HP Integrity rx2600 Specifications download pdf (Page 24)

For a hard disk, the system partition is a contiguous grouping of sectors on the disk. The starting sector and size

are defined by the EFI partition table residing on the second logical block of the hard disk and/or by the master

boot record (MBR), which resides on the first sector of the hard disk. The system partition can contain directories,

data files, and EFI images. The EFI system firmware may search the \EFI directory of the EFI system partition, EFI

volume, to find possible EFI images that can be loaded. (The HP-UX boot loader is one example of an EFI image.)

Baseboard management controller

The baseboard management controller provides ease of system management. The baseboard management

controller supports the industry-standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification. This

specification describes the management features that have been built into the system. These features include

diagnostics, configuration management, hardware management, and troubleshooting. The baseboard

management controller interacts with the management processor to provide the highest level of system

manageability and high-availability monitoring.

The baseboard management controller provides the following:

• 40 MHz ARM7TDMI RISC core, 1 MB flash ROM, 512 KB battery-backed RAM

• Power and reset management

• System “health” management: fans, power supplies, temperatures, voltages

• Event logging and reporting: system event log, forward progress log, diagnostic LEDs on status panel

• Device inventory

• Hardware and data protection: automatic clean OS shutdown on critical events, secure storage of system

configuration parameters, protection of system flash ROM

• Link to dedicated out-of-band management processor (MP) via Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB);

enables remote management through the MP LAN or MP serial ports

• Compliance with Intelligent Platform Management Interface 1.0

HP management processor

The management processor (MP) is included as a standard part of the HP Integrity rx2600, rx4640, and rx5670

servers and is an optional feature of the HP Integrity rx1600 server. This processor provides a remote interface

into the baseboard management controller to manage system resources, diagnose the health of the system, and

facilitate system repair. Administrators can interact with the management processor on a dedicated, out-of-band

(that is, independent of the main system data paths) communication link that can be accessed via RS-232 serial

ports or a 10/100BT management LAN.

The management processor minimizes or eliminates the need for the system administrator to be physically at the

system to perform tasks such as diagnostics, system management, or even hard resets. The management processor

has its own battery backup, so it can be accessed even in the unlikely event that the main system power is out and

the operating system has stopped functioning.

Here are some of the features enabled by the management processor:

• System management over the Internet or intranet (Web console)

• System console redirection

• Console mirroring

• System configuration for automatic restart

• Viewing history log of system events

• Viewing history log of console activity

• Setting MP inactivity timeout thresholds

• Remote system control

• Remote power cycle (except for MP housekeeping power)

• Viewing system status

• Event notification to system console, e-mail, pager, and/or HP Response Centers;

e-mail and pager notification work in conjunction with HP’s Event Monitoring System (EMS)

• Automatic hardware protection of critical environmental problems

• Access to management interface and consoles on WAN failure (modem required)

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