HP Windows Server 2008 R2, Administrator'S Manual

Page 1: ...Abstract This document describes the tasks and interfaces that you can perform after you install Windows Solution 7 1 on your Integrity server It is intended for anyone who administers HP Integrity servers running the Windows Server operating system HP Part Number T8704 96014 Published April 201 1 Edition 2 ...

Page 2: ...ons of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT ...

Page 3: ...perdome 6 Software interface for Superdome servers 6 Hardware interface for all HP Integrity servers 6 Identifying Hardware Location String 7 2 Management Processor 8 Accessing the MP 8 MP Commands 8 3 Special Administration Console 15 SAC Channel Management Commands 17 4 Support and other resources 18 Contacting HP 18 Documentation feedback 18 Typographic conventions 18 Typographic Conventions 18...

Page 4: ...t Windows does not natively support I O card online replacement Such an action requires two steps first hot plug deletion and then hot plug addition Therefore some applications might notice the loss of an adapter Power indicator The green power indicator LED is located at the top of the slot separator on all HP Integrity servers When this indicator is on or flashing the slot is powered and must no...

Page 5: ...dows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Before performing hot plug additions or deletions to HP Integrity servers ensure the following On HP Integrity rx7640 rx8640 and Superdome servers you must install the latest version of the OpRegion driver Ensure that the server has the latest version of the system firmware installed Hardware interface for all HP Integrity servers To perform hot ...

Page 6: ...egrity servers except Superdome follow these steps 1 Request that Windows remove the hardware by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware launch icon in the bottom right corner of the screen Windows notifies you when it is safe to remove the card NOTE If you remove the card before notification from Windows that it is safe to do so a machine check abort MCA occurs 2 Open the manual retention latch MRL 3...

Page 7: ...ding 0s For example if CBHSS 1 107 is displayed it denotes cabinet 0 bay 1 chassis 1 and slot 7 For BL8x0 i2 server blades Windows Device Manager shows a decimal value that when converted to hexadecimal contains the slot number and blade number in the following locations Byte 3 Byte 2 Byte 1 Byte 0 N A Slot Blade N A For example with HP Integrity EFI Driver device location 151 191947 decimal when ...

Page 8: ...nt logs View console history Display Virtual Front Panel Enter console session Connect to another MP Accessing the MP To access the MP you must know its unique IP address Enter the IP address for the MP in a terminal emulator such as PuTTY Connect to the MP using any of the following methods The local RS 232C port using a local terminal The remote RS 232C port using external modem dial up access i...

Page 9: ...Main Menu to mirrored command interface mode If the current mux authority is administrator and the new login is as an operator the command mux is denied remains in MP Main Menu mode If a command is in progress a message is displayed warning the new user of system status CO Console Leave command mode and enter console mode This command switches the console terminal from the MP Main Menu to mirrored...

Page 10: ...or command This command displays the MP hardware and firmware version identity and the date and time of firmware generation If executed from the MP Main Menu this command displays general information about the MP and those commands displayed in the MP Main Menu If executed in command mode this command displays a list of command interface commands available to you It also displays detailed help inf...

Page 11: ...t state of the DCD CTS DSR and RI status signals and the last state of the DTR and RTS control signals set by the firmware PC Power Control Turns system power on and off For proper system shut down shut down the operating system before issuing this command or use the graceful shutdown option Use this command to switch the system power on or off You can have the action take place immediately or aft...

Page 12: ...t log turns off the system LED Accessing this log is the only way to turn off the system LED when it is flashing and alerts have not been acknowledged at the alert display level Events are encoded data that provide system information to you Some well known names for similar data would be chassis codes or post codes Events are produced by intelligent hardware modules the operating system and system...

Page 13: ...oadcast to the other mirrored clients Users in a session or CSP are not shown the message UC User Configuration Controls user access Use this command to add modify re enable or delete user logins You can also enable or disable security warnings and change passwords VFP Displays Virtual Front Panel The VFP command presents a summary of the system by using direct console addressing If the terminal i...

Page 14: ...Also you can reset the MP safely using this command without affecting the operation of the server 14 Management Processor ...

Page 15: ...mains active as long as the kernel is running Access SAC through the MP When a server is running normally you can connect to it over the network and administer it using the following tools Windows Management Instrumentation WMI A management infrastructure in Windows that supports monitoring and controlling system resources through a common set of interfaces WMI provides a logically organized consi...

Page 16: ...screen with the stop error rather than continuing on and possibly corrupting data Also called a fatal system error D Dumps the kernel log F Switches between showing processes only or processes and threads in output from the t list command I Sets or views the IP address of the server If no parameters are passed this command lists IP information You can display or set the IP address subnet mask and ...

Page 17: ... are as follows setuplog txt Monitors setup progress setupact log Displays any warnings during setup setuperr log Displays any errors that might occur during setup SAC Channel Management Commands Table 2 lists the channel management commands Table 2 Channel Management commands Function Command Lists all channels ch Changes to the channel with the number n which you specify ch si n Changes to the c...

Page 18: ...ess another key or mouse button Key The name of a keyboard key Return and Enter both refer to the same key User input Commands and other text that you type Variable The name of a placeholder in a command function or other syntax display that you replace with an actual value IMPORTANT This alert provides essential information to explain a concept or to complete a task NOTE A note contains additiona...