>
- <TABLE>
- Table216 Typical HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 for Single-core CPU Configurations
- <TABLE HEADING>
- <TABLE BODY>
- Acoustic Noise Specification
- Acoustic Noise Specification
- The acoustic noise specifications
- noise emission specifications
- • 8.2 bel (sound power level)
- These levels are appropriate for dedicated computer room environments, not office environments.
- You must understand the acoustic noise specifications relative to operator positions within the c...
- Airflow
- Airflow
- HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 systems require the cabinet air intake temperature to be between 15
- Figure22
- NOTE Approximately 5 percent of the system airflow is drawn from the rear of the system and exits...
- Figure22 Airflow Diagram
- Figure22 Airflow Diagram
- <GRAPHIC>
- A thermal report for the HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 server is provided in
- <TABLE>
- 3 Installing the System
- 3 Installing the System
- This chapter describes installation of an HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 system. Installers must h...
- Introduction
- Introduction
- The instructions in this chapter are written for Customer Support Consultants (CSC) who are exper...
- Communications Interference
- Communications Interference
- interference: communications
- communications interference
- HP system compliance tests are conducted with HP supported peripheral devices and shielded cables...
- Installing and using the system in strict accordance with instructions provided by HP minimizes t...
- Take these precautions:
- • Use only shielded cables.
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Electrostatic Discharge
- electrostatic discharge; discharge:electrostatic
- HP systems and peripherals contain assemblies and components that are sensitive to electrostatic ...
- Take these precautions:
- wrist strap usage
- wrist strap usage
- • Always wear a grounded wrist strap when working on or around system components.
- • Treat all assemblies, components, and interface connections as static-sensitive.
- • When unpacking cards, interfaces, and other accessories that are packaged separately from the s...
- • Before removing or replacing any components or installing any accessories in the system, select...
- • Avoid working in carpeted areas, and keep body movement to a minimum while installing accessories.
- Public Telecommunications Network Connection
- Unpacking and Inspecting the System
- Unpacking and Inspecting the System
- This section describes what to do before unpacking the server and how to unpack the system itself.
- WARNING Do not attempt to move the cabinet, either packed or unpacked, up or down an incline of m...
- Verifying Site Preparation
- Checking the Inventory
- Checking the Inventory
- inventory check
- The sales order packing slip lists all equipment shipped from HP. Use this packing slip to verify...
- NOTE To identify each item by part number, refer to the sales order packing slip.
- One of the large overpack containers is labeled “Open Me First.” This box contains the
- packing carton contents
- The following items are in other containers. Check them against the packing list:
- • Power distribution control assembly (PDCA) and power cord
- • Power distribution control assembly (PDCA) and power cord
- • Two blower housings per cabinet
- • Four blowers per cabinet
- • Four side skins with related attachment hardware
- • Cabinet blower bezels and front door assemblies
- • Support Management Station
- • Cables
- • Optional equipment
- • Boot device with the operating system installed
- Inspecting the Shipping Containers for Damage
- Inspecting the Shipping Containers for Damage
- damage:shipping containers
- HP shipping containers are designed to protect their contents under normal shipping conditions. A...
- WARNING Do not attempt to move the cabinet, either packed or unpacked, up or down an incline of m...
- A
- Figure31 Normal Tilt Indicator
- Figure31 Normal Tilt Indicator
- <GRAPHIC>
- Figure32 Abnormal Tilt Indicator
- Figure32 Abnormal Tilt Indicator
- <GRAPHIC>
- NOTE If the
- Inspection Precautions
- Inspection Precautions
- • When the shipment arrives, check each container against the carrier's bill of lading. Inspect t...
- NOTE HP recommends keeping the shipping container or the packaging material. If it becomes necess...
- Claims Procedures
- Unpacking and Inspecting Hardware Components
- Unpacking and Inspecting Hardware Components
- This section describes the procedures for opening the shipping container and unpacking and inspec...
- Tools Required
- Tools Required
- installation:tools required for
- The following tools are required to unpack and install the system:
- • Standard hand tools, such as a adjustable-end wrench
- • Standard hand tools, such as a adjustable-end wrench
- • ESD grounding strap
- • Digital voltmeter capable of reading ac/dc voltages
- • 1/2-inch wrench/socket
- • 9/16-inch wrench
- • #2 Phillips screwdriver
- • Flathead screwdriver
- • Wire cutters or utility knife
- • Safety goggles or glasses
- • T-10, T-15, T-20, T-25, and T-30 Torx drivers
- • 9-pin to 25-pin serial cable (HP part number 24542G)
- • 9-pin to 9-pin null modem cable
- Unpacking the Cabinet
- Unpacking the Cabinet
- cabinet unpacking
- WARNING Use three people to unpack the cabinet safely.
- HP recommends removing the cardboard shipping container before moving the cabinet into the comput...
- NOTE If unpacking the cabinet in the computer room, be sure to position it so that it can be move...
- To
- Step 1. Position the packaged cabinet so that a clear area about three times the length of the ...
- Step 1. Position the packaged cabinet so that a clear area about three times the length of the ...
- Step 2. Cut the plastic polystrap bands around the shipping container (
- Step 3. Lift the cardboard corrugated top cap off of the shipping box.
- Step 4. Remove the corrugated sleeves surrounding the cabinet.
- Step 5. Remove the stretch wrap, the front and rear top foam inserts, and the four corner inser...
- Step 6. Remove the
- Step 7. Remove the plastic anti-static bag by lifting it straight up off the cabinet. If the ca...
- Step 7. Remove the plastic anti-static bag by lifting it straight up off the cabinet. If the ca...
- Inspecting the Cabinet
- Inspect the cabinet exterior for signs of shipping damage.
- Step 1. Look at the top and sides for dents, warpage, or scratches.
- Moving the Cabinet Off the Pallet
- Step 1. Remove the shipping strap that holds the BPSs in place during shipping (
- Step 1. Remove the shipping strap that holds the BPSs in place during shipping (
- Step 2. Remove the pallet mounting brackets and pads on the side of the pallet where the ramp s...
- Step 3. On the other side of the pallet, remove only the bolt on each mounting bracket that is ...
- Step 4. Insert the ramps into the slots on the pallet.
- Step 5. Carefully roll the cabinet down the ramp (
- Step 6. Unpack any other cabinets that were shipped.
- Unpacking the PDCA
- Unpacking the PDCA
- PDCA:unpacking;unpacking:PDCA
- PDCA:wiring configurations
- At least one power distribution control assembly (PDCA) is shipped with the system. In some cases...
- Several power cord options are available for the PDCAs. Only options 6 and 7 are currently availa...
- <TABLE>
- <TABLE>
- Table32 Power Cord Option 6 and 7 Specifics
- <TABLE HEADING>
- <TABLE BODY>
- <TABLE ROW>
- <TABLE ROW>
- Returning Equipment
- Returning Equipment
- returning equipment;equipment:returning
- damage:returning equipment
- If the equipment is found to be damaged, use the original packing material to repackage the cabin...
- Before shipping, place a tag on the container or equipment to identify the owner and the service ...
- WARNING Do not attempt to push the loaded cabinet up the ramp onto the pallet. Three people are r...
- checklist:repackaging;repackaging checklist
- To repackage the cabinet, perform the following steps:
- Step 1. Assemble the HP packing materials that came with the cabinet.
- Step 1. Assemble the HP packing materials that came with the cabinet.
- Step 2. Carefully roll the cabinet up the ramp.
- Step 3. Attach the pallet mounting brackets to the pallet and the cabinet.
- Step 4. Reattach the ramps to the pallet.
- Step 5. Replace the plastic anti-static bag and foam inserts.
- Step 6. Replace the cardboard surrounding the cabinet.
- Step 7. Replace the cardboard caps.
- Step 8. Secure the assembly to the pallet with straps.
- The cabinet is now ready for shipment.
- Setting Up the System
- Setting Up the System
- After a site has been prepared, the system has been unpacked, and all components have been inspec...
- Moving the System and Related Equipment to the Installation Site
- Unpacking and Installing the Blower Housings and Blowers
- Unpacking and Installing the Blower Housings and Blowers
- blower housings:unpacking;blower housings:installing
- Each cabinet contains two blower housings and four blowers. Although similar in size, the blower ...
- unpacking:blower housings
- unpacking:blower housings
- Step 2. Remove the cardboard from the blower housing (
- Step 3. Using the handles on the housing labeled
- Step 4. Using the handles on the housing labeled
- Step 5. Unpack each of the four blowers.
- Step 6. Insert each of the four blowers into place in the blower housings with the thumbscrews ...
- Step 7. Tighten the thumbscrews at the front of each blower.
- Step 8. If required, install housings on any other cabinets that were shipped with the system.
- Attaching the Side Skins and Blower Side Bezels
- Attaching the Side Skins and Blower Side Bezels
- blower bezels (See also "bezel")
- bezel:attaching side bezels
- Two cosmetic side panels affix to the left and right sides of the system. In addition, each syste...
- IMPORTANT Be sure to attach the side skins at this point in the installation sequence, especially...
- Attaching the Side Skins
- Attaching the Side Skins
- skins, attaching
- Each system has four side skins: two front-side skins and two rear-side skins.
- NOTE Attach side skins to the left side of cabinet 0 and the right side of cabinet 1 (if applicab...
- To attach the side skins:
- Step 1. If not already done, remove the side skins from their boxes and protective coverings.
- Attaching the Blower Side Bezels
- Attaching the Blower Side Bezels
- The bezels are held on at the top by the bezel lip, which fits over the top of the blower housing...
- Use the same procedure to attach the right and left blower side bezels.
- Step 1. Place the side bezel slightly above the blower housing frame.
- Step 1. Place the side bezel slightly above the blower housing frame.
- Step 2. Align the lower bezel tabs to the slots in the side panels.
- Step 3. Lower the bezel so the bezel top lip fits securely on the blower housing frame and the ...
- Step 4. Using a T-10 driver, attach the screws to secure the skins to
- Step 5. Repeat step 1 through step 4 for the skins on the other side of the cabinet.
- Step 6. To secure the side bezels to the side skins, attach the blower bracket locks (HP part n...
- Attaching the Leveling Feet and Leveling the Cabinet
- Installing the Front Door Bezels and the Front and Rear Blower Bezels
- Installing the Front Door Bezels and the Front and Rear Blower Bezels
- door installation:back
- door installation:front
- Each cabinet has two doors: one at the front and one at the back. The back door is shipped on the...
- Installing the Front Door Bezels
- Installing the Front Door Bezels
- The front door assembly includes two cosmetic covers, a control panel, and a key lock. Installing...
- To install the front door assembly:
- Step 1. Open the door, unsnap the screen, and remove all the filters held in place with Velcro.
- Step 1. Open the door, unsnap the screen, and remove all the filters held in place with Velcro.
- Step 2. Remove the cabinet keys that are taped inside the top front door bezel.
- Step 3. Insert the shoulder studs on the lower door bezel into the holes on the front door meta...
- Step 4. Using a T-10 driver, secure the lower door bezel to the front door chassis with 10 of t...
- Step 5. While one person holds the upper door bezel near the door chassis, attach the ribbon ca...
- Step 6. Feed the grounding strap through the door and attach it to the cabinet.
- Step 7. Insert the shoulder studs on the upper door bezel into the holes on the front door meta...
- Step 8. Using a T-10 driver, secure the upper door bezel to the metal door with eight of the sc...
- Step 9. Reattach all filters removed in step 1.
- Installing the Rear Blower Bezel
- Installing the Rear Blower Bezel
- bezel:attaching rear bezel
- The rear blower bezel is a cosmetic cover for the blowers and is located above the rear door.
- To install the rear blower bezel:
- Step 1. Open the rear cabinet door.
- Step 1. Open the rear cabinet door.
- Step 2. Slide the bezel over the blower housing frame, hooking the lip of the bezel onto the cr...
- Step 3. Align the bezel over the nuts that are attached to the bracket at the rear of the cabinet.
- Step 4. Using a T-20 driver, tighten the two captive screws on the lower flange of the bezel.
- Step 5. Close the cabinet rear door.
- Installing the Front Blower Bezel
- Installing the Front Blower Bezel
- bezel:attaching front bezel
- The front blower bezel is a cosmetic cover for the blowers and is located above the front door. T...
- Step 1. Open the front door.
- Step 1. Open the front door.
- Step 2. Position the bezel over the blower housing frame, hooking the lip of the bezel onto the...
- Step 3. Align the bezel over the nuts that are attached to the bracket at the front of the cabi...
- Step 4. Using a T-20 driver, tighten the two captive screws on the lower flange of the bezel.
- Step 5. Close the front door.
- Wiring Check
- Wiring Check
- WARNING LETHAL VOLTAGE HAZARD—Hazardous voltages may be present in the cabinet if incorrectly wir...
- Always verify that the AC power cable is correctly wired into the AC power supply before applying...
- Verify the following items before applying AC power to the cabinet:
- • Cabinet safety ground connects to the site electrical system ground and is not left floating or...
- NOTE The following identifies the minimum acceptable and the preferred methods of grounding. Use ...
- • Required method of grounding is to connect the green power cord safety ground to the site groun...
- If the product ground is left floating, anyone coming into contact with the cabinet could receive...
- If the product ground connects to a phase, the product will be over 200 volts above ground, prese...
- Verify the connection of the product ground to site AC power ground through a continuity check be...
- Use the following procedure to verify that the product ground connects to the site AC power suppl...
- Step 1. Ensure that the site AC power supply circuit breakers serving the cabinet are set to
- Step 1. Ensure that the site AC power supply circuit breakers serving the cabinet are set to
- Step 2. Ensure that the cabinet main circuit breaker is set to
- Step 3. Touch one test probe to the site AC power supply ground source.
- Step 4. Touch the other test probe to an unpainted metal surface of the cabinet.
- Step 5. Check for continuity indication of less than 0.1 ohm.
- NOTE For dual power source situations, proceed to the
- Installing and Verifying the PDCA
- Installing and Verifying the PDCA
- All systems are delivered with the appropriate cable plug for options 6 and 7 (
- Check the voltages
- • To verify the proper wiring for a
- Figure325 PDCA Assembly for Options 6 and 7
- Figure326 A 4-Wire Connector
- Figure326 A 4-Wire Connector
- <GRAPHIC>
- Figure327 A 5-Wire Connector
- Figure327 A 5-Wire Connector
- <GRAPHIC>
- PDCA:installation;installation:PDCA
- PDCA:wiring configurations
- Use the following procedure to install the PDCA:
- WARNING Make sure the circuit breaker on the PDCA is OFF.
- Step 1. Remove the rear PDCA bezel by removing the four retaining screws.
- Step 1. Remove the rear PDCA bezel by removing the four retaining screws.
- Step 2. Run the power cord down through the appropriate opening in the floor tile.
- Step 3. Insert the PDCA into its slot and secure with four screws (
- Step 4. Using a T-20 driver, attach the four screws that hold the PDCA in place.
- Step 5. If required, repeat step 2 through step 4 for the second PDCA.
- Step 6. Re-install the rear PDCA bezel.
- Step 7. Plug in the PDCA connector.
- Step 8. Check the voltage at the PDCA:
- Figure329 Checking PDCA Test Points (5-Wire)
- <TABLE>
- Voltage Check
- Voltage Check
- The voltage check ensures that all phases (and neutral, for international systems) are wired corr...
- NOTE If a UPS is used, refer to applicable UPS documentation for information to connect the serve...
- Step 1. Verify that site power is
- Step 1. Verify that site power is
- Step 2. Open the site circuit breaker(s).
- Step 3. Verify that the receptacle ground connector is connected to ground. See
- Step 4. Set the site power circuit breaker to
- Step 5. Verify that the voltage between receptacle pins x and y is between 200 - 240 volts AC.
- Step 6. Set the site power circuit breaker to
- Step 7. Ensure that power is removed from the server.
- Step 8. Route and connect the server power connector to the site power receptacle.
- Step 8. Route and connect the server power connector to the site power receptacle.
- • For locking type receptacles, line up the key on the plug with the groove in the receptacle.
- WARNING Do not set site AC circuit breakers serving the processor cabinets to
- Step 9. Set the site power circuit breaker to
- Step 10. Set the server power to
- Step 11. Check that the indicator LED on each power supply is lit. See
- Removing the EMI Panels
- Removing the EMI Panels
- EMI panel:removing
- Remove the front and back electromagnetic interference (EMI) panels to access ports and to visual...
- To remove the front and back EMI panels:
- Step 1. Using a T-20 driver, loosen the captive screw at the top center of the front EMI panel (
- Step 1. Using a T-20 driver, loosen the captive screw at the top center of the front EMI panel (
- Step 2. Use the handle provided to remove the EMI panel and set it aside.
- Step 3. Loosen the captive screw at the lower center of the back EMI panel (
- Step 4. Use the handle provided to gently remove the EMI panel and set it aside.
- Connecting the Cables
- Routing the I/O Cables
- Routing the I/O Cables
- cables:routing I/O
- routing I/O cables
- Routing the cables is a significant task in the installation process. Efficient cable routing is ...
- Neatness counts. The most efficient use of space is to route cables so that they are not crossed ...
- Figure335 Routing I/O Cables
- Figure335 Routing I/O Cables
- <GRAPHIC>
- Use the following procedure and guidelines to route cables through the cable groomer at the botto...
- cable groomer
- Step 1. Remove the cable access plate at the bottom of the groomer.
- Step 1. Remove the cable access plate at the bottom of the groomer.
- Step 2. Beginning at the front of the cabinet, route the cables using the following pattern:
- Step 2. Beginning at the front of the cabinet, route the cables using the following pattern:
- a. Route the first cable on the left side of the leftmost card cage first. Route it under the PC...
- a. Route the first cable on the left side of the leftmost card cage first. Route it under the PC...
- b. Route the second cable on the left side of the leftmost card cage to the right of the first c...
- c. After routing the leftmost card cage at the front of the cabinet, route the cables in the rig...
- d. After routing the cables in the rightmost card cage at the rear of the cabinet, return to the...
- e. Repeat steps a through d until all the cables are routed.
- Step 3. Connect the management processor cables last.
- Step 4. Reattach the cable access plate at the bottom of the cable groomer.
- Step 5. Reattach the cable groomer kick plate at the back of the cabinet.
- Step 6. Slip the L brackets under the power cord on the rear of the PDCA.
- Step 7. While holding the L bracket in place, insert the PDCA completely into the cabinet and s...
- Installing the Support Management Station
- Configuring the Event Information Tools
- Configuring the Event Information Tools
- There are three tools included in the Event Information Tools (EIT) bundle for the Support Manage...
- EIT Tools Functionality
- The Console Logger captures the commands typed at the console, the response displayed, and alert ...
- The IPMI Log Acquirer acquires FPL and FRUID logs from the remote system and stores them on the S...
- The IPMI Event Viewer analyzes the FPL logs captured by IPMI Log Acquirer and displays the system...
- Where to Find the EIT Documentation
- The latest documentation for setting up and configuring these tools is available at: http://docs....
- Once you are at the Web site, select the category, “Event Information Tools (EIT) - formerly SMS”...
- • Console Logger
- Turning On Housekeeping Power
- Turning On Housekeeping Power
- housekeeping power:turning on
- power:housekeeping
- Use the following procedure to turn on housekeeping power to the system:
- Step 1. Verify that the ac voltage at the input source is within specifications for each cabine...
- Step 1. Verify that the ac voltage at the input source is within specifications for each cabine...
- Step 2. Ensure that:
- Step 3. If the complex has an IOX cabinet, power on this cabinet first.
- Step 4. Turn on the ac breakers on the PDCAs at the back of the each cabinet.
- Step 4. Turn on the ac breakers on the PDCAs at the back of the each cabinet.
- • In a large complex, power on the cabinets in one of the two following orders:
- PDCA:ac breakers
- housekeeping power:front panel display
- LED:Present
- housekeeping power LED
- LED:HKP (housekeeping)
- Figure336 Front Panel with Housekeeping (HKP) Power On and Present LEDs
- Step 5. Examine the bulk power supply (BPS) LEDs (
- Connecting the MP to the Customer LAN
- Connecting the MP to the Customer LAN
- This section discusses how to connect, set up, and verify the management processor (MP) to the cu...
- Connecting the MP to the Network
- Connecting the MP to the Network
- NOTE Based upon the customer’s existing SMS configuration, make the appropriate modifications to ...
- NOTE Based upon the customer’s existing SMS configuration, make the appropriate modifications to ...
- Unlike earlier systems, which required the MP to be connected to the private LAN, the new system ...
- In some cases, the customer might want to connect the SMS to the MP on the private management LAN...
- Connect the MP
- Step 1. Connect one end of the RJ-45 LAN cable to the LAN port on the MP (
- Connect dial-up modem cable between the MP modem and the customer’s phone line connection.
- Setting the Customer IP Address
- Setting the Customer IP Address
- IP address:setting private and customer LAN
- IP address:default values
- customer LAN
- Support Management Station:private LAN IP address
- NOTE The default IP address for the customer LAN port on the MP is
- To set the customer LAN IP address:
- Step 1. From the MP Command Menu prompt (
- Step 1. From the MP Command Menu prompt (
- Support Management Station:private LAN port designations
- Step 2. The prompt asks if you want to modify the LAN port 0. Enter
- Step 3. Enter
- Step 4. Enter the new IP address.
- Step 5. Confirm the new address.
- Step 6. Enter the MP network name.
- Step 7. Enter the LAN parameters for
- Step 8. To
- Step 9. Check the settings for the model string, UUID, and Creator Product Name using the
- Step 10. Set the date and time using the MP command.
- Booting and Verifying the System
- Booting and Verifying the System
- After installing the system, verify that the proper hardware is installed and booted.
- Connecting to the Management Processor
- Connecting to the Management Processor
- Before powering on the cabinet, you need to open several windows connected to the MP. Then switch...
- Step 1. On the SMS, open the required number of command-prompt windows:
- Step 1. On the SMS, open the required number of command-prompt windows:
- Step 2. Enter the appropriate login and password at the
- Step 3. Repeat the first two steps for each partition required.
- Step 4. In one window bring up the command prompt by entering
- Step 5. In the another window bring up the
- Step 6. From the
- Step 7. For each of the remaining windows, bring up the
- Powering On the System 48 V Supply
- Powering On the System 48 V Supply
- Step 1. Switch on the
- Step 1. Switch on the
- Step 1. Switch on the
- If the complex has an IOX cabinet, power on this cabinet first.
- In a large complex, power on cabinets in one of the two following orders: 9, 8, 1, 0 or 8, 9, 0, 1.
- IMPORTANT The MP should be running in each window.
- As the cabinet boots, observe the partition activity in the window displaying the VFP.
- Step 2. For HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 systems, follow the procedure in
- Step 1. Switch on the
- Booting the HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 to a EFI Shell
- Booting the HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 to a EFI Shell
- After powering on or using the CM
- Figure347 HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 EFI Boot Manager
- Use the up and down arrow keys on the keyboard to highlight
- After you
- Figure348 EFI Shell Prompt
- Figure348 EFI Shell Prompt
- <GRAPHIC>
- NOTE If autoboot is enabled for an nPartition, you must interrupt it to stop the boot process at ...
- At this point, the Virtual Front Panel indicates that each partition is at
- Figure349 HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 Partitions at System Firmware Console
- Verifying the System
- Verifying the System
- Use the following procedure to verify the system:
- Step 1. From the
- cell board:verifying presence of
- <$nopage>clock and utilities board, <IndexSee>See <Default Para Font> CLU
- Running JET Software
- Running JET Software
- Ensure that the network diagnostic is enabled at the MP prompt;
- The JTAG Utility for Scan Tests (JUST)
- IMPORTANT You must resolve any problems you find as a result of running JET before booting the op...
- Running JUST
- Running JUST
- Run the JTAG Utility for Scan Tests (JUST) to ensure the hardware is working properly:
- Step 1. Enter
- Refer to the Jet User Guide, Just Users Guide, and other related documentation for testing located:
- • in the
- IMPORTANT Once scan testing has successfully completed, reset the complex by cycling the AC power.
- Power Cycling After Using JET
- Offline Diagnostic Environment (ODE)
- Attaching the Rear Kick Plates
- Attaching the Rear Kick Plates
- kick plates:attaching to cabinet;kick plates:shown on cabinet
- Kick plates protect cables from accidentally being disconnected or damaged and add an attractive ...
- To install the kick plates:
- Step 1. Hold the left kick plate in position and attach a clip nut (0590-2318) on the cabinet c...
- Step 1. Hold the left kick plate in position and attach a clip nut (0590-2318) on the cabinet c...
- Step 2. Using a screw (0515-0671) and a T-25 driver, attach the flange on the kick plate to the...
- Step 3. Using a T-10 driver and a screw, attach the bottom of the kick plate to the center hole...
- Step 4. Perform steps 1–3 on the right kick plate.
- Step 5. Position the upper flange of the center kick plate under the I/O trays complementary mo...
- Step 6. Using a T-20 driver, tighten the thumbscrews at the bottom of the center kick plate.
- Performing a Visual Inspection and Completing the Installation
- Performing a Visual Inspection and Completing the Installation
- After booting the system, carefully inspect it and reinstall the EMI panels. Here are the steps r...
- Step 1. Visually inspect the system to verify that all components are in place and secure.
- Step 1. Visually inspect the system to verify that all components are in place and secure.
- Step 2. Check that the cables are secured and routed properly.
- Step 3. Check that the cell board ejectors are secure (
- EMI panel:installing
- installation:EMI panel
- Step 4. Reinstall the front EMI panel (
- Step 5. Check that the cables inside the rear enclosure are secure.
- Step 6. Reinstall the back EMI panel (
- Conducting a Post Installation Check
- Conducting a Post Installation Check
- After the system has been installed in a computer room and verified, conduct the
- customer signoff
- signoff, customer
- inspecting:cables
- Gold Book
- inspecting:circuit boards
- • Inspect circuit boards.
- 4 Booting and Shutting Down the Operating System
- 4 Booting and Shutting Down the Operating System
- This chapter presents procedures for booting an operating system (OS) on an nPartition (hardware ...
- Operating Systems Supported on Cell-based HP Servers
- Operating Systems Supported on Cell-based HP Servers
- HP supports nPartitions on cell-based HP 9000 servers and cell-based HP Integrity servers. The fo...
- • HP Integrity Superdome (SD16B, SD32B, and SD64B models)
- All HP Integrity servers based on the HP sx2000 chipset run the following OSes:
- • HP-UX 11i Version 2 (B.11.23) — Refer to
- HP Integrity servers based on the HP sx2000 chipset run the following OSes
- • HP OpenVMS I64 8.3 — Supported only in nPartitions that have dual-core Intel® Itanium® 2 proces...
- • HP OpenVMS I64 8.3 — Supported only in nPartitions that have dual-core Intel® Itanium® 2 proces...
- • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4— On servers based on the HP sx2000 chipset, is supported on...
- • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 — On servers based on the HP sx2000 chipset, is supported only ...
- NOTE On servers based on the HP sx2000 chipset, each cell has a cell local memory (CLM) parameter...
- System Boot Configuration Options
- Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX
- Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX
- This section presents procedures for booting and shutting down HP-UX on cell-based HP servers and...
- • To determine whether the cell local memory (CLM) configuration is appropriate for HP-UX, refer to
- HP-UX Support for Cell Local Memory
- HP-UX Support for Cell Local Memory
- On servers based on the HP sx2000 chipset, each cell has a cell local memory (CLM) parameter, whi...
- IMPORTANT HP-UX 11i Version 2 (B.11.23) supports using CLM. The optimal CLM settings for HP-UX B....
- To check CLM configuration details from an OS, use Partition Manager or the
- To display CLM configuration details from the EFI Shell on a cell-based HP Integrity server, use the
- To set the CLM configuration, use Partition Manager or the
- Adding HP-UX to the Boot Options List
- Adding HP-UX to the Boot Options List
- This section describes how to add an HP-UX entry to the system boot options list.
- You can add the
- See
- NOTE On HP Integrity servers, the OS installer automatically adds an entry to the boot options list.
- Adding an HP-UX Boot Option
- Adding an HP-UX Boot Option
- This procedure adds an HP-UX item to the boot options list from the EFI Shell.
- To add an HP-UX boot option when logged in to HP-UX, use the
- Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment.
- Step 2. Access the EFI System Partition for the device from which you want to boot HP-UX (
- Step 3. At the EFI Shell environment, use the
- Step 4. Exit the console and management processor interfaces if you are finished using them.
- Booting HP-UX
- Booting HP-UX
- This section describes the following methods of booting HP-UX:
- • “Standard HP-UX Booting” on page147
- Refer to
- CAUTION ACPI Configuration for HP-UX Must Be default
- Standard HP-UX Booting
- Standard HP-UX Booting
- This section describes how to boot HP-UX on cell-based HP Integrity servers.
- On HP Integrity servers, to boot HP-UX use either of the following procedures:
- • “HP-UX Booting (EFI Boot Manager)” on page147
- HP-UX Booting (EFI Boot Manager)
- HP-UX Booting (EFI Boot Manager)
- From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list to boot HP-UX using tha...
- Refer to
- Step 1. Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the nPartition on which you want to boot HP-UX.
- Step 2. At the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list.
- Step 3. Press
- Step 4. Exit the console and management processor interfaces if you are finished using them.
- HP-UX Booting (EFI Shell)
- HP-UX Booting (EFI Shell)
- From the EFI Shell environment, to boot HP-UX on a device first access the EFI System Partition f...
- Refer to
- Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment for the nPartition on which you want to boot HP-UX.
- Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment for the nPartition on which you want to boot HP-UX.
- Log in to the management processor, and enter
- When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the main EFI menu)...
- From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the EFI Shell menu option to access the EFI Shell environm...
- Step 2. At the EFI Shell environment, issue the
- Step 3. At the EFI Shell environment, issue the
- Step 4. Access the EFI System Partition for the device from which you want to boot HP-UX (
- Step 5. When accessing the EFI System Partition for the desired boot device, issue the
- Step 5. When accessing the EFI System Partition for the desired boot device, issue the
- The full path for the loader is
- You are given 10 seconds to interrupt the automatic booting of the default boot behavior. Pressin...
- To boot the HP-UX OS, do not type anything during the 10-second period given for stopping at the
- Shell>
- Step 6. Exit the console and management processor interfaces if you are finished using them.
- Single-User Mode HP-UX Booting
- Single-User Mode HP-UX Booting
- This section describes how to boot HP-UX in single-user mode on cell-based HP Integrity servers.
- Single-User Mode HP-UX Booting (EFI Shell)
- Single-User Mode HP-UX Booting (EFI Shell)
- From the EFI Shell environment, boot in single-user mode by stopping the boot process at the
- Refer to
- Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment for the nPartition on which you want to boot HP-UX in ...
- Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment for the nPartition on which you want to boot HP-UX in ...
- Log in to the management processor, and enter
- When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the main EFI menu)...
- From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the EFI Shell menu option to access the EFI Shell environm...
- Step 2. Access the EFI System Partition for the device from which you want to boot HP-UX (
- Step 3. When accessing the EFI System Partition for the desired boot device, issue the
- Step 4. Boot to the HP-UX Boot Loader prompt (
- Step 5. At the
- Step 6. Exit the console and management processor interfaces if you are finished using them.
- LVM-Maintenance Mode HP-UX Booting
- LVM-Maintenance Mode HP-UX Booting
- This section describes how to boot HP-UX in LVM-maintenance mode on cell-based HP Integrity servers.
- LVM-Maintenance Mode HP-UX Booting (EFI Shell)
- LVM-Maintenance Mode HP-UX Booting (EFI Shell)
- From the EFI Shell environment, boot in LVM-maintenance mode by stopping the boot process at the
- Refer to
- Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment for the nPartition on which you want to boot HP-UX in ...
- Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment for the nPartition on which you want to boot HP-UX in ...
- Log in to the management processor, and enter
- When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the main EFI menu)...
- From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the EFI Shell menu option to access the EFI Shell environm...
- Step 2. Access the EFI System Partition for the device from which you want to boot HP-UX (
- Step 3. When accessing the EFI System Partition for the desired boot device, issue the
- Step 4. Type any key within the 10 seconds given for interrupting the HP-UX boot process. This ...
- Step 5. At the
- Step 6. Exit the console and management processor interfaces if you are finished using them.
- Shutting Down HP-UX
- Shutting Down HP-UX
- When HP-UX is running on an nPartition, you can shut down HP-UX using the
- On nPartitions you have the following options when shutting down HP-UX:
- • To shut down HP-UX and reboot an nPartition:
- For details, refer to the
- Shutting Down HP-UX
- Booting and Shutting Down HP OpenVMS I64
- Booting and Shutting Down HP OpenVMS I64
- This section presents procedures for booting and shutting down HP OpenVMS I64 on cell-based HP In...
- • To determine whether the cell local memory (CLM) configuration is appropriate for HP OpenVMS, r...
- HP OpenVMS I64 Support for Cell Local Memory
- HP OpenVMS I64 Support for Cell Local Memory
- On servers based on the HP sx2000 chipset, each cell has a cell local memory (CLM) parameter, whi...
- IMPORTANT HP OpenVMS I64 does not support using CLM. Before booting OpenVMS on an nPartition, you...
- To check CLM configuration details from an OS, use Partition Manager or the
- To display CLM configuration details from the EFI Shell on a cell-based HP Integrity server, use the
- To set the CLM configuration, use Partition Manager or the
- Adding HP OpenVMS to the Boot Options List
- Adding HP OpenVMS to the Boot Options List
- On HP Integrity servers, you can use the following procedures to manage boot options list entries...
- You can add the
- See
- NOTE OpenVMS I64 installation and upgrade procedures assist you in setting up and validating a bo...
- Adding an HP OpenVMS Boot Option
- Adding an HP OpenVMS Boot Option
- This procedure adds an HP OpenVMS item to the boot options list from the EFI Shell.
- To add an HP OpenVMS boot option when logged in to OpenVMS, use the
- Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment.
- Step 2. Access the EFI System Partition for the device from which you want to boot HP OpenVMS (
- Step 3. At the EFI Shell environment, use the
- Step 4. Exit the console and management processor interfaces if you are finished using them.
- Booting HP OpenVMS
- Booting HP OpenVMS
- To boot HP OpenVMS I64 on a cell-based HP Integrity server use either of the following procedures.
- • “Booting HP OpenVMS (EFI Boot Manager)” on page155
- CAUTION ACPI Configuration for HP OpenVMS I64 Must Be default
- Booting HP OpenVMS (EFI Boot Manager)
- Booting HP OpenVMS (EFI Boot Manager)
- From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list to boot HP OpenVMS usin...
- Step 1. Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the system on which you want to boot HP OpenVMS.
- Step 2. At the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list.
- Step 3. Press
- Step 4. Exit the console and management processor interfaces when you have finished using them.
- Booting HP OpenVMS (EFI Shell)
- Booting HP OpenVMS (EFI Shell)
- From the EFI Shell environment, to boot HP OpenVMS on a device first access the EFI System Partit...
- Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment for the system on which you want to boot HP OpenVMS.
- Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment for the system on which you want to boot HP OpenVMS.
- Log in to the management processor, and enter
- When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the main EFI menu)...
- From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the EFI Shell menu option to access the EFI Shell environm...
- Step 2. At the EFI Shell environment, issue the
- Step 3. Access the EFI System Partition for the device from which you want to boot HP OpenVMS (
- Step 4. When accessing the EFI System Partition for the desired boot device, issue the
- Step 5. Exit the console and management processor interfaces when you have finished using them.
- Shutting Down HP OpenVMS
- Shutting Down HP OpenVMS
- This section describes how to shut down the HP OpenVMS OS on cell-based HP Integrity servers.
- Shutting Down HP OpenVMS
- Shutting Down HP OpenVMS
- From the HP OpenVMS command line, issue the
- Step 1. Log in to HP OpenVMS running on the system that you want to shut down.
- Step 2. At the OpenVMS command line (DCL) issue the
- Step 2. At the OpenVMS command line (DCL) issue the
- >
- NOTE HP OpenVMS I64 currently does not support the
- The
- • To perform a reboot for reconfig from OpenVMS I64 running on an nPartition, issue
- Booting and Shutting Down Microsoft Windows
- Booting and Shutting Down Microsoft Windows
- This section presents procedures for booting and shutting down the Microsoft Windows OS on cell-b...
- • To determine whether the cell local memory (CLM) configuration is appropriate for Windows, refe...
- Microsoft Windows Support for Cell Local Memory
- Microsoft Windows Support for Cell Local Memory
- On servers based on the HP sx2000 chipset, each cell has a cell local memory (CLM) parameter, whi...
- IMPORTANT Microsoft Windows supports using CLM on cell-based HP Integrity servers. For best perfo...
- To check CLM configuration details from an OS, use Partition Manager or the
- To display CLM configuration details from the EFI Shell on a cell-based HP Integrity server, use the
- To set the CLM configuration, use Partition Manager or the
- Adding Microsoft Windows to the Boot Options List
- Adding Microsoft Windows to the Boot Options List
- To add a Microsoft Windows entry to the system boot options list, you must do so from EFI. Use the
- See
- NOTE On HP Integrity servers, the OS installer automatically adds an entry to the boot options list.
- Adding a Microsoft Windows Boot Option
- Adding a Microsoft Windows Boot Option
- This procedure adds the Microsoft Windows item to the boot options list.
- Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment.
- Step 2. Access the EFI System Partition for the device from which you want to boot Microsoft Wi...
- Step 3. List the contents of the
- Step 4. At the EFI Shell environment, issue the
- Step 5. Use the
- Step 6. Press
- Booting Microsoft Windows
- Booting Microsoft Windows
- You can boot the Windows Server 2003 OS on an HP Integrity server by using the EFI Boot Manager t...
- Refer to
- CAUTION ACPI Configuration for Windows Must Be windows
- NOTE Microsoft Windows Booting on HP Integrity Servers
- Windows Booting
- Windows Booting
- From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list to boot Windows using t...
- Refer to
- Step 1. Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the system on which you want to boot Windows.
- Step 2. At the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list.
- Step 3. Press
- Step 4. When Windows begins loading, wait for the Special Administration Console (SAC) to becom...
- Step 4. When Windows begins loading, wait for the Special Administration Console (SAC) to becom...
- The SAC interface provides a text-based administration tool that is available from the nPartition...
- Loading.: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Starting: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Starting Wind...
- Step 5. Exit the console and management processor interfaces if you are finished using them.
- Shutting Down Microsoft Windows
- Shutting Down Microsoft Windows
- You can shut down the Windows OS on HP Integrity servers using the
- CAUTION Do not shut down Windows using Special Administration Console (SAC)
- To shut down Windows use either of the following methods.
- • Select
- NOTE On HP Integrity Superdome servers, the Windows
- Windows Shutdown from the Command Line
- Windows Shutdown from the Command Line
- From the Windows command line, issue the
- Step 1. Log in to Windows running on the system that you want to shut down.
- Step 2. Check whether any users are logged in.
- Step 3. Issue the
- Booting and Shutting Down Linux
- Booting and Shutting Down Linux
- This section presents procedures for booting and shutting down the Linux OS on cell-based HP Inte...
- • To determine whether the cell local memory (CLM) configuration is appropriate for Red Hat Enter...
- Linux Support for Cell Local Memory
- Linux Support for Cell Local Memory
- On servers based on the HP sx2000 chipset, each cell has a cell local memory (CLM) parameter, whi...
- IMPORTANT Red Hat Enterprise Linux does not support using CLM. Before booting Red Hat Enterprise ...
- To check CLM configuration details from an OS, use Partition Manager or the
- To display CLM configuration details from the EFI Shell on a cell-based HP Integrity server, use the
- To set the CLM configuration, use Partition Manager or the
- Adding Linux to the Boot Options List
- Adding Linux to the Boot Options List
- This section describes how to add a Linux entry to the system boot options list. The processes fo...
- You can add the
- See
- NOTE On HP Integrity servers, the OS installer automatically adds an entry to the boot options list.
- Adding a Linux Boot Option
- Adding a Linux Boot Option
- This procedure adds a Linux item to the boot options list.
- Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment.
- Step 2. Access the EFI System Partition for the device from which you want to boot Linux (
- Step 3. At the EFI Shell environment, use the
- Step 4. Exit the console and management processor interfaces if you are finished using them.
- Booting Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Booting Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- You can boot the Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS on HP Integrity servers using either of the methods ...
- Refer to
- CAUTION ACPI Configuration for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Must Be default
- Use either of the following methods to boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
- • Choose a Red Hat Enterprise Linux entry from the EFI Boot Manager menu.
- By default the
- To interact with the
- Booting Red Hat Enterprise Linux (EFI Shell)
- Booting SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
- Booting SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
- You can boot the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 OS on HP Integrity servers using either of the me...
- Refer to
- CAUTION ACPI Configuration for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Must Be default
- Use either of the following methods to boot SuSE Linux Enterprise Server:
- • Choose a SuSE Linux Enterprise Server entry from the EFI Boot Manager menu.
- By default the
- To interact with the
- Booting SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (EFI Shell)
- Shutting Down Linux
- Shutting Down Linux
- Use the
- The Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
- -h
- Refer to the
- Shutting Down Linux
- A sx2000 LEDs
- A sx2000 LEDs
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- <TABLE>
- FigureA1 Utilities LEDs
- FigureA1 Utilities LEDs
- <GRAPHIC>
- <TABLE>
- FigureA2 PDH Status
- FigureA2 PDH Status
- FigureA2 PDH Status
- <GRAPHIC>
- FigureA2 PDH Status
- A label will be placed on the outside of the SDCPB Frame to indicated PDH Status, DC/DC Converter...
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- B Management Processor Commands
- B Management Processor Commands
- This Appendix summarizes the Management Processor commands. Notice that in the examples herein, M...
- MP Command: BO
- MP Command: CA
- MP Command: CC
- MP Command: CC
- CC - Complex Configuration
- This command performs an initial out of the box complex configuration. The system can be configur...
- NOTE This command does not boot any partitions. The user must boot the desired partition(s) using...
- NOTE The best choice of cell to use in the genesis complex profile is one that has a bootable dev...
- ExampleB3 CC Command
- ExampleB3 CC Command
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- MP Command: CP
- MP Command: DATE
- MP Command: DC
- MP Command: DC
- DC - Default Configuration
- This command resets some or all of the configuration parameters to their default values.
- The clock setting is not effected by the DC command.
- The example below shows the various parameters and their defaults.
- ExampleB6 DC Command
- ExampleB6 DC Command
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- MP Command: DF
- MP Command: DI
- MP Command: DI
- DI - Disconnect Remote or LAN Console
- This command initiates separate remote console or LAN console disconnect sequences. For the remot...
- If the console being disconnected has an access mode of single connection (see ER command), then ...
- The number after the LAN console status is the number of LAN connections.
- ExampleB8 DI Command
- ExampleB8 DI Command
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- MP Command: DL
- MP Command: EL
- MP Command: HE
- MP Command: ID
- MP Command: ID
- ID - Configure Complex Identification
- This command configures the complex identification information. The complex identification inform...
- This command is similar to the SSCONFIG command in ODE.
- The command is protected by an authentication mechanism. The MP generates a lock word, and the us...
- This command is inoperable until the MP has determined the golden complex profile.
- When the machine is powered on for the first time, the CC command must be issued before the ID co...
- ExampleB12 ID Command
- ExampleB12 ID Command
- <GRAPHIC>
- MP Command: IO
- MP Command: IT
- MP Command: IT
- IT - View / Configure Inactivity Timeout Parameters
- This command sets the two inactivity time-outs.
- The session inactivity timeout prevents a session to a partition to be inadvertently left opened,...
- The second timeout is a MP-Handler command timeout. This prevents a user from not completing a co...
- Neither timeout can be deactivated.
- ExampleB13 IT Command
- ExampleB13 IT Command
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- MP Command: LC
- MP Command: LS
- MP Command: MA
- MP Command: ND
- MP Command: PD
- MP Command: PD
- PD - Set Default Partition
- This command sets the default partition. If a default partition already exists, then this command...
- A default partition is automatically set for users who are assigned the Single Partition User acc...
- When users of the Administrator or Operator levels log in, their default partition will be set to...
- ExampleB18 PD Command
- ExampleB18 PD Command
- <GRAPHIC>
- See also: RE, SO
- MP Command: PE
- MP Command: PS
- MP Command: PS
- PS - Power and Configuration Status
- This command displays the status of the specified hardware. This command adds new information fro...
- The user can retrieve a summary or more detailed information on one of the following: a cabinet, ...
- ExampleB20 PS Command
- ExampleB20 PS Command
- <GRAPHIC>
- MP Command: RE
- MP Command: RL
- MP Command: RR
- MP Command: RS
- MP Command: SA
- MP Command: SO
- MP Command: SO
- SO - Security Options and Access Control Configuration
- This command modifies the security options and access control to the MP handler. The parameters t...
- • Login timeout
- ExampleB24 SO Command
- ExampleB24 SO Command
- <GRAPHIC>
- MP Command: SYSREV
- MP Command: TC
- MP Command: TE
- MP Command: VM
- MP Command: WHO
- MP Command: XD
- C Powering the System On and Off
- C Powering the System On and Off
- This appendix provides procedures to shut down and bring up a system. Chose the appropriate secti...
- Shutting Down the System
- Shutting Down the System
- Use this procedure whenever the system must be shut down.
- Checking System Configuration
- Checking System Configuration
- To check the current system configuration, in preparation for shutdown, perform the following pro...
- Step 1. Open a command prompt window and connect to the MP (
- Step 1. Open a command prompt window and connect to the MP (
- Step 2. Enter the appropriate login and password at the
- Step 3. Invoke the Command Menu by entering
- Step 4. Make sure that no one else is using the system by entering
- Step 5. Read the and save the current system configuration by entering
- Step 6. Go back to the Main Menu by entering
- Step 7. From the Main Menu, enter
- Step 8. From the VFP, enter
- Step 9. Enter
- Shutting Down the Operating System
- Shutting Down the Operating System
- You must shutdown the operating system on each partition. From the Main Menu prompt, enter
- FigureC7 Partition Consoles Menu
- FigureC7 Partition Consoles Menu
- <GRAPHIC>
- For each partition, perform the following steps:
- Step 1. Enter the partition number at the prompt.
- Preparing the Partitions for Shutdown
- Preparing the Partitions for Shutdown
- IMPORTANT Before powering off the cabinets, HP recommends first that all partitions be brought to...
- Perform the following procedure to ensure that all partitions are ready to be shut down.
- Step 1. From the CM> prompt, issue an
- Step 1. From the CM> prompt, issue an
- Step 2. Enter the partition number and when prompted for reset of the partition number, enter
- Step 3. At the CM> prompt, enter a
- Step 4. From the de menu prompt, enter
- Step 5. When prompted, enter the cabinet and cell board number on which the partition resides.
- Step 6. Read the Cell PDH Controller status to determine if the partition is at BIB.
- Step 7. Repeat step 1 through step 6 for each partition.
- Powering Off the System Using the pe Command
- Powering Off the System Using the pe Command
- Perform the following steps to power off the system.
- Step 1. From the Command Menu, enter pe (
- The cabinet is now powered off.
- Turning On Housekeeping Power
- Turning On Housekeeping Power
- housekeeping power:turning on
- power:turning on housekeeping
- Use the following procedure to turn on housekeeping power to the system:
- Step 1. Verify that the ac voltage at the input source is within specifications for each cabine...
- Step 1. Verify that the ac voltage at the input source is within specifications for each cabine...
- Step 2. Ensure that:
- Step 3. If the complex has an IOX cabinet, power on this cabinet first.
- Step 4. Turn on the ac breakers on the PDCAs at the back of the each cabinet.
- Step 4. Turn on the ac breakers on the PDCAs at the back of the each cabinet.
- In a large complex, power on cabinets in one of the two following orders:
- PDCA:ac breaker power on sequence
- front panel display
- LED:Attention
- LED:Present
- attention LED
- housekeeping power LED
- LED:HKP (housekeeping)
- • 9, 8, 1, 0
- On the front and back panels, the HKP and the Present LEDs should illuminate (
- On cabinet 0, the HKP and the Present LEDs illuminate, but only the HKP LED illuminates on cabine...
- FigureC13 Front Panel Display with Housekeeping (HKP) Power On, and Present LEDs
- Step 5. Examine the bulk power suppply (BPS) LEDs (
- Powering On the System Using the pe Command
- Powering On the System Using the pe Command
- This section describes how to power on the system. Use the following procedures whenever the syst...
- Step 1. From the Command Menu, enter the
- Step 1. From the Command Menu, enter the
- Step 2. Enter
- Step 3. The power state is OFF. Enter
- Step 4. From the
- Step 5. At the Select Device prompt, enter B then the cabinet number to check the power status ...
- D Templates
- D Templates
- This appendix contains blank floor plan grids and equipment templates. Combine the necessary numb...
- Templates
- Templates
- This section contains blank floor plan grids and equipment templates. Combine the necessary numbe...
- FigureD1 Cable Cutouts and Caster Locations
- FigureD2 SD16 and SD32 Space Requirements
- FigureD3 SD64 Space Requirements
- FigureD3 SD64 Space Requirements
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- facility guidelines:equipment footprint templates
- facility guidelines:equipment footprint templates
- space requirements:equipment footprint templates
- The service areas shown on the template drawings are lightly shaded.
- Use equipment templates with the floor plan grid to define the location of the equipment that wil...
- NOTE Photocopying typically changes the scale of copied drawings. If any templates are copied, th...
- facility guidelines:computer room layout
- facility guidelines:computer room layout
- Superdome system:computer room layout
- Step 1. Remove several copies of the floor plan grid.
- Step 1. Remove several copies of the floor plan grid.
- Step 2. Cut and join them together (as necessary) to create a scale model floor plan of the com...
- Step 3. Remove a copy of each applicable equipment footprint template.
- Step 4. Cut out each template selected in step 3; then place it on the floor plan grid created ...
- Step 5. Position pieces until the desired layout is obtained; then fasten the pieces to the gri...
- FigureD4 Computer Floor Template
- FigureD4 Computer Floor Template
- <GRAPHIC>
- FigureD5 Computer Floor Template
- FigureD5 Computer Floor Template
- <GRAPHIC>
- FigureD6 Computer Floor Template
- FigureD6 Computer Floor Template
- <GRAPHIC>
- FigureD7 Computer Floor Template
- FigureD7 Computer Floor Template
- <GRAPHIC>
- FigureD8 Computer Floor Template
- FigureD8 Computer Floor Template
- <GRAPHIC>
- FigureD9 SD32 and SD64, and I/O Expansion Cabinet Templates
- FigureD10 SD32 and SD64, and I/O Expansion Cabinet Templates
- FigureD11 SD32 and SD64, and I/O Expansion Cabinet Templates
- FigureD12 SD32 and SD64, and I/O Expansion Cabinet Templates
- FigureD13 SD32 and SD64, and I/O Expansion Cabinet Templates
- FigureD14 SD32 and SD64, and I/O Expansion Cabinet Templates
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