HP OpenVMS 8.x manual Getting to Know Your Integrity Server, Integrity Server Tools

1.2 Getting to Know Your Integrity Server

The OpenVMS operating system is now supported on a wide variety of HP Integrity servers, including the following:

•Entry-class servers, which include members of the rx16nn, rx26nn, rx36nn, rx46nn, and rx66nn series and the BladeSystems Integrity BL860c Server Blade

•Midrange servers, which include members of the rx76nn and rx86nn series

•High-end servers (Superdome)

For an up-to-date list of servers supported by the current release of OpenVMS, see the HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.3 and HP OpenVMS I64 Version 8.3-1H1 Software Product Description (SPD 82.35.xx).

The hardware, firmware, and software supported might vary significantly from system to system. Integrity servers are available in many different configurations. The hardware, utilities, and hardware configuration procedures might differ significantly across models, and even across versions of the same model. This manual provides basic information about the firmware, hardware, and utilities offered on Integrity servers. This information is not meant to replace the hardware documentation. For the most up-to-date and relevant information for your particular model, see the hardware documentation for your Integrity server. The hardware documentation includes model-specific illustrations to guide you. The latest version of documentation for your server can be found online at:

http://docs.hp.com/en/hw.html

http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers

For the latest information about firmware, software requirements, and special considerations for your Integrity server, see the HP OpenVMS Version 8.3-1H1 for Integrity Servers New Features and Release Notes.

1.2.1 Entering Commands at Integrity Server Console Interfaces

When entering commands for the Integrity server, if you press Delete on a VTxxx terminal (or press the key you have mapped to send the DEL/RUBOUT character code in your terminal emulator), the last character typed might not be deleted. The firmware on Integrity servers where that unexpected behavior occurs uses Ctrl/H to delete the last character typed. On such Integrity servers, you can remap your terminal to use Ctrl/H instead of DEL/RUBOUT, as described in Section A.1.3 (page 152).

1.2.2 Integrity Server Tools

Integrity servers include multiple interfaces for working with various aspects of the server or server complex. The Management Processor (MP) is available on most Integrity servers. Many entry-class Integrity servers now come with the Integrated Lights Out (iLO) MP (Integrity iLO 2 MP), which provides a complete remote console experience, including a web-based graphical user interface and the functionality provided by vMedia. MP and Integrity iLO provide a service interface that allows access to all hardware and, in a complex, all nPartitions. The MP is always available, even when the main power source is turned off (MP can operate on standby power). On cell-based servers (such as rx7620, rx8620, and Superdome), MP is available whether or not nPartitions are configured or booted in the server complex. You can navigate from MP to and from the operating system (if it is booted).

The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) provides support for operating system loaders and allows you to configure the firmware and control the booting environment. EFI is accessible only when the operating system is not booted. On cell-based servers, each nPartition has a separate EFI console interface. EFI provides support for managing nPartitions. The EFI interface is available from an nPartition console only when the nPartition is in an active state but has not booted an operating system.

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