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HP-UX 11i September 2001 Release Notes

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Hard Partition Systems
Service Processor (GSP or MP)
Chapter 2
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• If all cells currently assigned to a partition are removed, and others are added, an
incorrect message is no longer displayed.
• Partition Manager no longer warns about the state of the "Failure Usage" flag when
removing a cell from a partition.
• Messages and help displayed in the Confirm Modify Partition dialog have been
improved to reduce confusion.
• The Modify Partition dialog now checks for valid partition data and refreshes the
display, ensuring that compatibility checks are accurate.
• The Cell Details dialog now lists DIMMs using the same identification codes that are
printed on the cell board.
Service Processor (GSP or MP)
See “Service Processor (GSP or MP)” on page 45 in Chapter 3.
Each of HP’s hard partition servers include a service processor that provides server-wide
status, maintenance, and console interfaces.
NOTE The service processor in HP servers is sometimes called the ManagementProcessor (MP)
and sometimes the Guardian Service Processor (GSP).
Regardless of the name, the service processor in these servers provides approximately
the same features and performs essentially the same role.
Throughout this document the term “service processor” refers to both the MP and GSP
service processors.
hd_fabric Driver (new at 11i original release)
The HP-UX 11i install kernel does not include a /stand/system entry for hd_fabric, a
new 11i driver. However, this entry is added to the system file as part of the installation
process on hard partition systems. When the /usr/sbin/mk_kernel command builds a
kernel, the hd_fabric driver is built into the HP-UX kernel.
The hd_fabric driver supports partition configuration commands
(/usr/sbin/parstatus and others) and related functionality in the Partition Manager,
although it is not required for booting HP-UX on hard partitions.
This affects all hard partition systems. HP-UX kernels built with hd_fabric present in
the system file will not cause compatibility issues on non-hard partition systems.