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Listing and Managing Server Hardware
Checking for Power Supply Failures
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions—rp7410
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Checking for Power Supply Failures
From remote locations you can check the operating status of power
supplies by using software commands and utilities.
Different HP server and cabinet models have different supply
requirements and configurations.
You can perform this procedure using the following methods:
• Service Processor (GSP or MP) on page 298
This procedure (Command menu PS command, “Cabinet” option)
checks power status from the service processor.
• HP-UX Commands on page 298
This procedure (parstatus -B or parstatus -V -b#) lists the status of
power supplies from HP-UX.
• Partition Manager on page 299
This procedure (Complex —> Show Complex Details menu,
Power/Cooling tab) lists power status from Partition Manager.
Service Processor
(GSP or MP)
This procedure (Command menu PS command, “Cabinet” option) checks
power status from the service processor.
Step 1. Log in to the complex’s service processor and enter CM to access the
Command menu.
Step 2. Issue the PS command, select the “Cabinet” option, and specify the
cabinet number whose power status you want to check.
HP-UX Commands This procedure (parstatus -B or parstatus -V -b # ) lists the status of
power supplies from HP-UX.
Step 1. Log in to HP-UX running on any of the system’s nPartitions.
You can check power details from HP-UX running on any partition.
Step 2. Issue the parstatus -B command for a brief summary of all cabinets
including power status, or issue the parstatus -V -b # command for
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