Verifying The Installation; Verifying Npartition Commands; Verifying Partition Manager - HP Rx2620-2 - Integrity - 0 MB RAM Manual

Verifying the installation

To verify correct server configuration and software installation, perform the following simple
tests:

Verifying nPartition Commands

1. Perform a local management test by opening a command prompt window and issuing the
following command:
C:\Documents and Settings> parstatus -X.
If you run this command on an nPartition, information about the local server's nPartition
Configuration should be displayed, and no error messages should be returned. If you run
this command on a non-nPartition, however, the following message should display (which
is the expected response in this situation, and not an error):
Error: unsupported platform
2. To verify access and communication with the server, as well as installation of the nPartition
commands, enter the following command:
C:\Windows> parstatus -X -h <mp> -g <password>
Where <mp> is either the IP address or the host name of the server's MP, and <password>
is the MP IPMI password. This command should result in the display of approximately 10
server attributes, including the server name, model number, and so on. You might experience
a delay of a few seconds, or even a minute or more, depending on network distance between
the management station and the server.
NOTE:
you use WBEM/WMI, substitute the -u option (for the -g option shown previously). You
must also copy the remote nPartition WBEM certificate into the WBEM trusted certificate
store on the system where the command is being run. For instructions to do this, see
"Configuring for secure WBEM communications" (page

Verifying Partition Manager

NOTE:
Partition Manager depends on the presence of the nPartition commands. Before
proceeding, first check that the commands are installed correctly by following the procedure in
the previous section. This way, if there is a problem, you know if it exists in the Commands layer,
or the Partition Manager layer.
1. Verify the installation by launching a web browser and logging in to SMH on the system
where Partition Manager is installed. For example, if you are testing on the local server, the
URL is: https://localhost:2381.
2. To continue the verification at the SMH, on the Tools tab click View and Manage Complex.
If Partition Manager is running, you go directly to the top-level view of the local complex
(no additional login is required). If Partition Manager is not running on an nPartition, you
are presented with a dialog asking for either the hostname/IP and login/password for a
remote nPartition (for remote WBEM connections) or the hostname/IP and IPMI password
of an MP (for remote IPMI connections).
If you are running Partition Manager on an nPartition, go directly to
installation and operation.
3. To test remote WBEM connections, do the following:
a. Copy the remote nPartitions WBEM certificate into the local WBEM trusted certificate
store (see
The previous example works only with the IPMI over LAN connection method. If
"Configuring for secure WBEM communications" (page
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