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Using Console and Service Processor Interfaces
Service Processor (GSP or MP) Features
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions—rp7410
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The service processor also controls power, reset, and TOC capabilities,
displays and records system events (chassis codes), and can display
detailed information about the various internal subsystems.
Summary of Main Service Processor Features
The primary features available through the service processor are:
• The Service Processor Command Menu
The Command menu provides commands for system service, status,
access configuration, and manufacturing tasks.
To enter the Command menu, enter CM at the service processor Main
menu. To exit the service processor Command menu, enter MA to
return to the service processor Main menu.
Service processor commands are restricted based on the three levels
of access: Administrator, Operator, and Single Partition User. Each
login account has a designated access level that allows use of a subset
of the service processor commands (or all commands, for
administrator-level users).
• Partition Consoles
Each nPartition in a server complex has its own console.
Enter CO at the service processor Main menu to access the nPartition
consoles. To exit the console, type ^b (Control-b).
Each nPartition’s console output is reflected to all users currently
accessing the console.
One console user can have interactive access to each nPartition’s
console, and all other users of the console have read-only access. To
gain write access for a console, type ^e cf (Control-e c f).
Each nPartition’s console provides access to:
— Boot Console Handler (BCH) interace for the nPartition.
The BCH interface is available if the nPartition has booted but
has not yet loaded or booted the HP-UX operating system.
— HP-UX console for the nPartition.
The nPartition console provides console login access to HP-UX and
serves as /dev/console for the nPartition.
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