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
Publication DateSupported Product VersionsOperating Systems
Supported
Document
Manufacturing Part
Number
October 2004rp7400, rp7420, rx7620, rp8400, rp8420,
rx8620, Superdome
HP-UX, Windows, Linux,
OpenVMS
A5201–90017
October 2009rp7400, rp7420, rx7620, rp8400, rp8420,
rx8620, Superdome
HP-UX, Windows, Linux,
OpenVMS
A5201-90017-ed2
Document Organization
This guide is divided into the following chapters.
Chapter 1 Overview of the Service Processor Use this chapter to learn about the features and
specifications of the Service Processor.
Chapter 2 Using the Service Processor Use this chapter to learn how to access and use the
Service Processor.
Appendix A MP Commands This appendix provides the MP commands available for thr
Service Processor.
Appendix B Extensible Firmware Interface This appendix provides information about the
Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) environment.
Appendix C Boot Console Handler This appendix provides information about the Boot Console
Handler (BCH) environment.
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