Installation Guide, Windows Server 2008 R2 v7.0

IO
List connections from cells to I/O chassis on HP Superdome servers.
ID
List product and serial numbers.
Using the EFI Shell
EFI Shell methods for listing hardware and nPartition status include the following commands.
Hardware and nPartition information displayed by the EFI Shell is limited to the local nPartition.
info sys
List the local nPartition number and active cell details.
info io
List the I/O configuration.
info mem
List memory details.
info cpu
List processor details.
Creating nPartitions
Creating an nPartition involves using an nPartition administration tool to assign cells in a complex
to the new nPartition. When you create an nPartition, you can also optionally specify configuration
options for the nPartition, such as its name, cell use-on-next-boot values, and other details.
When you create an nPartition, follow the HP nPartition requirements and guidelines. HP
recommends only specific sets of nPartition configurations. For nPartition configuration
requirements and recommendations, see the HP System Partitions Guide.
The method you choose for creating an nPartition depends on whether you are creating the first
nPartition in a complex, creating a Genesis Partition for a complex, or creating an additional
nPartition in a complex that has nPartitions defined.
Creating the First nPartition in a Server Complex
To create the first nPartition in a complex, complete one of the following tasks:
• From a remote management station, run Partition Manager (connected to the remote
management processor) and use the nPartition → Create nPartition task.
• From a remote management station, use the parcreate command (with the -g and -h
options to connect to the remote management processor).
• Create a Genesis Partition (described in the following section) from the management processor
console.
Creating a Genesis Partition for a Server Complex
To create a Genesis Partition, use the MP CC command to specify that an initial, one-cell nPartition
be created in the server complex. The complex must not have nPartitions defined, or nPartitions
must be shut down for reconfig (inactive).
Creating Additional nPartitions in a Server Complex
Use one of the following methods to create nPartitions in a complex where nPartitions are defined:
Create an nPartition locally Log in to an nPartition in the same complex where the new
nPartition will be created and use the Partition Manager
Create Partition task, or issue the parcreate command.
Create an nPartition remotely Log in to an nPartition in the same complex where the
nPartition will be created and use the Partition Manager
Create Partition task. You can also execute the parcreate
command using the WBEM or the IPMI-over-LAN method.
For remote administration using WBEM, the tool accesses
the nPar Provider running on an nPartition in the target
complex (for example, with the -u... -h... options).
For remote administration using IPMI over LAN, the tool
accesses the MP (for example, with the -g... -h...
options).
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