Using the Management Processor (MP) Interface

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Setting Up and Powering On the Integrity Server System

Using the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)

Using the Management Processor (MP) Interface

This section explains how to set up and access MP as the console interface and how to use MP to power the Integrity server on or off. If your Integrity server does not include MP, skip to the next section. This section assumes you have connected your console terminal device to the appropriate connector for MP, on the rear panel of your system, as instructed in Setting Up and Powering On the Integrity Server System.

Setting MP as the Console Interface (Optional)

MP provides additional features and functionality to what is provided by the EFI and BMC tools. For a brief description and comparison of these tools, see Configuration/Management Tools on HP Integrity Server Systems. For more information, refer to the hardware documentation.

If you intend to set up LAN or remote access for an MP console interface, you must initially use the serial port for console operations when setting up your server for the first time. You can use the LAN connectivity immediately, even before the operating system is installed.

This section assumes you have just powered up your system. You will be prompted to log in to MP when you power up your system. To set up MP as your console device, follow these steps:

Log in to the MP console interface. By default, both user name and password are set to "Admin." The user name and password are case sensitive. Be sure you specify both as "Admin". For security purposes, HP recommends that you change the password immediately. If you forget the password, you can manually reset the password to the default. (On some machines, an MP reset button is available that you can press when you power on your system; refer to your hardware documentation.)

To get the login user name and password prompts, you might need to press Return one or more times on your console keyboard. If this does not work, then try pressing Ctrl/B.

If you only see the MP password prompt, press Return to get to the MP login prompt.

If the login prompt still fails to appear, the system might be powered off. (When you powered on the system, you might have pressed the power button twice, which turns it on and then off again.)

If you see a message similar to the following, another user has the console (only one user can write to the console although multiple users can view it). To gain control of the console from the other user, press Ctrl/E, release the key combination, and then immediately type the letters "cf." Alternatively, you can have the other user log off.

[Read only - use Ctrl-Ecf for console write access]

The system will be inoperative if it has MP firmware older than version E02.22. For information about updating the MP firmware, see Updating MP Firmware.

   HP Management Processor
   Firmware Revision E.02.29 Jul 1 2004,11:10:23
   (c) Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 1999-2004. All Rights Reserved.
 
 
   MP login:Admin
   MP Password:*****

The following is a sample display including the MP main menu:


 
             Hewlett-Packard Management Processor
 
(c) Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 1999-2003. All Rights Reserved.
 
                MP Host Name: myhost
 
                 Revision E.02.29
 
   ******************************************************************
              MP ACCESS IS NOT SECURE
 
    Default MP users are currently configured and remote access is enabled.
    Modify default users passwords or delete default users (see UC command)
                  OR
         Disable all types of remote access (see SA command)
   ******************************************************************
 
     MP MAIN MENU:
 
        CO: Console
        VFP: Virtual Front Panel
        CM: Command Menu
        CL: Console Log
        SL: Show Event Logs
        CSP:Connect to Service Processor
        SE: Enter OS Session
        HE: Main Help Menu
        X: Exit Connection

   [uninitialized] MP>

The "[uninitialized]" text appears before the MP prompt until you assign a name to the MP host, after which you will see the host name appear in the brackets.

You can use the MP Main menu later, entering MP Main menu selections (CO, VFP, CM, CL, CSP, SE, SL, HE, and X) at the MP> prompt.

You can use command mode (CM) to access commands not displayed in the MP Main menu. (Enter command mode by entering the cm command at the MP> prompt.) To display the commands available, use the MP help function. Enter HE at the MP:CM> prompt, and then enter LI at the MP help prompt (MP:HE>). You can return to the MP Main menu by typing Ctrl/B.

When the MP> prompt first appears, the system waits 10 seconds for a response. At the MP> prompt, type CO for console mode, as shown. The co command brings you to the EFI Boot Manager screen; if you do not enter a command within 10 seconds, the EFI Shell> prompt appears. (When the operating system is running, the co command brings you to the console port of the operating system.)
```
[uninitialized] MP> co
```
Several messages should indicate the EFI Boot Manager is being loaded. If you do not see any messages, the system might be powered off (MP is "alive" even when the system is powered off, as long as the power cord is connected). Make sure you power on the system. (HP recommends using MP to power on your system, as documented in Powering the Integrity Server On or Off from the MP Console Interface.) Wait until you see the EFI Boot Manager screen similar to the one shown in the following example. By default, you have 10 seconds to select an option from the menu on this screen. The shading indicates the default or selected menu selection.
If the CO command results with a screen that is unexpected or difficult to interpret, pressing Return might help. If you end up at the EFI Shell prompt, enter exit at the prompt to get to the EFI Boot Manager screen.

From the EFI Boot Manager screen, select the Boot Option Maintenance Menu option as shown in the following example. To move to the option, use the up or down arrow keys (depending on how your terminal emulator is set up, you might have to use the letter v to scroll down or the caret (^) to scroll up). Press Return to toggle the selection. If you do not select an option within the default 10-second limit, the EFI Shell prompt appears. If so, the note that follows explains how to return to the Boot Manager screen.
:
SET BOOT OPTION

The system pauses for 10 seconds to give you time to select a Boot Manager option. (You can change the default timeout period by using the EFI Boot Option Maintenance menu.) If you do not select an option within that time, the system takes you to the EFI Shell prompt. To exit the EFI shell and return to the Boot Manager menu, enter the exit command at the EFI Shell prompt.

If lines from the preceding screen linger to obscure the EFI Shell prompt, press Return to bring the EFI Shell prompt into view.

The Boot Maintenance Manager menu appears, similar to the one in the following example. Use the Boot Maintenence Manager menu to select the serial console as the sole input, output, and error device from the system, as explained in steps 5 through 9:
SET BOOT OPTION

The console devices must point to a serial line console, and they must all be the same serial device. OpenVMS does not support booting using a USB keyboard or a VGA graphics display device. The system might boot with these devices but you would not receive any visible indication that the system is booting. You might receive a warning when the system begins to boot. You might also see other errors in later stages of the boot. Additionally, you might lose output that you would normally expect to see when booting.

Select Active Console Output Devices and press Return. You will see a display similar to the following (this example shows the devices for an Integrity rx2600 server). A description of the devices shown follows. The asterisk next to a line indicates the default device defined for the console. OpenVMS will not operate if more than one line has an asterisk. To deselect a line, use the arrow keys to move to the line (depending on how your terminal emulator is set up, you might have to use the letter v to scroll down or the caret (^) to scroll up). Once the line is highlighted, press Return. The asterisk will disappear.

ConsoleSelDesc

Serial Port A		These first four lines (the "PNP" lines) indicate any of the valid devices that you can define for the console connected to the serial port.
MP Console		The next four lines (the "HWP" lines) appear only if your system includes the MP port (provided with an MP card, which is available on some systems such as the rx2600). They define devices for the MP console interface.
Graphics Device		This is the graphic console device, which is unsupported. Do not select this. OpenVMS does not support VGA graphics as a console output device for booting.

After deselecting any lines that denote devices you are not going to use, select the VT100+ line corresponding to your port connection (the PNP line if connected to the serial port; the HWP line if connected to the MP port), and press Return to toggle your selection. This line defines a VT100+ mode device, where VT100+ is any VT100 family terminal. For example, the MP VT100+ mode device is defined by this line:
```
Acpi (HWP0002, 700) / Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VT100+)
```
Once selected, an asterisk should appear to the left of the line.

Select Save Settings to NVRAM from the Boot Option Maintenance menu, and press Return.

Select Active Console Input Devices from the Boot Option Maintenance menu and press Return. Then repeat steps 6 and 7 to configure console as the input device for the system.

Select Active Standard Error Devices from the Boot Option Maintenance menu and press Return. Repeat steps 6 and 7 to configure console as the error device for the system.

Finally, initiate a cold reset by selecting Cold Reset from the Boot Option Maintenance menu and pressing Return. You will be prompted to confirm.

The main EFI Boot Manager screen reappears. You can return to MP by pressing Ctrl/B. Or, you can select an EFI Boot Option Maintenance Menu option. If you do not make a selection within the default 10-second limit, the EFI Shell> prompt appears. In this case, enter the EXIT command at the prompt to bring you back to the EFI Boot Manager menu, and then select the Boot Option Maintenance Menu option. (This time you have unlimited time to make your selection. The ten-second limit is only valid after the first boot from powering on the system.)

MP is now set up as your console interface. Later, you can set up a LAN or remote console interface, or use any of the other features provided by MP. However, at this point, your next step is to boot the OpenVMS I64 DVD to install the operating system onto a system disk. Follow the instructions given in Installing the OpenVMS Operating System. Specific instructions for booting the Operating Environment DVD are also included in Booting the OpenVMS I64 Operating Environment DVD.

Using MP Features (Optional)

This section describes how to use various features provided by MP. This section assumes the following:

You have already booted the OpenVMS I64 DVD to install the OpenVMS I64 operating system onto a system disk

Your system has MP

You have connected your console terminal device appropriately to the Integrity server

You are logged into MP (if the preceding conditions are met, you should be prompted to log in to MP when the Integrity server is powered on)

For more information, refer to your Integrity server hardware documentation.

If you are at the EFI console, switch to MP by pressing Ctrl/B. To enter EFI console mode from MP, enter CO at the MP prompt.

Configuring a Network Console Interface on MP

You can use MP to establish remote console access, such as through the Telnet utility provided with HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS.

To ensure system security, HP recommends that a private network be used for console connections. In addition, you should change the default MP password (Admin) to a private password. To change passwords, use the MP so command or the dc command (and for the latter, select the "Reset Security Configuration" option).

Connect a network cable to the appropriate LAN connector on the rear panel.

At the MP> prompt, type cm to get to the command mode prompt (MP:CM>):
```
MP> cm
MP:CM>
```

At the command mode prompt, type lc to configure the local area network (LAN). The LAN Configuration screen appears, displaying your current LAN settings. The screen is similar to the one shown in the following example:

MP:CM> lc
 
LC
 
At each prompt you may type DEFAULT to set default configuration or Q to Quit									                      
 
Current LAN configuration:
     -  -  MAC Address             :  0x00306e1ee0dd
     I  -  IP address              :  127.0.0.0
     H  - MP Host Name             :  hostname
     S  - Subnet Mask              :  255.255.255.0
     G  - Gateway Address          :  
     L  - Link State               :  Auto Negotiate
     W  - Web Console Port Number  :  2023
 
Enter parameters(s) to change, A to modify All, or [Q] to Quit:

At the prompt, type A to modify all parameters. Follow the prompts to enter your IP address, host name, and gateway. HP recommends that you assign a unique IP address and host name to the MP console, separate from any address or name used by OpenVMS. Your system administrator should provide you with the subnet mask, gateway address, and any other information required. For more information about each parameter, consult your hardware documentation.

When all parameters are set, type xd at the prompt to reset MP.

Type r at the prompt to restart MP.

You can now disconnect your console terminal device and begin accessing the console interface over TCP/IP using the TELNET command; that is, close your current terminal emulation program and use a Telnet connection instead. When you log in to MP, you are connected to the Integrity server system console using Telnet.

Accessing the MP Console Interface Over the Web

Alternatively to accessing the MP console interface through a TELNET connection, you can access the MP console interface through the Internet using an Internet browser:

Open an Internet browser.

Click on File and select Open... from the File menu.

At the Open popup prompt, type in the IP address (you can display the current setting for this and other parameters by using the LS command at the MP prompt).

The MP login screen appears in your browser. You can now log in to get to the MP main menu.

Powering the Integrity Server On or Off from the MP Console Interface

To power the Integrity server system on or off using the MP console interface, follow these steps:

Type cm at the MP> prompt to switch to command mode, as in the following example (which omits the initial MP display and Main menu).

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MP> cm
 
        (Use CTRL-B to return to MP main menu.)

MP:CM>

To power on the Integrity server, enter the pc -on -nc command at the MP:CM> prompt, as shown in the following example. The -nc argument tells the system not to prompt you to confirm your request.
```
MP:CM> pc -on -nc
PC -on -nc
System will be powered on
 
    -> System is being powered on
 
-> Command successful.
 
MP:CM>
```
At the MP:CM> prompt, enter Ctrl/B to get to the MP> prompt, and then enter CO to get to the console. Wait for the diagnostics to complete and the EFI Boot Manager menu screen to appear.

To power off the system, use the pc -off -nc command at the MP:CM> prompt, as in the following example. Make sure you have shut down the operating system prior to issuing this command.

MP:CM> PC -off -nc
PC -off -nc
System will be powered off
 
   You must shut down the OS manually before this command is executed.
   Failure to do this can cause problems when the OS is restarted.
 
    -> System is being powered off
 
-> Command successful.
 
MP:CM>

You can view the status of the front panel of your Integrity server by using MP's Virtual Front Panel (enter the vfp command at the MP prompt). This is especially advantageous when powering the system on or off from a remote location and you want to verify that the process has completed. For large systems with multiple partitions, which take longer to power on, the Virtual Front Panel displays the current status of the boot process. Under certain circumstances, the boot might be blocked, and if you are at a remote location the Virtual Front Panel would help you determine this (in which case, you would need to reset the system).

Integrity server systems are sometimes mounted in a cabinet with other systems. To determine which physical system you are interacting with, enter the following command at the MP:CM> prompt. This command turns on a blinking blude LEFD on the front and rear of the panel.

MP:CM> loc -on -nc

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Using the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)