Introduction; Overview - HP Integrity Superdome 2 16-socket Administrator's Manual

1 Introduction

The HP Integrity Superdome 2 servers (HP Superdome 2) are scalable systems based on blade
system architecture. HP Superdome 2 systems support HP nPartitions and HP-UX Virtual Partitions
(vPars v5). This administrator guide describes the steps to plan, create, and manage partitions –
nPartitions and virtual partitions – on an HP Superdome 2 system.
This document is for users who have prior experience in managing nPartitions and virtual partitions
on HP servers.
NOTE: The scope of the document is limited to vPars v5.

Overview

The HP Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator (OA) is the complex management processor,
subsystem, and firmware base used to support the HP Superdome 2 complexes and all the managed
devices included in the complex.
The Onboard Administrator is a single point from which you can perform basic management tasks
on compute enclosures, server blades, I/O expansion enclosures or I/O interconnects within the
complex. The Onboard Administrator helps to perform configuration steps for the complex, enables
run-time management and configuration of the complex components, and informs you about
problems within the complex through email, SNMP, or the Insight Display.
For information on setting up the Onboard Administrator, see the specific HP Superdome 2 User
Service Guide.
The following figure depicts the different ways you can interact with the system to manage partitions.
There are primarily three ways you can do partition management on HP Superdome 2 systems.
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