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Using Console and Service Processor Interfaces
Accessing nPartition Consoles
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions—rp7410
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Accessing nPartition Consoles
The service processor Console menu provides access to all nPartition
consoles within the server complex.
Enter CO from the service processor Main menu to access an nPartition’s
console. To exit the partition console, type ^b (Control-b) to return to the
Main menu.
Each nPartition in a complex has a single console. However, multiple
connections to the console are supported, allowing multiple users to
simultaneously view the console output. Only one connection per console
permits write-access.
To force (gain) console write access for an nPartition’s console, type ^ecf
(Control-e c f).
Each nPartition console can display a variety of information about the
nPartition, including:
• Partition startup, shutdown, and reset output.
• Boot Console Handler (BCH) menus, if the nPartition has not yet
booted the HP-UX operating system and has completed Power-On
Self Tests (POST).
• The HP-UX log-in prompt and “console shell access”.
nPartition Console Access versus Direct HP-UX
Log-In
You may need to consider the following factors when deciding whether to
interact with an nPartition through the service processor console
interface or a direct HP-UX log-in:
• Whether you want to log your activity to the nPartition’s console log
(all console activity is stored at least temporarily).
• Whether HP-UX is installed, booted, and properly configured on the
nPartition.
If HP-UX is not installed on an nPartition, you should access the
nPartition’s console (through the service processor) in order to install
and configure HP-UX.
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