HP Integrity MC990 X - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
HPE Integrity MC990 X Server overview............................................... 6
MC990 X server chassis............................................................................................................... 6
System components......................................................................................................................6
Unit numbering.................................................................................................................10
Rack numbering............................................................................................................... 10
HPE Integrity MC990 X system features.................................................................................... 10
Distributed shared memory (DSM)...................................................................................10
Distributed shared I/O.......................................................................................................11
Rack management controller............................................................................................11
Reliability, availability, and serviceability.......................................................................... 11
Operational procedures........................................................................13
Precautions................................................................................................................................. 13
ESD precaution................................................................................................................ 13
Safety precautions........................................................................................................... 13
System control network...............................................................................................................13
Accessing the system control network........................................................................................14
Connecting to the system control network.................................................................................. 14
Communicating with the system................................................................................................. 14
The command line interface.............................................................................................14
Powering the system up and down............................................................................................. 16
Preparing to power up......................................................................................................16
Powering up and down from the command line interface................................................ 17
Booting directly from an RMC.......................................................................................... 17
Remote LAN connection to the RMC............................................................................... 18
Establishing RMC IP hardware connections.................................................................... 18
Power up the system using the RMC network connection...............................................19
Monitoring power up.........................................................................................................20
Power down the system................................................................................................... 21
System control...................................................................................... 22
Levels of system control............................................................................................................. 22
System management overview........................................................................................ 22
RMC overview..................................................................................................................23
BMC overview.................................................................................................................. 24
System controller interaction.......................................................................................................24
System controllers.......................................................................................................................24
RMC functions..................................................................................................................25
Using the Foundation Software........................................................... 26
Monitoring main memory health..................................................................................................26
About main memory health monitoring............................................................................ 26
Retrieving main memory health information.....................................................................26
Monitoring system performance..................................................................................................27
About the system monitoring software............................................................................. 27
hubstats command ...................................................................................................... 28
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