About This Document
This book describes procedures, concepts, and principles for using the management processor
(GSP or MP) on HP servers that support nPartitions.
This preface has the following sections:
Intended Audience
This document is for customers using the management processor (MP) on the HP servers that
support nPartitions, including the following servers: rp7400, rp7420, rx7620, rp8400, rp8420,
rx8620, and HP Superdome server.
Publishing History
The publishing history below identifies the edition dates of this manual. Updates are made to
this publication on an unscheduled, as needed, basis.
Table 1 Publishing History Details
Document
Manufacturing Part
Number
A5201–90017
A5201-90017-ed2
Document Organization
This guide is divided into the following chapters.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Operating Systems
Supported
HP-UX, Windows, Linux,
OpenVMS
HP-UX, Windows, Linux,
OpenVMS
Overview of the Service Processor Use this chapter to learn about the features and
specifications of the Service Processor.
Using the Service Processor Use this chapter to learn how to access and use the
Service Processor.
MP Commands This appendix provides the MP commands available for thr
Service Processor.
Extensible Firmware Interface This appendix provides information about the
Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) environment.
Boot Console Handler This appendix provides information about the Boot Console
Handler (BCH) environment.
Supported Product Versions
rp7400, rp7420, rx7620, rp8400, rp8420,
rx8620, Superdome
rp7400, rp7420, rx7620, rp8400, rp8420,
rx8620, Superdome
Publication Date
October 2004
October 2009
Intended Audience
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