Windows nPartition Guide v5.5

ManualsBrandsHP ManualsSoftwareMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

Table Of Contents

Table of Contents

1 Introduction...................................................................................................................11

Quick Start............................................................................................................................................11

Getting to know nPartitions..................................................................................................................12

Partitioning continuum...................................................................................................................12

Cell structure of nPartitions.............................................................................................................12

Properties of nPartitions..................................................................................................................13

Cell and nPartition boot process......................................................................................................14

Cell boot phase ..........................................................................................................................14

nPartition boot phase.................................................................................................................15

Choosing a management tool...............................................................................................................15

Management interface options.............................................................................................................16

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI).........................................................................16

IPMI Block Transfer (IPMI BT)...................................................................................................16

IPMI over LAN...........................................................................................................................16

Managing nPartitions using IPMI over LAN.............................................................................17

Running Partition Manager using IPMI over LAN..............................................................17

Running nPartition commands using IPMI over LAN.........................................................18

Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM)................................................................................18

Securing the WBEM connection.................................................................................................18

Managing nPartitions using WBEM..........................................................................................19

Running Partition Manager using WBEM............................................................................19

Running nPartition commands using WBEM......................................................................19

Choosing a management mode............................................................................................................19

Local management...........................................................................................................................20

Remote management using IPMI....................................................................................................20

Remote management using WBEM.................................................................................................21

Authentication and authorization issues........................................................................................21

Local management.....................................................................................................................21

Remote management using IPMI...............................................................................................22

Remote management using WBEM...........................................................................................22

Setting up the management station......................................................................................................22

Controlling the management station remotely...............................................................................23

Remote Control..........................................................................................................................23

Terminal Services.......................................................................................................................23

Remote Desktop.........................................................................................................................23

Telnet..........................................................................................................................................23

Performing nPartition management tasks............................................................................................24

Listing the status of an nPartition or complex................................................................................24

Using the Partition Manager......................................................................................................24

Using the nPartition commands.................................................................................................24

Using the Management Processor Command menu.................................................................25

Using the EFI Shell.....................................................................................................................25

Creating nPartitions.........................................................................................................................25

Creating the first nPartition in a server complex.......................................................................25

Creating a Genesis Partition for a server complex.....................................................................25

Creating additional nPartitions in a server complex.................................................................25

Modifying nPartitions......................................................................................................................26

Booting and resetting nPartitions....................................................................................................27

Using the MP Command menu.................................................................................................28

Using the EFI Shell.....................................................................................................................28

Using Microsoft Windows commands.......................................................................................28

Table of Contents 3