User`s guide

Configuration Software and Utilities 99
EFI Service Partition
The EFI Service Partition provides the ability to remotely access an Intel
®
server running EFI,
via modem or LAN. This provides a way to execute configuration/setup utilities, and run
remote diagnostics and other software designed to be compatible with this environment.
Service Partition Requirements
The SP may reside on any of the EFI-recognized physical drives. Drives not supported by EFI
cannot be used for a service partition or EFI System Partition. An EFI System Partition cannot
be installed on legacy MBR disks. The disk must be formatted as a GPT (GUID Partition
Table) disk.
The SP requires at least 65 MB free on the chosen EFI System Partition and, for proper
operation, there must be only one set of service partition files present.
Installing Service Partition Files
The service partition on an Intel Itanium 2-based platform is part of the EFI System Partition.
This partition is not a separate, dedicated partition as is its functional counterpart on an IA-32
platform. The presence of service partition files within the existing system partition defines the
EFI Service Partition.
The service partition is established when the installation program copies service partition files
into the existing system partition. These files include utilities, diagnostics, and other software
required for remote management. You can run the utilities and diagnostics located on the
service partition either locally or remotely, but in order to run the utilities and diagnostics, you
must boot the server from the partition. Applications that execute in the service partition run
only on the managed server.
Installation Requirements
Adhere to the following requirements when installing the service partition files:
• The current ECO BIOS and Firmware are installed.
• Use the installation software on the current System Resource CD or software obtained from
your Bull field representative.
• At least 125 MB or one percent of the selected drive must be available as un-partitioned
space.
Installing the Files
Follow these steps to install the service partition files onto a managed server whose operating
system is already installed:
1. Insert the System Resource CD into the managed server’s CD-ROM drive. Alternatively,
you can obtain the software from your Intel field representative. If you do so, follow the
instructions included with the software package to install the service partition.
2. Boot the system into the EFI Shell; the EFI CD menu program launches automatically. If
the EFI CD menu program does not launch in the EFI Shell, mount and map to the CD
drive, type startup, and press <Enter>.