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Page 3: Table Of Contents
L3 cache allocation functionality .............. 1-18 Logical Partitioning of PCI Devices .............. 1-19 NIC (Network Interface Card) ................ 1-22 Management Path .................. 1-32 SR-IOV ....................... 1-40 FCoE ...................... 1-43 Port Multiple Assignment ................ 1-44 Port Separate Assignment ................ 1-44 TagVLAN ..................... 1-45 Teaming ..................... 1-54 Promiscuous Mode .................. 1-55 Packet Filtering of Inter-LPAR ............... 1-60 Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 4 Changing access permissions ................ 3-15 LPAR manager operations from the management module ....... 3-15 Configuration example ................. 3-17 Notes on access permissions ................ 3-17 User Authentication ................... 3-18 Scope of support .................. 3-19 User authentication settings ................. 3-19 Specify the method of user authentication ............. 3-20 Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 5 Creating boot option .................. 5-40 Changing Boot order .................. 5-52 Deleting Boot order .................. 5-61 Display settings for Guest OS ................ 5-63 Display settings for Windows ................ 5-64 Display settings for Linux ................ 5-64 Deactivation of LPAR .................. 5-65 Shutdown of Guest OS ................. 5-65 Deactivation of LPAR ................... 5-65 Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 6 LPAR manager Screen messages ................ 9-10 LP system logs Screen Messages ................. 9-27 Error Level .................... 9-27 Warn Level .................... 9-37 Info Level .................... 9-45 Audit log messages .................... 9-56 Notation used in audit log messages ............. 9-57 List of audit log messages ................ 9-57 HCSM Alert Messages .................. 9-94 Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 7 Timeout in Saving Configuration .............. 10-12 Boot Option Settings .................. 10-13 LPAR manager Shutdown ................ 10-13 Notes for System Management ................. 10-13 Restriction when Dual-core CPU is installed in CB 520H A1/B1/B2/B3/B4 model 10-13 Restriction when TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is installed ...... 10-14 Isolation/degradation for CPU, memory, or PCI device ........ 10-14 CPU core degradation ................ 10-14 Restrictions on use of Onboard LAN ............ 10-14...
Page 8 D LPAR manager use Port numbers ............ D-1 LPAR manager use Port numbers ................. D-2 E System Configuration ................ E-1 Recommended LPAR manager Configuration (SAN Boot) ........ E-2 F HvmGetPerf Command ............... F-1 HvmGetPerf Command .................. F-2 G Software License Information ............ G-1 Software License Information ................ G-2 viii Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 9: Preface
Notice: The use of Compute Blade 500 and all other Hitachi Data Systems products is governed by the terms of your agreement(s) with Hitachi Data Systems.
Page 10: Intended Audience
Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series EFI User's Guide • Hitachi Compute Blade Series Hitachi Compute Rack Series OS Installation Guide for Windows Server • Hitachi Compute Blade Series OS Installation Guide for Red Hat Enterprise Linux • Hitachi Compute Blade Emulex Adapter User's Guide for Driver •...
Page 11: Document Organization
• Hitachi Compute Blade HVM Navigator User's Guide - Operation Quick Reference • Hitachi Compute Blade LPAR Migration Guide • Hitachi Compute Blade Logical VGA SnapShot • HVM Management Command (HvmSh) Operation Guide • Hitachi Command Suite Compute Systems Manager User Guide...
Page 12: Document Conventions
The term "Compute Blade" see all the models of the Compute Blade, unless otherwise noted. The Hitachi Virtualization Manager (HVM) name has been changed to Hitachi logical partitioning manager (LPAR manager, or LP). If you are using HVM based logical partitioning feature, substitute references to Hitachi logical partitioning manager (LPAR manager, or LP) with HVM.
Page 13: Convention For Storage Capacity Values
Getting help The Hitachi Data Systems customer support staff is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you need technical support, log on to the Hitachi Data Systems Portal for contact information: https://portal.hds.com. Comments Please send us your comments on this document: doc.comments@hds.com.
Page 14 -07), and refer to specific sections and paragraphs whenever possible. All comments become the property of Hitachi Data Systems Corporation. Thank you! Preface Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 15: Lpar Manager Functions
□ Logical Partitioning of Processors □ Logical Partitioning of Memory □ Logical Partitioning of PCI Devices □ NIC (Network Interface Card) □ FC (Fibre Channel) □ USB/KVM LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 16: Lpar Manager Overview
Symbols embraced by square brackets [ ] indicate keys on the keyboard. • If two keys are joined by a "+", such as "A + B", it means the two keys are to be pressed together LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 17: Logical Partitioning
USB devices exclusively uses the hardware resource. Remote The LPAR using the resource can be Console switched dynamically. Figure 1-2 Logical Partitioning of Hardware Resources LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 18: Logical Partitioning Of Processors
LPARs physical processors available, but this operations may cause the extremely slow down.) Dedicated Mode Example of Dedicated Mode is below LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 19: Scheduling Mode Dynamically Change
The Scheduling mode of arbitrary Logical processor can be changed from dedicated mode to shared mode. b. The Scheduling mode of arbitrary Logical processor can be changed from shared mode to dedicated mode. LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 20: Service Ratio
LPARs is 3. Figure 1-6 Service Ratio Example 1 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 21: Idle Detection
LPAR requiring it. The busy shared mode LPAR that takes over the processor time can use more processor-time than the allocation rate. As a result, the system can use CPUs time more efficiently. LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 22: Processor Capping
LPARs. Also processor capping has a meaning only to LPAR of shared mode. Processor capping does not have any meaning to LPAR of dedicated mode, and it cannot assign. Figure 1-9 Processor Capping LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 23: Processor Group
Definition of processor which changed group assignment can change from shared mode to dedicated mode. Changing group assignment of processor number 2 is shown below. LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 24: Hyper Threading
Assignment Mode (Processor Number) Description LPAR1 LPAR2 Dedicated (2) Dedicated (4) Performance of LPARs not interfere each other. Performance increases by assigning of even number processors. 1-10 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 25 Assigned even number processors to LPAR with Dedicated mode. Figure 1-13 Processor Assignment Mode 1 Assigned processors to LPAR with Shared mode. Figure 1-14 Processor Assignment Mode 2 1-11 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 26: Prte
Assigned odd number processors to LPAR with Shared / Dedicated mixing mode. Figure 1-17 Processor Assignment Mode 5 PRTE The PRTE function provides a timer that can be referred without intervention of the LPAR manager. 1-12 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 27: Logical Partitioning Of Memory
(in multiples of 256 MB). Each guest OS has an exclusive use of the memory assigned to its LPAR. LPAR manager automatically determines which physical memory offset area(s) to allocate to an LPAR when the LPAR is activated. 1-13 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 28 LPAR. This memory size is usually same as the available memory size for a guest OS (indicated memory size in a guest OS). However, all 1-14 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 29: Guest Numa
The following describes how to set up a guest NUMA: If the physical processor binding is used, follow the procedure below. Configure the NUMA for the EFI. 1-15 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 30 Make sure that the NUMA setting for the EFI is enabled on the Web console. For details, see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Web Console User's Guide. Check the guest NUMA support of LPAR manager. Make sure that the LPAR manager firmware version is 02-0X or later.
Page 31 LPAR configuration information is inherited in which the guest NUMA is ¢ enabled. This LPAR configuration information was previously saved in LPAR manager when LPAR manager did not support the physical NUMA node binding. 1-17 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 32: L3 Cache Allocation Functionality
As shown below, there are three possible combinations of CBMs for multiple LPARs. In the following figure, the implemented bit width of CBMs is 8. 1-18 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 33: Logical Partitioning Of Pci Devices
The method of logically dividing the physical processor is referred to as the scheduling mode. You can select dedicated mode or shared mode for the scheduling mode. Different features of each mode are shown in the table below. 1-19 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 34 LPAR can be used, multiple LPARs cannot be used at the same time. Dedicated Mode Example of Dedicated Mode is below. Figure 1-20 PCI Device Assignment of Dedicated Mode 1-20 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 35 LPAR by Exclusive Shared Mode, however, a USB device is assigned to a LPAR by Dedicated Mode. Example of Exclusive Shared Mode is below. Figure 1-22 PCI Device Assignment in Exclusive Shared Mode 1-21 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 36: Nic (Network Interface Card)
The following tables show a combination of logical port numbers, a detection number of LAN controller and network segments for each hardware configuration as examples. Network segment 1a and 1b below are set as management paths. 1-22 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 37 Table 1-6 Example for CB 520H A1/B1/B2 when Onboard LAN Card is installed (Emulex 10Gb 2ports) Detection No. Physical Port Logical Port Network Physical NIC of LAN segment controller Onboard LAN (Emulex 10Gb 2ports) Notes: The physical port number which exists on the system.
Page 38 The logical port number which displays on the LPAR manager screen. NIC cannot be installed on Mezzanine Card 3 for CB 520X B1. Table 1-11 Example for CB 520H A1/B1/B2/B3/B4 when Onboard LAN Card is not installed (Broadcom 1Gb 4ports) Detection No.
Page 39 Mezzanine Card (Broadcom 1Gb 4ports) Notes: The physical port number which exists on the system. The logical port number which displays on the LPAR manager screen. 1-25 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 40 Physical NIC of LAN segment controller NIC cannot be installed on Mezzanine Card 3 for CB 520X B1. Table 1-14 Example for CB 520H A1/B1/B2/B3/B4 when Onboard LAN Card is not installed (Broadcom 1Gb 8ports) Detection No. Physical Port Logical Port...
Page 41 The physical port number which exists on the system. The logical port number which displays on the LPAR manager screen. NIC cannot be installed on Mezzanine Card 3 for CB 520X B1. 1-27 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 42 16 physical ports can be assigned. The following tables show a combination of logical port numbers, a detection number of LAN controller and network segments for each hardware configuration as examples. 1-28 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 43 Table 1-17 Example for CB 520H A1/B1/B2 when Onboard LAN Card is installed (Emulex 10Gb 2ports) Detection No. Physical Port Logical Port Network Physical NIC of LAN segment controller Onboard LAN1 (Emulex 10Gb 2ports) Notes: The physical port number which exists on the system.
Page 44 The physical port number which exists on the system. The logical port number which displays on the LPAR manager screen. NIC cannot be installed on Mezzanine Card 3 for CB 520X B1. 1-30 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 45 Up to 4 Network Segment for Virtual NIC can be defined on an LPAR manager. NIC assigned the network segments is called "Virtual NIC". Virtual NIC can communicate through no physical NIC network between LPARs. 1-31 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 46: Management Path
The dedicated NIC for the management path is not mounted in CB 500. Thus, NIC used for LPAR (guest OS) is used in the shared mode. (LPAR manager 1-32 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 47 • Onboard • LAN mezzanine card you cannot specify a port on NICs that cannot be set in the shared mode as the management path. 1-33 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 48 The scheduling mode of the specified NIC changes to the shared mode. As a result, if the number of controllers of the NICs in the shared mode 1-34 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 49 Alternatively, if the ports specified as the management path are incorrect, shut down LPAR manager and then specify the correct ports. 1-35 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 50 The management path is in a blocked state. Unknown This indicates LPAR manager is unable to communicate externally. ----- This indicates no port is specified for the path. 1-36 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 51 Manual management path diagnosis get MgmtStandbyPortStatus Periodical management path diagnosis opr MgmtStandbyPortDiagnosis Note: The following precautions are for the management path. • Communication between management module and LPAR manager: 1-37 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 52 When a VLAN is used for the management path, use the port base VLAN functionality of the internal LAN switch module or the native VLAN functionality. 1-38 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 53 Do not set the VLAN configuration on OS or LPAR manager for the management path. When using the same NIC for the management LAN and the operation LAN The examples of configuration show as follows. 1-39 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 54: Sr-Iov
NICs • The load on the physical processor is low compared to a shared or virtual • Transmission bandwidth limitations can be set in 100-Mpbs increments. 1-40 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 55 NIC firmware. Set up SR-IOV For details about setting up SR-IOV, see the Hitachi Compute Blade Emulex Adapter User's Guide for Hardware. Note that in LP mode you cannot set up SR-IOV. Change to Basic mode before setting up SR-IOV.
Page 56 Internet]-[Network and Sharing Center]-[Change adapter settings], and then double-click a network device. In the opened dialog, push [Details], and then see the value of "Physical Address". 1-42 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 57: Fcoe
The following procedure shows how to use FCoE functions. Enable and set the FCoE functionality Enable the FCoE functionality, and then specify the FCoE functionality settings. For details, see the Hitachi Compute Blade Emulex Adapter User's Guide for Hardware. 1-43...
Page 58: Port Multiple Assignment
This function makes it possible to assign each port (for example; "1a" and "1b") on the physical NIC separately to the target LPARs. So, the availability 1-44 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 59: Tagvlan
Multiple VLAN ID can be assigned to Logical NIC. • Network interface between physical NIC and network switch uses the tag whose form is the IEEE 802.1Q. 1-45 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 60 NIC, you can set up to 16 VLAN IDs for one Logical NIC. To use more than 17, set "ALL" to allow all VLAN IDs to be received. 1-46 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 61 Filtering the sending frames is described in the table below. Table 1-34 Tagged VLAN Mode for Sending Sending Frame VLAN mode of Tagged Tagged sending ports Untagged (=VLAN ID) (≠VLAN ID) Undef Sent 1-47 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 62 This will make it possible to handle more than one VLAN ID per Logical NIC and assign the Logical NIC to more than one broadcast domain. Example of TagVLAN Function The following is an example of using VLAN functions. 1-48 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 63 LPARs is 16 and 8 Virtual NICs per LPAR. – Four switches are installed to Va to Vd. – All ports are configured with Virtual NIC ports. 1-49 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 64 Flow control Port1 - Port128 Always disabled. IGMP Snooping Port1 - Port128 Always disabled. Spanning tree Port1 - Port128 Always disabled. • Image of Shared NIC switch 1-50 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 65 - Untagged: Only one (1) VLAN ID out of the range from 1 to 4094 Port17 Tagged All (This setting cannot be changed). Configured to transmit all packets. 1-51 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 66 Table 1-37 List of switch functions of VF NIC Switch function Target Port Settings Port Connection Port1 - Port16 Assign to LPAR on the Virtual NIC (VNIC) Assignment screen. 1-52 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 67 Flow control Port1 - Port16 Always disabled. Port17 Always enabled. IGMP Snooping Port1 - Port17 Always disabled. Spanning tree Port1 - Port17 Always disabled. Notes: 1-53 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 68: Teaming
Table 1-39 OS Supported Teaming Functions Shared NIC / Virtual Item Mode VF NIC Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 LA/EC/3ad/Static Dyn3ad Windows Server Not depend on the 2012 switch 1-54 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 69: Promiscuous Mode
Figure 1-33 Teaming Function on the LPAR manager Promiscuous Mode Shared NIC and virtual NIC support Promiscuous mode. That mode can be configured with Virtual NIC Assignment screen. 1-55 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 70 When the bridge function has been installed to the guest OS. Promiscuous mode has to set to "Through" against the internal virtual network switch. Packet transferring at this case is below. 1-56 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 71 LPARy and the external PC-1 cannot be captured. When the promiscuous mode is Through, a unicast packet between LPARy and the external PC-1 can be captured. 1-57 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 72 N: Non Capturable • Capturing packets on different network segment Packets on the different network segment cannot be captured, even if it is on the same VNIC segment. 1-58 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 73 LPARx -> LPARy LPARx -> External PC-1 LPARx Broadcast LPARy -> LPARx LPARy -> External PC-2 LPARy Broadcast Legend: Y: Capturable N: Non Capturable -: No Packet 1-59 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 74: Packet Filtering Of Inter-Lpar
For details, see Using inter-LPAR communication in a redundant network configuration on page 10-9 FC (Fibre Channel) FC (Fibre Channel) has 2 modes below. 1-60 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 75 When FC adapter has two or more ports, each ports can be assigned to different LPARs separately. • Port sharing assignment 1 FC port can be assigned to multiple LPARs and shared. 1-61 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 76: Hba-Core Dedicated Mode
This prevents performance degradation due to I/O load by other LPARs that share the same FC port, thus ensuring stable performance. 1-62 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 77 HBA-core dedicated feature. For the versions of Fibre Channel driver and the versions of Fibre Channel firmware supporting the HBA-core dedicated feature, see the HITACHI Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter USER'S GUIDE (Support Matrix Edition). FC adapters supporting this mode...
Page 78 For example, if HBA-core dedicated mode is enabled for an FC adapter that has 2 cores per port, the maximum IOPS is half the maximum IOPS obtained when HBA-core dedicated mode is disabled. • Core assignment 1-64 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 79: Usb/Kvm
However, a USB, a KVM, and a remote console are disconnected forcibly by Detaching operation. So, execute "Safely Remove Hardware" operation on the guest OS before Detaching operation to disconnect a USB device properly. 1-65 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 80 Figure 1-39 Status Transition of USB Device 1-66 LPAR manager Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 81: System Operation
□ Logical VGA Snapshot □ Time Adjustment □ Power Saving □ Transfer □ IPv6 Setting for LP IP Addresses □ LP communication settings □ DNS □ Performance tuning options System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 82: Web Console
Web Console Web console is a management module function for using each function from browser of system console. For details, see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Web Console User's Guide HCSM Hitachi Compute Systems Manager (hereinafter called HCSM) is software, which provides operation function for server chassis in a large scale system.
Page 83: Hvm Navigator
OSs on page A-24 LPAR Configuration LPAR Configuration provides functions which make the setting and changing of LPAR manager / LPAR configuration easy. For the details, see the Hitachi Compute Blade HVM Navigator User's Guide - LPAR Configuration. Monitoring Monitoring provides functions to monitor operation status in the LPAR manager environment, which is used for diagnosing the resource shortage per LPAR.
Page 84: Virtual Com Console
For details about system requirements and notes, see the Hitachi Compute Blade LPAR Migration Guide. For details about how to perform LPAR migration, see the Hitachi Command Suite Compute Systems Manager User Guide or the Hitachi Compute Blade HVM Navigator User's Guide - Migration.
Page 85 This TCP port is used in "(2) Connecting to LPARs". This operation can be done regardless of the status of an LPAR, activate or deactivate, at any time. System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 86 It is recommended to use a TCP port with the default value that is verified enough. When trying to connect two or more terminals to one LPAR, the ¢ second terminal or later cannot be connected. System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 87 For Telnet connections, you can select whether to perform user authentication. For SSH connections, user authentication is mandatory. Be default, user authentication is disabled and Telnet connections are selected. System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 88 A TCP port to be specified when making a Telnet or SSH connection to an LPAR guest screen is set to the initial value determined by the LPAR System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 89 256 per line for the Windows command prompt, less than 1024 per line for the Linux prompt, and less than 10000 per line for editing programs including the Vi editor. When System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 90: Logical Vga Snapshot
LPAR manager, using the Web browser from an external console. The following figure shows the logical VGA function configuration. For details, see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical VGA snapshot. Note that you can use the HVM management command (HvmSh) to disable HTTP communications.
Page 91: Time Adjustment
LPAR. A guest OS on the LPAR manages "OS system time" using this logical timer. LPAR manager manages the following time shown in the table below. 2-11 System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 92 - Saving LPAR manager configuration - LPAR manager shutdown LPAR LPAR manager TSC: - Enable LPAR - Enable LPAR manager system time manager system manager system ±4 2-12 System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 93 The differentials between the logical RTC time and logical SEL time will be saved by pressing F9: Save Configuration on the LPAR manager Menu screen. LPAR manager 2-13 System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 94 The following figure shows logical partitioning of time. • [Time synchronization of LPAR manager system time by NTP server (Recommendation)] 2-14 System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 95 "An abnormal time difference was detected", and then take action as described in the message. • [No time synchronization of LPAR manager system time by NTP server] 2-15 System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 96: Power Saving
Power Capping Function Power Capping Function set maximum power consumption (Power Capping Level) per chassis. This function aims to decrease power consumption of 2-16 System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 97: Transfer
Server blade EFI setting Basic mode setting LPAR manager setting Storage WWPN/WWNN setting Notes: For details, see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 series Server Blade Setup Guide. 2-17 System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 98: Transfer To Basic Environment From Lpar Manager Environment
Storage WWPN/WWNN setting Notes: For details, see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 series Server Blade Setup Guide. IPv6 Setting for LP IP Addresses You must set at least either an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address for LPAR managers. Note that you can set both an IPv4 address and an IPv6 address for LPAR managers.
Page 99 Cloning The cloning function of SC/BSM does not inherit the IPv6 setting. At the cloning target, manually specify the IPv6 setting before starting LPAR manager. 2-19 System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 100: Lp Communication Settings
LPAR manager supports name resolution by using a DNS. You can specify some servers that link to LPAR manager by using host names. Supported version Item Version Management Module firmware A0280 or later 2-20 System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 101: Performance Tuning Options
Indicates a method in which logical processors work in I/O access. EPT 1GB Indicates the size of a memory unit for memory control and operation. Performance tuning options have the following characteristics: 2-21 System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 102 If MWAIT is set for Guest Idle Mode, changes to processor allocation and Idle Detection settings are limited. The setting can be referenced by using the HvmSh command only. 2-22 System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 103 To specify settings of Performance tuning options, perform the operations described below from the Web console. Make sure that the server blade is powered off when you specify settings. 2-23 System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 104 Downgrading firmware versions When downgrading the version of either the LPAR manager firmware or management module firmware to the previous version, disable Performance tuning options in advance. 2-24 System Operation Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 105: High Reliability Functions
□ Redundancy □ N+M Cold Standby □ Microsoft Cluster Service/Microsoft Failover Cluster □ UPS □ Role-Based Access Control □ User Authentication □ Audit log □ LPAR manager Security High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 106: Redundancy
Then, the LPAR manager configuration management information can be restored when the module configuration information of management module is backed up. High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 107: Redundancy Of Lan Switch / Fc Switch
ServerConductor/Blade Server Manager Plus, hereinafter referred to as BSM plus, or HCSM, receives the failure notification, analyzes the failure, and switches the active server blade to the standby one. For details, see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Management Module Setup Guide. High Reliability Functions...
Page 108 LP mode alone in the step 1, for the blank LP IP Address and VNIC System No., and then start LPAR manager without restoring the LPAR manager High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 109 Do not go to the next step until you check that LPAR manager is normally started. Restore the LPAR manager configuration that was backed up for the server blade in the step 1. High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 110 Figure 3-1 Transition of LPAR manager configuration in N+M cold standby configuration High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 111: Microsoft Cluster Service/Microsoft Failover Cluster
When a bandwidth of the path to an LU by a standby server is busy, an OS installed on the LU does not boot or the OS runs slowly. High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 112 Quorum disk. Guest OS has to be shut-down from management PC by using remote console function when a failure occurred in the shared NIC service. High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 113: Ups
Table 3-4 UPS Supporting Functions Power control supporting matrix on LP mode UPS Function Physical Server (LPAR LPAR (Guest OS) manager) Cool down after power down Scheduled power cut High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 114 Basic environment. More time may be required depending on the number of activated LPARs. 3-10 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 115: Role-Based Access Control
Management module user A user who is logged in to a management module (the Web console or CLI console), but who is not logged in to LPAR manager 3-11 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 116: Role Types
You can set the same role to management module users. You can set roles by performing the following operations: When you change the role of a local user, the change is automatically saved. 3-12 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 117: Access Permissions
These LPAR manager security operations can only be performed by users with the LPAR manager security permission. 3-13 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 118 This function cannot be executed. Enabling or disabling certificate This function cannot be validation executed. Creating, registering, obtaining, This function cannot be or deleting certificates executed. 3-14 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 119: Changing Access Permissions
In addition to this privilege, you must also have the LPAR manager LPAR manager security permission if you want to perform LPAR manager security operations. 3-15 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 120 In this case, if you log in to LPAR manager as a user with the LPAR manager security permission, you can perform all the LPAR manager operations. 3-16 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 121: Configuration Example
LPAR manager security permission of the management module user. If the management module user does not have the LPAR manager security permission, user authentication of the LP CLI cannot be disabled. 3-17 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 122: User Authentication
Web console, HVM Navigator, or HvmSh at the same time. If the number of logged-in users exceeds the upper limit, any other user who attempts to log in will be forcibly logged out. 3-18 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 123: Scope Of Support
Table 3-11 LPAR manager screen Item Operation Setting the virtual COM System Configuration screen console > VC Setting the LP CLI System Configuration screen > LP CLI 3-19 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 124: Specify The Method Of User Authentication
Local authentication This section explains local authentication, which is supported by LPAR manager. Scope of support The following is the scope of support for local authentication: 3-20 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 125: Managing User Accounts
> Server Blades x > LPAR > Edit > Manage user account > Create/Delete/Edit Table 3-16 LPAR manager screen Item Operation Adding, deleting, and editing a System Configuration screen user account > F1/F2/F3 3-21 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 126: Changing The Password
You can switch pages by pressing the F11 and F12 keys on the System Configuration screen. Changing the password LPAR manager supports three methods for changing passwords. Use the method that is appropriate for your purpose. 3-22 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 127 Changing your own Resources > Modules > All Modules > Server Blades > password Server Blades x > LPAR > Edit > LP Login Account Settings 3-23 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 128: Ldap Authentication
Active Directory as provided in the OSs below is supported. • Windows Server 2008 • Windows Server 2008 R2 • Windows Server 2012 • Windows Server 2012 R2 • Windows Server 2016 3-24 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 129 However, in LPAR manager firmware version 02-45 or later, uidNumber does not need to be set. For information on how to set up Active Directory, see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Management Module Setup Guide. When referring to this document, note the following: •...
Page 130: Radius Authentication
(_). The user name must begin with a letter. • The password must be 1 to 31 characters, and can contain alphanumeric characters and symbols other than spaces. 3-26 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 131 RADIUS connectivity opr RadiusConnectivityVerify verification Note: • After finishing the RADIUS configuration, you must use "RADIUS connectivity verification" to verify the connection to the RADIUS server. 3-27 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 132: User Authentication Logs
Maximum of two syslog servers (The same auditing log will be sent to all registered syslog servers.) Communication protocol • • TLS v1.0-v1.2 Collection target Select Authentication or Authentication and modification. 3-28 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 133: Audit Log Settings
<13>: Displays facility=user, severity=notice. <14>: Displays facility=user, severity=info. When an operation fails, <13> is output. In all other cases, <14> is output. Syslog version "1" is output. 3-29 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 134 • Maintenance: Operations other than the above Result of the audited event One of the following values is output. 3-30 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 135 (This information is output for users who successfully logged in.) 3-31 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 136: Lpar Manager Security
LPAR manager can create and use a server certificate to certify its identity and authenticate other systems using the certificate of a system connected to LPAR manager (hereinafter referred to as the other system). 3-32 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 137 Organization unit (OU): Up to 60 characters Mail address: Up to 60 characters DN qualifier: Up to 60 characters Surname: Up to 60 characters Given name: Up to 60 characters 3-33 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 138 The common name (CN) field in the CSR must uniquely identify the instance of LPAR manager. To create certificate signed by CA: The following flow-chart shows the process of registering through using a certificate signed by CA. 3-34 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 139 Send the created CSR to the CA to obtain the signed certificate. (3) Register the server certificate signed by CA. You can register a signed server certificate by performing the following operations: 3-35 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 140 Table 3-46 HVM management command (HvmSh) Item Command name opr HvmClientCertificateRegist Importing the certificate Configuring certificate opr HvmIfSecureVerify verification Configuring syslog server opr AuditLogConfig certificate verification Notes: 3-36 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 141: Security For Functions And Tools That Use A Management Network
For the setting, see Encryption algorithm supported by LPAR manager. The following table describes the protocols that can be used with LPAR manager. 3-37 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 142: Management Network
To select item the TLS v1.0 v1.1 and v1.2 for the Web console. If the firmware version of the management module is A0205, encryption uses TLS v1.2 (equivalent to the High setting) or AES-128. 3-38 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 143 The following table shows encryption algorithm supported by LPAR manager. Table 3-48 SSL/TLS Security strength Cipher suites Default High TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256 TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256 TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA TLS_DHE_DSS_AES_128_CBC_SHA1 TLS_DHE_DSS_AES_256_CBC_SHA1 TLS_DHE_DSS_AES_128_CBC_SHA256 TLS_DHE_DSS_AES_256_CBC_SHA256 TLS_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1 3-39 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 144 Item Security strength Encryption 3des-cbc aes128-cbc aes192-cbc aes256-cbc aes128-ctr aes192-ctr aes256-ctr Message authentication hmac-sha1 hmac-sha1-96 hmac-sha2-256 hmac-sha2-512 Key exchange diffie-hellman-group14-sha1 diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1 diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256 Host key RSA 2048 3-40 High Reliability Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 145: Maintenance Functions
□ Guest Memory Dump Collection Command □ LPAR manager Dump Collection Command □ Backup Functions □ LPAR manager Firmware Upgrade / Update □ LPAR Migration □ Safe mode Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 146: Guest Memory Dump Collection Command
DOS region : 00_0000_0000 to 00_0009_FFFF Low Memory : 00_0010_0000 to 00_7FFF_FFFF High Memory : 01_0000_0000 to [MMCFG] – 1 (Note) Memory ranges above are same as Niko2Dump of Basic Mode. Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 147 Processors of the target LPAR stop automatically upon the start of memory dump, and remain inactive even after the memory dump is completed. Stop Stops memory dump. operation Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 148 LPAR that will occur when guest memory dump of the LPAR is started during job processing. For this reason, do not perform guest memory dump to a working LPAR. Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 149 OS dump first by the Dump operation on the Front Panel screen. If this guest OS dump operation fails, perform the guest memory ¢ dump using the guest memory dump function. Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 150: Lpar Manager Dump Collection Command
GZIP file is created by the LPAR manager machine, and the file is transferred to the external FTP server using the FTP protocol. Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 151 • While LPAR manager dump is performed by the LPAR manager dump collection command, any other LP Dump Operation on the LPAR manager screen is disabled. Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 152: Backup Functions
Configuration Information management module Web Console LPAR manager Menu of SC/ Backup of System Area Outline Backup Software for Guest OS is the SC/DPM which supports Windows and Linux. Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 153 List) of HBA EFI Driver. Those Configurations above can be registered on the Boot Option Configuration of Logical EFI. For details about the Basic Configuration, see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Server Blade Setup Guide. Sample of network configuration is shown as follows.
Page 154: Backup Of Data Area
Figure 4-4 Network Connection of Management LAN Backup of Data Area Backup via Network Install client software for backup on the Guest OS like as Basic Mode. 4-10 Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 155 Data Area. LAN Free Backup Backup Server which shares Storage System can obtain backup files from the Storage. This configuration like as Basic Mode. 4-11 Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 156: Backup Of Lpar Manager
The configuration information can be backed up and restored for each LPAR manager (or blade). See the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Management Module Setup Guide for operating the Management Module. Execute "backup/restore" of the SC/BSM's LPAR manager Configuration information.
Page 157: Lpar Manager Firmware Upgrade / Update
LPAR manager Firmware Upgrade / Update See the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 series Management Module Setup Guide for obtaining LPAR manager firmware and Version Upgrade / Revision Update procedure. Relation between server blade and LPAR manager firmware Show the relation between server blade and LPAR manager firmware below.
Page 158: Selecting The Bank Of Lpar Manager Firmware
LPAR manager firmware Selecting the bank of LPAR manager firmware It is necessary to assign the LPAR manager firmware when "Changing operational version" or "Installing the new server blade". 4-14 Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 159 Assign a firmware (It is unnecessary to install a firmware). Installing the new firmware (When an unused bank exists) Changing operational version Install the new firmware. Remove an assignment. Assign the new firmware. 4-15 Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 160: Lpar Migration
For details about system requirements and notes, see the Hitachi Compute Blade LPAR Migration Guide. For details about how to perform LPAR migration, see the Hitachi Command Suite Compute Systems Manager User Guide or the Hitachi Compute Blade HVM Navigator User's Guide - Migration.
Page 161: Safe Mode
Blades x > LPAR Manager tab Exing safe mode Resources tab > Modules > All Modules > Server Blades > Server Blades x > LPAR Manager tab > Exit safe mode 4-17 Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 162 Table 4-7 HVM management command (HvmSh) Item Command name Displaying safe mode status get ConfigAll > HVM_CONFIGURATION record in the indication result Exing safe mode set HvmOptions 4-18 Maintenance Functions Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 163: Setup Of Lpar Manager
□ Save Configuration Changed on LPAR manager Screen □ Boot the Guest OS □ Boot order setting □ Display settings for Guest OS □ Deactivation of LPAR □ Termination of LPAR manager Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 164: Setup Overview
You need to configure the following shaded items of list in advance while see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Getting Started Guide, Hitachi Compute Blade Series Hitachi Compute Rack Series OS Installation Guide for Windows Server, Hitachi Compute Blade Series OS Installation Guide for Red...
Page 165 Notes: For an FCoE boot, specify the following settings before starting the LPAR manager. - Set Personality of the Emulex adapter to FCoE. Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 166: Setup Of Terminal Software
- Specify FCoE for the Emulex adapter. For details on how to specify these, see the Hitachi Compute Blade Emulex Adapter User's Guide for Hardware. Note: • When using CB 520X B1 in a 4-blade SMP configuration, disable SAS controller on the EFI setup menu.
Page 167 Select Setup - Keyboard to change the setting below. Table 5-4 Keyboard Setup Option of Tera Term Item Value Meta key Marked Figure 5-2 Keyboard Setup Window of Tera Term Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 168: Connects Lpar Manager Screen
Enter change console -b<server blade number> onto appeared sub- screen then press Enter key. And Select Y then press Enter key. Figure 5-4 Connecting Management Module screen LPAR manager screen is shown. Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 169: Lpar Manager Settings
• The setting of the adjustment by the management module for both BMC and LPAR manager is recommended. – Move to the Date and Time screen. Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 170 LPAR manager or failover with N+M cold standby unexpectedly occurs, a time lag occurs in the guest OS. • You can change settings for "Save Time Config" while LPAR manager is running. Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 171 Save the setting on the LPAR manager screen. – Move to the LPAR manager Menu Screen. – Press F9 (Save Configuration) key on the LPAR manager Menu screen. Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 172: Creating Lpar
Sub-screen appears on the Logical Partition Configuration screen by pressing F6 (Add) key. Then select LPAR number onto appeared sub- screen and press Enter key. 5-10 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 173 Move cursor on Name column of the target LPAR then press Enter key. Enter LPAR name onto the appeared sub-screen then press Enter key. Figure 5-12 LPAR Naming Screen LPAR name is set to the target LPAR. 5-11 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 174: Configuration Of Processor
Move cursor onto ScD column of the target LPAR then press Enter key. Select S (Sharing) of scheduling mode onto appeared sub-screen then press Enter key. 5-12 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 175 Figure 5-15 Scheduling Mode Confirmation Screen Move cursor onto Pro column of target LPAR then press Enter key. Enter processor number onto appeared sub-screen then press Enter key. 5-13 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 176 Move cursor onto ScD column of the target LPAR then press Enter key. Select D (Dedicated) of scheduling mode onto appeared sub-screen then press Enter key. 5-14 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 177 Figure 5-19 Scheduling Mode Confirmation Screen Move cursor onto Pro column of target LPAR then press Enter key. Enter processor number onto appeared sub-screen then press Enter key. 5-15 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 178: Configuration Of Memory
Processor number is set to the target LPAR. Figure 5-21 Processors Number Confirmation Screen Configuration of Memory Configure Memory Size on Logical Partition Configuration screen. 5-16 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 179 Adjust memory size on appeared sub-screen by using arrow keys then press Enter key. Figure 5-22 Allocating the Memory Memory size is set to the target LPAR. Figure 5-23 Confirmation Screen for memory configuration 5-17 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 180: Configuration Of Pci Device
On the PCI Device Assignment screen, place the cursor at Schd of the PCI device whose scheduling mode is to be changed and press Enter. 5-18 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 181 Select Yes and press Enter. Figure 5-25 Saving PCI device Scheduling Mode Screen Wait for a couple of minutes before the Config Changing message appears. 5-19 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 182 On the PCI Device Assignment screen, place the cursor at Schd of the PCI device whose scheduling mode is to be changed and press Enter. 5-20 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 183 Press F10 to display the Save settings? sub-screen. Select Yes and press Enter. Figure 5-29 Configuration Saving Confirmation Screen Wait for a couple of minutes before the Config Changing message appears. 5-21 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 184 Assigning PCI Device to LPAR Use the following procedure to assign the PCI device to an LPAR. Deactivate the LPAR to which the PCI device is assigned. 5-22 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 185 On the PCI Device Number Assignment sub-screen, select A (assignment) or * (unassignment) and press Enter. Figure 5-33 PCI Device Assignment Change Screen PCI device is assigned 5-23 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 186 LPAR, which is currently using the remote console, and connect it to the LPAR with the selected number. When Detach only is selected, the remote console is just ¢ disconnected. 5-24 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 187 Figure 5-35 PCI Device Attaching Screen Select Yes on the displayed sub-screen and press Enter. Figure 5-36 PCI Device Attaching Confirmation Screen The LPAR which is using PCI device switched. 5-25 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 188: Assign Vnics (Virtual Nics) To Lpars
LPAR on this screen) Place the cursor on Virtual NIC Number of the LPAR to which the virtual NIC is to be assigned and then press Enter. 5-26 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 189 Shared NIC type (1a on the example below) to be specified and press Enter. Figure 5-39 VNIC Assignment Change Screen Shared NIC is assigned below. 5-27 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 190: Assign Shared Fcs To Lpars
Assign the shared FC to the LPAR on the Shared FC Assignment screen. Place the cursor on the Shared FC# to assign to the LPAR, and press Enter. 5-28 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 191 1 to 30 (for a 16Gb FC adapter) for each port. However, the same vfcID cannot be set for multiple LPARs. Also, multiple vfcIDs cannot be set for one LPAR. 5-29 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 192: Save Configuration Changed On Lpar Manager Screen
LPAR manager shutdown or reboot; otherwise, the changed values may be lost. Press F9 (Save Configuration) key on the LPAR manager Menu screen. 5-30 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 193 Figure 5-44 Configuration Saving Screen When the new configuration has been saved successfully, a message "LPAR manager configuration is saved successfully" is displayed. Figure 5-45 Configuration Saving Screen 5-31 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 194: Boot The Guest Os
On the Activate LPAR sub-screen, select an LPAR to activate and press Enter. Figure 5-46 Activate LPAR Screen When a sub-screen to confirm Activate: power on is displayed, select Continue and press Enter. 5-32 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 195: Boot Order Setting
Setting of the EFI driver is shown below. This setup is unnecessary when the EFI driver is already set up. For an FCoE boot, you do not need to specify this setting. Select Boot Maintenance Manager 5-33 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 196 Select Boot Options Select Change Boot Order 5-34 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 197 Discard Changes and Exit. When except the above mentioned, Select Change the order Press + or - key, Move Boot option of EFI Internal Shell to the head. 5-35 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 198 Select Commit Changes and Exit Click Esc 5-36 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 199 Select Continue, Boot EFI shell Enter driver command, Search the driver handle of Hitachi Fibre channel Driver. Depending on the type of the fibre channel adapter, either of the following is displayed in the command results: 8Gb FC adapter: Hitachi PCI-X/PCIe Fibre channel Driver...
Page 200 – Set the WWPN and LUN No. of port which are used on the target external disk array equipment to the Boot Device List, Usually List. Usually LU0 is considered as the boot LU, therefore setup 0. 5-38 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 201 Connection Configuration Value Connect to storage via FC switch module Connection Type: Auto or PtoP Save the setting content in save command. 5-39 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 202: Creating Boot Option
CD/DVD boot Use CD/DVD • ANACONDA (The displayed information might vary depending on the boot medium.) NETWORK BOOT Load File Network boot Use SC/DPM DEVICE 5-40 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 203 "Guest OS boot", then select the proper one in the 4th procedure. OS Setup Select Boot Maintenance Manager. Display content depends on environment. Select Boot Options. Tip: 5-41 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 204 Select the boot device to create boot option. Tip: • Check the disk array configuration to make sure the configuration is correct if HBA device is not recognized. Select Input the description. 5-42 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 205 Tip: • Available number of characters: 2 to 75 characters • Available character types: alphanumeric and special characters (!"#$ %&'()=~|{}_?*`+><,./¥:];[@^-) Select Commit Changes and Exit. 5-43 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 206 Select Boot Options. Select Add Boot Option. 5-44 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 207 Note that the displayed information might vary depending on the boot medium. The example of EFISECTOR following: EFISECTOR, [Acpi(PNP0A08,0x0)/Pci(0x1D,0x0)/USB(0x0,0x0)/USB(0x 0,0x0)/USB(0x2,0x0)/Unit(0x0)/CDROM(0x1,0x958,0x1C11 5-45 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 208 Input the boot device name. Tip: • Available number of characters: 2 to 75 characters • Available character types: alphanumeric and special characters (!"#$%&'()=~|{}_?*`+><,./¥:];[@^-) Select Commit Changes and Exit. 5-46 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 209 OS installation and can be used for both paths in a multi-path configuration. Guest OS Boot Select Boot Maintenance Manager. 5-47 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 210 Select Boot Options. Select Add Boot Option. 5-48 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 211 Note that the displayed information might vary depending on the boot medium. The example of NO VOLUME LABEL following: 5-49 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 212 For Windows, select EFI > Microsoft > Boot > bootmgfw.efi in the following windows. For Linux, select EFI > redhat > grub.efi in the following windows. Select Input the description. Input the boot device name. 5-50 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 213 • Available number of characters: 2 to 75 characters • Available character types: alphanumeric and special characters (!"#$%&'()=~|{}_?*`+><,./¥:];[@^-) Select Commit Changes and Exit. Press Esc. 5-51 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 214: Changing Boot Order
NETWORK BOOT Load File Network Boot Use SC/DPM DEVICE EFI Internal Shell EFI Shell Boot Set EFI driver OS Set up Select Boot Maintenance Manager. 5-52 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 215 Select Boot Options. Select Change Boot Order. 5-53 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 216 8. In other case, select Change the order. Press + or -, change the priority order of the boot device as below. 5-54 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 217 For a logical EFI boot, change the priority order of the boot device as below. /-----------------------\ | CD/DVD | EFI Internal Shell \-----------------------/ Select Commit Changes and Exit. Press Esc. 5-55 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 218 If you press any key multiple times, "Windows Boot Manager" might be displayed. In this case, select Windows Setup [EMS Enabled], and continue the setup. 5-56 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 219 Guest OS Boot Select Boot Maintenance Manager. Select Boot Options. Select Change Boot Order. 5-57 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 220 8. In other case, select Change the order. Press + or -, change the priority order of the boot device as below. 5-58 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 221 | Windows Boot Manager | EFI Internal Shell \-----------------------------/ Linux: /-----------------------------\ | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | EFI Internal Shell \-----------------------------/ Select Commit Changes and Exit. 5-59 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 222 Press Esc. Select Continue. 5-60 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 223: Deleting Boot Order
You can delete the unnecessary boot device to not boot. The following example provides the procedure for deleting the boot option of [CD/DVD]. Select Boot Maintenance Manager. Select Boot Options. 5-61 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 224 Select Delete Boot Option. Press the space key to select the boot option which is deleted. 5-62 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 225: Display Settings For Guest Os
In the case which the display is not set as the following settings, display speed and mouse action are slow in the remote console. • [LPAR manager firmware version: 01-5X or lower] 5-63 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 226: Display Settings For Windows
Confirm that Section "Device" > Driver is vesa in /etc/X11/ xorg.conf. When other than vesa, set vesa. Example of Section "Device" settings: Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "vesa" EndSection 5-64 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 227: Deactivation Of Lpar
Deactivate a LPAR from the LPAR manager screen. On the LPAR manager Menu or LPAR manager Menu or Logical Partition Configuration screen, press F4 key for deactivation of LPAR. 5-65 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 228 Figure 5-49 LPAR Deactivate Confirmation Screen Sub-screen for confirmation of LPAR deactivation might not be displayed depending on configuration of Deactivation and Reactivation in LP Options screen. 5-66 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 229: Termination Of Lpar Manager
Shutdown on page 10-13 for note. Press Alt + r on any screen for displaying sub-screen of Shutdown LPAR manager system. Then select Shutdown and press Enter key. 5-67 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 230 It will take a couple of minutes before the power supply for the server blade is shut off. Once the LPAR manager shutdown has begun, no operation on the LPAR manager screens is available. 5-68 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 231 It is also possible to shut down the LPAR manager system using ServerConductor / Blade Server Manager. For details, see the ServerConductor / Blade Server Manager. 5-69 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 232 To shut down the LPAR manager system using the power control schedule of ServerConductor / Blade Server Manager, install ServerConductor / Advanced Agent to all the LPARs. 5-70 Setup of LPAR manager Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 233: Lpar Manager Backup
LPAR manager backup This chapter explains LPAR manager backup. □ LPAR manager backup files □ Creating backup files □ Restoring backup files LPAR manager backup Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 234: Lpar Manager Backup Files
– Increase or decrease of memory, change of plan degradation settings – Increase or decrease of mezzanine card, change of type of cards – Change of SMP configuration for server blade LPAR manager backup Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 235: Save/Backup/Restore Tools For Lp Configuration
By using the KeepConfig option, the LPAR manager does not save the LPAR manager configuration in device isolation until exit of safe mode and holds LPAR manager configuration before device isolation. LPAR manager backup Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 236: Creating Backup Files
Performing N+M cold standby between the active and the standby ¢ server blades with different hardware configurations Creating backup files Save LP configuration files to create backup files. Keep the backup files safe. LPAR manager backup Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 237: Restoring Backup Files
For procedures, see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Management Module Setup Guide, and the ServerConductor/Blade Server Manager Series Administration Guide. Restoring backup files Restore backup files of LP configuration saved in Creating backup files on page 6-4. Check a LP system time and OS system time after restoring backup files. Set the system time if time lag occurs.
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Page 239: Operation By Lpar Manager Screen
This chapter explains LPAR manager operation by using the LPAR manager screen. Contents on the screens depend on the version of HVM Navigator. □ LPAR manager Key Operations □ Summary of LPAR manager Screen Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 240: Lpar Manager Key Operations
Adds a user to be user-authenticated. System Configuration Displays the memory allocation status on a Logical Partition sub-screen in the LPAR Configuration Configuration screen. Deletes processor groups. Physical Processor Configuration Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 241 LPAR manager Menu the non-volatile storage in the Switch and Logical Partition Management Module. Configuration [LPAR manager firmware version 01-9X or Virtual NIC Assignment later] Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 242: Summary Of Lpar Manager Screen
Configures the logical processors for the LPARs. Displays the name of the defined LPARs and their power status. Physical Processor Configuration Displays the configuration and status of the physical processors. Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 243 Firmware Version Information Displays firmware version of each component. In addition, the relevant sub-screen may be displayed when you select the setting items (by pressing Enter). Note: Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 244: Common Items For All Screens
It indicates that LPAR manager 02-2X~ started in the safe mode. For details, see Safe mode on page 4-17 LPAR manager Menu LPAR manager Menu screen is below. Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 245 Lists the function keys and the shortcut 01-0X~ keys available in this screen. F3: Activates an LPAR. F4: Deactivates an LPAR. F5: Reactivates an LPAR. F6: Adds an LPAR definition. Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 246 In such a case, deactivate the LPAR. (As the connection between the LPAR and a disk has been disconnected, the disk data is not destroyed) Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 247: Logical Partition Configuration
Press F9: Save Configuration in this screen. Logical Partition Configuration Use the [Logical Partition Configuration] screen to do the followings. Example of Logical Partition Configuration screen is below. Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 248 LPAR manager firmware version 02-0X or later: Figure 7-4 LPAR Configuration Screen (LPAR manager firmware version 02-0X or later) Description of each items are below. 7-10 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 249 LPAR in units of MB. This is always a multiple of 256. Displays the number of Logical NICs 01-0X~ allocated to the LPAR. (Virtual Network 7-11 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 250 Enables/disables the function that 01-0X~ automatically clears the logical SEL. (Auto Clear) Y: Enables Auto Clear. N: Disables Auto Clear. (15) Enables/disables the Processor Capping 01-0X~ function. 7-12 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 251 Y: Enables the virtual COM console. N: Disables the virtual COM console. 1-16: Specify a VC number of the virtual COM console with the F1 key. (17) For CB 520H A1/B1/B2 / CB 520A A1 / BIOS 01-0X~ CB 540A A1/B1: (Pre-boot Firmware) Displays the pre-boot firmware.
Page 252 Shared: Displays the total number of physical processors in the shared mode. Dedicate: Displays the total number of physical processors in the dedicated mode. 7-14 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 253 N: Disables the guest NUMA. (25) PRTE Enables or disables the PRTE function. 02-25~ Y: Enables the PRTE function. N: Disables the PRTE function. 7-15 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 254 Displays only 01-0X~ Displays only 01-2X~ Can be 01-2X~ changed only if NUMA is enabled for the EFI. 01-0X~ 01-0X~ 01-0X~ 01-0X~ 01-0X~ 01-0X~ 7-16 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 255 In such a case, deactivate the LPAR. (As the connection between an LPAR and a disk has been disconnected, the disk data is not destroyed) 7-17 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 256 A physical processor, not belonging to the LPAR group, is included in the physical processor assignment on the Logical Processor Configuration screen, when the shared mode is dynamically changed to the dedicated mode. 7-18 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 257 The number of processors belonging to one socket is determined depending on the types of installed processors and the hyper-threading setting of the server blade. The following table provides an example. 7-19 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 258 Enter the desired service ratio (between 1 and 999), and press Enter. Shared processor mode must be configured to change this setting. Note: 7-20 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 259 How to check the node number of the processor and memory which is assigned to the LPAR. [LPAR manager firmware version 01-2X or later] 7-21 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 260 When you start LPAR manager, it will automatically activate the LPARs in the order of the values set in the above sub-screen, starting with the smallest 7-22 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 261 VC column of LPAR line or in the sub-screen appears when pointing VC column of LPAR line and pressing the Enter key. 7-23 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 262 VC column of the LPAR line. Figure 7-6 Virtual Console Mapping Screen 7-24 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 263 LPAR is physical NUMA node binding. You can change the guest NUMA setting only for deactivated LPARs. The following table shows whether the guest NUMA setting can be configured. 7-25 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 264 Press F2 in the Logical Partition Configuration screen to open the sub-screen shown below. This sub-screen displays the memory allocation status in the address ascending order. 7-26 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 265 SYS1: Indicates that the LPAR manager kernel is using the memory area. SYS2: Indicates that the LPAR manager's communications and service control components are using the memory area. 7-27 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 266: Logical Processor Configuration
Press F9 key (save configuration) on the LPAR manager screen. Logical Processor Configuration The following functions are available in the Logical Processor Configuration screen. 7-28 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 267 Sets a scheduling mode. 01-0X~ S: Shared mode D: Dedicated mode Displays the number of logical processors 01-0X~ assigned to the LPAR. 7-29 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 268 Failure Version Name Displays Only 01-0X~ Displays Only 01-0X~ Displays Only 01-0X~ Displays Only 01-0X~ Displays Only 01-0X~ Logical Displays Only 01-0X~ Processor Number 7-30 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 269 NUMA node binding, all configuration information for the LPAR changes to "Auto".Afterwards, if you change the method for configuring logical processors for the guest NUMA to physical 7-31 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 270: Physical Processor Configuration
Displays the server blade number on which 01-0X~ the physical processor is installed. Socket# Displays the die number/socket number in 01-0X~ the server blade. 7-32 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 271 '-' is displayed when Non-NUMA setting is set. (12) Group# Displays the number of a processor group. 01-0X~ (13) Name Sets a processor group name. NO_NAME 01-0X~ 7-33 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 272 Group line, and press Enter to display a sub- screen that displays the numbers of defined processor groups. Select a processor group number to change, and press Enter. 7-34 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 273: Pci Device Information
Processor group 0, the default processor group, cannot be deleted. PCI Device Information The following functions are available in the PCI Device Information screen. 7-35 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 274 Number: When the PCI device has been assigned to single LPAR, the LPAR number that the PCI Device has been assigned to. 7-36 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 275 PCI Device Mapping Information is displayed by pressing F2 (MappingInfo) key on the PCI Device Information screen. Example screen of PCI Device Mapping information is below. 7-37 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 276 E: Exclusive shared mode -: Virtual NIC Displays IDs which are used by the LPAR. (Only case that scheduling mode of physical NIC is shared mode) 7-38 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 277: Pci Device Assignment
(End character '*' of the PCI config address means that the physical and logical PCI information are different) PCI Device Assignment The following functions are available in the PCI Device Assignment screen. 7-39 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 278 Displays the PCI device type. 01-0X~ S: SCSI controller N: Network interface Card (NIC) Add "v" to the end of line when using VF NIC. 7-40 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 279 PCI device is removed through the hot-plug operation or powered off due to a failure causing the blockade of the PCI device. 7-41 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 280 C (dedicated 01-0X~ Assignment mode and exclusively shared mode) Legend: Y: Can be changed N: Cannot be changed C: Can be changed with conditions 7-42 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 281 When you have a USB device state unassigned, the Auto Attach setting is cancelled. USB Auto Attach settings can be changed with a LPAR activated or deactivated. 7-43 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 282: Virtual Nic Assignment
The followings are executed on the VNIC Assignment screen. Assign a VNIC to each LPAR. Example of VNIC Assignment is below. Figure 7-14 VNIC Assignment Screen The following table describes each item on the screen. 7-44 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 283 Undef: VLAN mode not defined. NIC) Untag: Defined to the UnTagged port. Prm: R (VF Prm: Displays the promiscuous mode. NIC) R: Receives the same MAC address. 7-45 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 284 Only "All" (all ID) can be specified when VF NIC is assigned. Untagged One ID from 1 to 4094. The following table describes each operation on this screen. 7-46 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 285 "The VF is already assigned the maximum assignable times to LPARs." is displayed while activating LPAR, and then activation fails. 7-47 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 286 The following table shows the list of VLAN ID assignment and Promiscuous Mode settings. Table 7-20 Details of Promiscuous Mode Setting Screen Item Description Segment Displays the network segment identifier to show the list. 7-48 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 287 Place the cursor on the crossing item of the LPAR in line and the virtual NIC number in column, and press F5: Set Prom. Mode to show a sub-screen. Select a promiscuous mode and press Enter. 7-49 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 288 Confirm that there is not the same MAC address port on the network before changing the MAC address. Otherwise, the fatal failure may occur on the network. 7-50 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 289 Enter the VLAN ID to change, and press Enter. If entering a wrong VLAN ID, the sub-screen to show the error message. Enter the correct VLAN 7-51 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 290 When selecting Yes, one more sub-screen is displayed. Enter the VLAN ID and press Enter. If entering the wrong VLAN ID, the sub-screen with the error message is displayed. Enter the correct VLAN ID. 7-52 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 291 Figure 7-21 VLAN ID Configuration Screen How to change the inter-LPAR packet filtering Note: • When VF NIC is assigned, you can select only Disable. 7-53 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 292 Used for inter-LPAR communication using network redundancy configuration such as Intel(R) PROSet connection monitoring with Windows and bonding with Linux. 7-54 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 293 Enter key. When pressing F1 on the subscreen, you can enter a numeric value by the 100 Mbps. 7-55 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 294: Shared Fc Assignment
Following tasks can be done on the Shared FC Assignment screen. Example of Shared FC Assignment screen is below. Figure 7-23 Shared FC Assignment Screen 7-56 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 295 LPAR#: Displays the LPAR# to which the Information shared FC is assigned. WWPN: Displays WWPN of the shared FC. WWNN: Displays WWNN of the shared FC. 7-57 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 296 Y: can be changed N: cannot be changed How to change the shared FC assignment Deactivate the LPAR to change the shared FC assignment. 7-58 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 297 30 (for a 16Gb FC adapter) for each port. However, the same vfcID cannot be set for multiple LPARs. Also, multiple vfcIDs cannot be set for one LPAR. Figure 7-25 vfc Assignment for Shared FC 7-59 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 298 NPIV is disabled) • When PortStatus is "'E': Error Check, unrecoverable failure, contact the reseller from which you purchased this equipment or consult maintenance personnel. 7-60 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 299: Allocated Fc Information
Displays the LPAR numbers to which a fibre 01-0X~ channel (FC) has been allocated, in ascending order. "-" is displayed if the FC has not been allocated to any LPAR. 7-61 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 300 Place the cursor on Select Display on the upper right and press Enter to display a sub-screen. On the sub-screen, select item to display, and press Enter. 7-62 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 301: System Configuration
The following functions are available in the System Configuration screen. Example of System Configuration screen is below. Figure 7-28 LPAR manager System Configuration Screen (1/3) Figure 7-29 LPAR manager System Configuration Screen (2/3) 7-63 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 302 Display Subnet Mask 01-0X~ Subnet Mask which is set as the management module is reflected. Default Sets the IP address of the Default 01-0X~ Gateway Gateway. 7-64 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 303 Sets the language used in the alert 01-0X~ Language messages. When LPAR manager is started, the Language Mode that has been set to the 7-65 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 304 Sets LP CLI IP Address. 0.0.0.0 01-0X~ IP Address Sets the IP address of a server where commands such as HvmSh and (IPv4) HVMGetPerf work. 7-66 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 305 02-25~ Stateless stateless addressing is enabled or Address disabled. Enable: The IPv6 stateless address is used. Disable: The IPv6 stateless address is not used. 7-67 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 306 ---: There is no expiration date. Numbers: Displays the number of days left until expiration. *: The number of remaining days until expiration is 14 or less. 7-68 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 307 01-01 or later 01-4x or later Range of settable VNIC System 1 to 128 1 to 1024 The following table describes each operation on this screen. 7-69 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 308 IPv6 Static displayed only 02-25~ Address LP IP Address displayed only 02-25~ (IPv6) Prefix Length displayed only 02-25~ Default Gateway displayed only 02-25~ (IPv6) 7-70 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 309 LP ID is used to identify each. Therefore, when setting the LP ID, set a value that is unique among all LPAR manager systems including Compute Blade Series. 7-71 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 310 – When reusing VNIC System No. which was used on other LPAR manager, MAC address of Logical NIC might overlap with others. 7-72 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 311 If you go to another screen, press F10: Update System Config and select Yes to complete the reflection, or select "No" to cancel the changes. Note: 7-73 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 312 When the firmware of LPAR manager is version 02-45 or later, only management module users who have the LPAR manager security permission can perform the following operations. [LPAR manager firmware version 02-05 or later] 7-74 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 313 Next, enter the password, and then press Enter. Then, re-enter the password, and then press Enter. After the setting is completed, the configuration information is automatically saved. 7-75 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 314: System Service State
System Service State The following functions are available in the System Service State screen. Example of System Service State screen is below. 7-76 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 315 Figure 7-31 LPAR manager System Service State Screen Figure 7-32 LPAR manager System Service State Screen The following table describes each item on this screen. 7-77 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 316 NTP time synchronization will be canceled. If this phenomenon occurs, review the LPAR manager system log message that 7-78 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 317 Standby: The path is in the standby state, and can be used for external communication. 7-79 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 318 D: LinkDown. The device cannot be used because no cable is connected to it. C: ConfigCheck. The device cannot be used because of a configuration problem. 7-80 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 319: Date And Time
Be sure to save the configuration after NTP setting is enabled. RTC time of LPAR might not synchronize as correction time of NTP, if you rebooted without saving the configuration. 7-81 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 320 Time screen differs, depending on whether the time setting from the NTP server is performed. Figure 7-33 Date and Time screen when NOT using NTP server 7-82 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 321 Fai (Failure): The LPAR cannot be used due to an unrecoverable failure. Reboot LPAR manager when this happens. If rebooting LPAR manager cannot solve the problem, 7-83 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 322 You cannot set when the SEL date and time mode is GMT. The SEL time zone is set only when LPAR SEL Time is displayed in the display time selection. 7-84 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 323 RTC time and SEL time of an LPAR with LPAR manager system time. UTC: Synchronizes RTC time and SEL time of an LPAR with UTC time. 7-85 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 324 F6: Changes the LPAR manager system time. F7: Changes the LPAR manager system time zone. The following table describes LPAR manager screen operations to each LPAR status. 7-86 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 325 Disabled. Time Zone Changeable 01-0X~ only when TimeSync is Disabled. Adjust LPAR 01-0X~ Time Select Setting 01-0X~ Display Import Config Y 01-0X~ TimeSync 01-0X~ 7-87 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 326 Place the cursor on Select Display at the upper right side and press Enter to display a sub-screen for selecting the time to display. 7-88 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 327 Same as LPAR manager Time Zone. Different from LPAR manager Time Zone. Unknown which is the same as Time Zone. Same as LPAR manager Time Zone. 7-89 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 328 Select the time source and press Enter key, and then select Specified Zone. • In the sub-screen, set the time zone and press Enter key. • Select the target LPAR and press Enter key. 7-90 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 329 Case2: When do not synchronize the LPAR manager system time by a NTP server • Shutdown All the guest Oss • Shutdown the LPAR manager 7-91 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 330 Place the cursor on LPAR SEL Time on the Date and Time screen and press Enter to display a sub-screen. Select a "LPAR RTC" and press Enter. 7-92 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 331 Figure 7-41 Data and Time sub-screen • Save the configuration using F9: Save Configuration on the LPAR manager Menu screen. Figure 7-42 the LPAR manager Menu Screen 7-93 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 332 Place the cursor on Import Config at the lower left side and press Enter to display a sub-screen. Place the cursor on the item to import and press Enter. 7-94 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 333 Place the cursor on Time Zone on the Date and Time screen and press Enter to display a sub-screen. Set a "Time Zone" and press Enter. 7-95 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 334 • Press F7: Change System Time Zone on the Date and Time screen to display a sub-screen. Set a time zone and press Enter. 7-96 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 335 Check that NTP is set to SYNC on the System Service State screen. Figure 7-52 Checking the System Service State • Adjust the time of LPAR using Adjust LPAR Time on the Date and Time screen. 7-97 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 336 Place the cursor on Time Zone on the Date and Time screen and press Enter to display a sub-screen. Set a "Time Zone" and press Enter. 7-98 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 337 • Press F7: Change System Time Zone on the Date and Time screen to display a sub-screen. Set a time zone and press Enter. 7-99 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 338 • Place the cursor on TimeSync on the Date and Time screen and press Enter to display a sub-screen. Select "NTP" and press Enter. 7-100 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 339 • Place the cursor on TimeSyn on the Date and Time screen and press Enter to display a sub-screen. Select Disable and press Enter. 7-101 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 340 2000 and 2037. Therefore set the value between 2000 and 2037 to the year part of LPAR manager system time and LPAR SET time. 7-102 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 341 Place the cursor on Setting on the Date and Time screen and press Enter to display a sub-screen. Select LPAR RTC and press Enter. 7-103 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 342 Figure 7-73 Selecting of the "ALL LPAR" • Save the configuration using F9: Save Configuration on the LPAR manager Menu screen. Figure 7-74 Saving of the LPAR manager Config 7-104 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 343: Lp Options
LPAR manager system if all LPARs have become deactivated. Yes: Shuts down the LPAR manager system. No: Does not shutdown the LPAR manager system. 7-105 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 344 Enable: A USB device is automatically attached when the LPAR is activated / reactivated. Disable: A USB device is automatically attached only to specified LPARs. 7-106 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 345 This item is not displayed in the firmware combination. For the firmware combination details, see "Firmware combinations". Note that this item is displayed for 02-56 or higher of LPAR manager 7-107 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 346 You can specify only a deactivated LPAR. "Select" will be displayed if no LPARs have been defined, or if LPARs had been defined, but all LPARs have been activated. 7-108 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 347 (memory node) on the Logical Partition Configuration screen, or if the guest NUMA is enabled for an LPAR, the Pre-State Auto Activation priorities change. 7-109 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 348 Place the cursor on Shutdown State under System Control and press Enter to display a sub-screen. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to select Yes, and press Enter. 7-110 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 349 LPAR manager has been initialized. later Outputs the following message Automatically saves the 01-0X or and suppresses the operation configuration information. later 7-111 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 350 TSC is higher, TSC is operated. It is necessary to deactivate all LPARs for changing "LP Timercounter Base". • Place the cursor on LP Timercounter Base, and press Enter. 7-112 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 351 Yes or No, and press Enter. When selecting Yes, saving the configuration and rebooting LPAR manager will be executed. Selecting No cancels saving. 7-113 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 352 Figure 7-79 Saving "LP Timercounter Base" and reboot screen How to change the setting for Save Time Config [LPAR manager firmware version 01-6X or later] Note: 7-114 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 353 LPARs, adjust the time by using the guest OS or NTP time synchronization for the guest OS. – Enable the Save Time Config on the Options screen. 7-115 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 354 Enter the new character on the sub-screen, and press Enter. To display the confirmation prompt sub-screen, select Yes. Details of them see LPAR manager Dump Collection. 7-116 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 355 LPAR, selecting "Yes: Don't ask anymore" on the confirmation prompt sub-screen, and pressing Enter. Figure 7-82 LPAR Deactivation Confirmation Screen 7-117 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 356: Lpar Usage
Sampling time. Example of LPAR Usage screen is below. Figure 7-84 LPAR Usage Screen The following table describes each item on this screen. 7-118 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 357 If the LPAR is in the shared mode and Srv(%) is displayed with "*", "*" will be also displayed in the right side of this field. 7-119 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 358 Dsp(%) = the LPAR's run time ÷ service time of all shared physical processors running properly x 100 Grp (ALL): "---" is displayed 7-120 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 359 LPARs) (15) Selects processor groups to display. 01-0X~ All: Displays the entire system The number of a processor group: Displays specified 7-121 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 360 Busy(%) displays the total busy ratio value of all LPARs. Busy(%) = total execution time of all LPARs ÷ system service time x 100 7-122 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 361 Srv(ms) = the number of physical processors running properly x 1000ms Dsp(ms) displays the system busy time. The system busy time is the sum of the 7-123 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 362: Front Panel
Select the number of a processor group shown on the sub-screen, and press Enter. Front Panel The following actions are possible in the Front Panel screen. Example of Front Panel screen is below. 7-124 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 363 System power-off: The power is off. Ignite dump: Dump was taken. MigrationFailed: LPAR migration stops, which requires LPAR recovery. Dump Commands a guest OS to collect dump. Void/Dump 01-0X~ 7-125 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 364 Table 7-37 LPAR Status on the Front Panel Status Screen LPAR Status Supported LPAR Item Remark manager Activate Deactivate Failure Version Name Display Only 01-0X~ Display Only 01-0X~ 7-126 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 365 Press Enter to open a sub-screen. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to select 'Yes' on the sub-screen, and press Enter. 7-127 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 366: Lp System Logs
This will delete the LPAR's console log data from the buffer in LPAR manager. How to recover Migration Failed LPAR Recover an LPAR with Migration Failed, if any. See the Hitachi Command Suite Compute Systems Manager User Guide, and the Hitachi Compute Blade HVM Navigator User's Guide - Migration for the procedure of recovery operation.
Page 367 This item is displayed when the system log of two pages or more is retained. Level Displays the level of the LP System Logs. 01-0X~ Error: Indicates an error. 7-129 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 368 Page Up or Page Down. To analysis faults, we may check the messages displayed on the LP system logs screen. Figure 7-87 LP system logs Screen (Empty) 7-130 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 369: Firmware Version Information
Enterprise: Enterprise model LP Serial# Displays the LP Serial number. 01-0X~ Hitachi Displays the FC adapter firmware version of 01-0X~ Fibre the slot number. 7-131 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 370 LPAR manager firmware versions that support a temporary LP license. YYYY/MM/DD: Indicates the expiration date. Permanent: Indicates that there is no expiration date. 7-132 Operation by LPAR manager Screen Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 371: Lpar Manager Dump Collection
This chapter explains the over view of LPAR manager at this chapter. □ Check the LPAR manager Dump □ Collects the LPAR manager Dump □ Exports LPAR manager Dump LPAR manager Dump Collection Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 372: Check The Lpar Manager Dump
Place the cursor on the Execute field under of Take LP Dump and press Enter to display a sub-screen. Then select Yes on the sub-screen and press Enter. LPAR manager Dump Collection Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 373 Confirm two LP system logs of "LPAR manager dump transfer succeeded" exist on the screen, and their recorded times are around the time of operation for collecting LPAR manager Dump. LPAR manager Dump Collection Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 374: Exports Lpar Manager Dump
So call maintenance personnel or reseller. Exports LPAR manager Dump Select Dump log from Menu tree. LPAR manager Dump Collection Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 375 Figure 8-5 Web Console Alerts Window Press Download button, then save the dump log. Figure 8-6 LPAR manager Dump Collection Complete Message LPAR manager Dump Collection Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 376 LPAR manager Dump Collection Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 377: Messages
This chapter describes the Displaying Message. □ LPAR manager Boot Messages □ LPAR manager Screen messages □ LP system logs Screen Messages □ Audit log messages □ HCSM Alert Messages Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 378: Lpar Manager Boot Messages
SMBIOS, error code:[0xXXXX]. XXXX:EFI Status Code Explanation There is no IPMI table at SMBIOS. What to do Contact the reseller from which you purchased this equipment or consult maintenance personnel. Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 379 Check there are not any problems in a setup of a network, a LAN switch and a connection. If it is satisfactory after a check, Contact the reseller from which you purchased this equipment or consult maintenance personnel. Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 380 Error: Network error occurred,retry after a few seconds. Message Content (PortX,Cmd:[0xXXXX],detected code[0xXXXX],error code[0xXXXX]) Explanation Because a network error occurred, communication with the management path will be retried at communication port PortX (MgmtX). Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 381 When it is not "2 GB", set it to "2GB", turn off a power supply once, and reboot the LPAR manager. For details, see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 series EFI User's Guide. LP-Loader could not find VfcSeed.dat in management Message Content module.
Page 382 What to do Set a value supported by LPAR manager for the Personality. For details about setting the value, see the Hitachi Compute Blade Emulex Adapter User's Guide for Hardware. Note that this value cannot be changed in LP mode. If necessary, change the value in Basic mode.
Page 383 Emulex NIC. What to do Set "Multichannel Support" as <Disabled>. See the Hitachi Compute Blade Emulex Adapter User's Guide for Hardware for setting it. However, it cannot be changed in LP mode. If necessary, change it in Basic mode.
Page 384 LPAR manager in the past. Synchronized the FRU information and the "Vfc seed information" which is managed in management module. What to do None. Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 385 Please install another LPAR manager firmware supported for this server blade. If any message other than described above, contact the reseller form which you purchased the product or consult maintenance personnel. Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 386: Lpar Manager Screen Messages
What to do Review the specified process. Message Content All LPARs are already defined. Explanation There is no LPAR left to be defined. LPAR manager Aborts the specified process. operation 9-10 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 387 What to do Change the LP IP Address. Message Content Change VNIC System No Explanation The virtual NIC System Number needs to be changed (to something other than 0). 9-11 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 388 What to do Revise the entry restrictions. Message Content Failed to save LP configuration Explanation The process of saving the configuration failed. LPAR manager Aborts the specified process. operation 9-12 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 389 The configuration information cannot be saved because the safe mode is on. LPAR manager Aborts the specified process. operation What to do Release the safe mode and then perform the operation again. 9-13 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 390 Retry the specified process after the LPAR migration is completed. Message Content LP is not executable condition for this request. Please wait. Explanation The LPAR manager system is not in the condition to execute the requested processing. 9-14 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 391 Alternatively, check the Logical Processor Configuration screen. Message Content Internal error (Cannot get lock). Explanation The LPAR manager logical firmware detected an internal error. LPAR manager Aborts the specified process. operation 9-15 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 392 What to do Correct the value and retry. Message Content Invalid second data. Explanation The numeric value you specified for the LPAR manager System Date and Time change is invalid. 9-16 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 393 LPAR run out of memory size that can be used (the allocated memory size for the LPAR – the used memory size for the system unit). LPAR manager Aborts LPAR activation. operation 9-17 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 394 Delete unnecessary users, and then try adding a user again. Message Content Memory allocation failed (Fragmentation). Explanation When you activated an LPAR, the memory capacity you specified could not be secured. LPAR manager Aborts LPAR activation. operation 9-18 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 395 LPAR manager Aborts the specified process. operation What to do Reconsider the specified processing. Message Content NTP server is not set. Explanation There is no NTP server setting. 9-19 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 396 (X) of LPARs to activate with Essential model, Advanced model, and Enterprise model. LPAR manager Aborts the LPAR activation. operation What to do Deactivate an LPAR currently activated, and then activate the LPAR again. 9-20 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 397 Sampling time Error Explanation Sampling time setting failed in LPAR Usage screen. LPAR manager Aborts the sampling time setting. operation What to do Set a number between 1 and 60. 9-21 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 398 Target Device is in invalid type Explanation This operation is invalid in the target device. LPAR manager Aborts the specified process. operation What to do Reconsider the specified process. 9-22 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 399 When you tried to change the configuration information of a virtual NIC, you tried to change an undefined LPAR. LPAR manager Aborts the specified process. operation What to do Retry the specified process. 9-23 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 400 Wait for a while until the LPAR migration is completed. Message Content The name is used for other group. Explanation When you try to name a group, the name is already used by another group. 9-24 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 401 NUMA is set to the Physical NUMA Node Binding Mode. Explanation For LPARs for which physical NUMA node binding is set, physical processors cannot be allocated to logical processors. 9-25 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 402 You cannot change the authentication mode if the virtual COM console connection mode is SSH. LPAR manager Aborts the specified process. operation What to do Review the specified process. 9-26 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 403: Lp System Logs Screen Messages
Explanation An error-level event occurred on the LPAR manager. What to do See the adjacent LPAR manager system log, which is described in the details of this event. 9-27 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 404 Contact the reseller from which you purchased this equipment or consult maintenance personnel. Message Content LP Assist damage occurred. (due to H/W error) Explanation An LPAR manager fault (LPAR manager fault) resulting from a hardware fault occurred. 9-28 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 405 Confirm the status of the networks to which this device is connected. Contact the reseller from which you purchased this equipment or consult maintenance personnel, when there is no network problem. 9-29 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 406 Explanation A fault in the management path was detected. Internal LAN segment overlaps with the management LAN segment. What to do Review the LP IP Address setting. 9-30 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 407 What to do Check the connection to shared FC. If this action takes no effect, contact the reseller from which you purchased this equipment or consult maintenance personnel. 9-31 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 408 What to do Check the connection between LPAR manager and SC/BSM. If you cannot remove this error, contact the reseller from which you purchased this equipment or consult maintenance personnel. 9-32 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 409 Message Content LP failed to get the firmware version on a NIC device. Explanation Retrieving the firmware version from a NIC device failed. 9-33 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 410 Check the SR-IOV settings of PCI device, or confirm that "Personality" is set to NIC mode. See the Hitachi Compute Blade Emulex Adapter User's Guide for Hardware for setting it. However, it cannot be changed in LP mode. If necessary, change it in Basic mode.
Page 411 Shut-down promptly the guest-OSs which are assigning the isolated PCI device. When the state of a PCI device is not recovered automatically, perform the ForceRecovery operation to recover the isolated state. 9-35 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 412 Shortage of H/W resources for SR-IOV feature was detected. What to do Confirm whether the firmware combinations are proper, as the version supporting the SR-IOV function. For details of combination, see the Hitachi Compute Blade Emulex Adapter User's Guide for Hardware. Message Content VNIC damage occurred.
Page 413: Warn Level
"Status Codes and Messages" displayed by this command. Message Content H/W Corrected MCK occurred. Explanation A corrected machine check event occurred. What to do None. 9-37 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 414 Review the time settings on the management module. Message Content LP detected a lack of I/O interrupt vectors. Explanation LPAR manager detected a lack of interrupt vectors. 9-38 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 415 When only one dual-core processor is installed in the server blade CB 520H A1/B1/B2/B3/B4 model, set "Enable "to the Hyper- Threading. If this action takes no effect, contact the reseller from which you purchased this equipment or consult maintenance personnel.
Page 416 You cannot use such a PCI device because the PCI expansion blade is not supported. Message Content LP detected unsupported settings in the configuration. Explanation An invalid value is specified in the configuration information. 9-40 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 417 Synchronization the LPAR manager system time by NTP failed. What to do Check the followings. Whether specified IP Address is correct. Whether NTP Server is operating. Whether LAN route is connecting to NTP Server. 9-41 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 418 LPAR manager logical firmware detected a failure to set a boot order. What to do Check and fix the boot order setting file. If it does not work, contact your reseller or maintenance personnel. 9-42 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 419 Explanation Failed to LPAR migration What to do For details about the action to be taken, see the Hitachi Command Suite Compute Systems Manager User Guide, the Hitachi Compute Blade HVM Navigator User's Guide - Migration, or the Hitachi Compute Blade LPAR Migration Guide.
Page 420 Start the LPAR manager. For details about updating an LPAR manager license, see Upgrading LPAR manager model in the manual Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Management Module Setup Guide. 9-44 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 421: Info Level
LPAR manager system log, which is described in the details of this event. Message Content Configuration will not be saved during safe mode. Explanation Configuration information cannot be saved while LPAR manager is running in safe mode. 9-45 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 422 Guest, NMI occurred. Explanation A guest NMI interrupt occurred. What to do Check the guest OS operation status. Message Content Guest, Triple Fault occurred. Explanation A guest triple fault occurred. 9-46 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 423 What to do None. Message Content LP booted with initial parameter file. Explanation LPAR manager was started with the initial parameter file. What to do None. 9-47 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 424 Explanation LPAR manager detected that the isolated PCI device recovered. What to do PCI device recovered. Start the guest OS, then the PCI device can be used again. 9-48 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 425 LP detected recovery of network communication at SVP Message Content access. Explanation A communication fault between the LPAR manager and switch and management module was removed. What to do None. 9-49 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 426 The LPAR manager dump was re-transferred to the management module. What to do None. Message Content LP dump transfer succeeded. Explanation The LPAR manager dump was transferred to the management module. What to do None. 9-50 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 427 The number of available VFs depends on the hardware configuration. Message Content LP Loader deleted the initial parameter. Explanation LPAR manager detected the initial parameter file (InitParam.dat) and deleted it. What to do None. 9-51 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 428 LP logged the EFI-Driver log for Shared FC at expansion Message Content card. Explanation The shared FC driver transferred the log to LPAR manager. What to do None. 9-52 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 429 "Activate" LPAR was skipped with the auto activate operation. What to do None. Message Content LP started in safe mode. Explanation LPAR manager started in safe mode. The following operations are suppressed in safe mode: 9-53 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 430 Changed a format of the configuration information. What to do "Save Changed Config Format" of the LP Options screen is not set to Enabled when save a configuration information again. 9-54 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 431 LPAR Migration event occurred. Explanation LPAR migration has started or finished. What to do None. Message Content Physical SEL has been cleared. Explanation Physical SEL was cleared. What to do None. 9-55 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 432: Audit Log Messages
None. Message Content Thermal error was restored. Explanation A temperature rise warning was released. What to do None. Audit log messages The following table shows audit log messages. 9-56 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 433: Notation Used In Audit Log Messages
"Failed to login to the LPAR manager. Username:xxx Source IP address:xxx Method:xxx" 01001002 When the logout from LPAR manager "Logged out from the LPAR completes manager.Username:xxx Session ID:xxx Source IP address:xxx Method:xxx" 9-57 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 434 "When HvmSh and so on is used to request, "Requested to activate the LPAR with with the SetBootOrder option, the activation SetBootOrder option. Accept:xxx (turning on) of an LPAR and the request is LPARxxx" accepted" 9-58 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 435 (shutdown) of LPAR manager and the LPAR manager." request fails 01010000 When a user performs an operation for "Completed the request. Accept:xxx" setting Audit event type to StartStop asynchronously and the operation succeeds 9-59 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 436 0100300F When the LPAR manager screen is used to "Failed to set the LP ID. Value:xxx" request change of the LP identifier (LP ID) and the request fails 9-60 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 437 01003023 When the LPAR manager screen is used to "Failed to set the BSM1 alert port. request change of the BSM1 alert port and Value:xxx" the request fails 9-61 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 438 When the LPAR manager screen is used to "Failed to set the IP address (IPv4) request change of the LP CLI2 IPv4 address of CLI2. Value:xxx" and the request fails 9-62 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 439 0100304B "Failed to set the IP address (IPv4) When the LPAR manager screen is used to request change of the LP CLI7 IPv4 address of CLI7. Value:xxx" and the request fails 9-63 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 440 LPAR and the request immediately succeeds 01003060 When the LPAR manager screen is used to "Removed the LPAR. LPARxxx" request deletion of an LPAR and the request succeeds 9-64 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 441 "Failed to set the memory size for the request change of the memory size for an LPAR. LPARxxx Value:xxx" LPAR with its guest NUMA disabled and the request fails 9-65 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 442 When HvmSh and so on is used to request "Set the pre-boot(PB) firmware for the change of the Pre-boot firmware for an LPAR LPAR. LPARxxx Value:xxx" and the request immediately succeeds 9-66 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 443 "Enabled or disabled the USB Auto request change of USB Auto Attach Attach settings to the LPAR. LPARxxx functionality for an LPAR and the request Slot#:xxx PCI#:xxx Value:xxx" succeeds 9-67 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 444 When the LPAR manager screen is used to request change of VLAN mode of a logical of the VNIC for the LPAR. LPARxxx NIC port to Untag and the request fails VNIC#:xxx Value:Untagged(xxx)" 9-68 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 445 010030BB "Failed to set the inter-LPAR packet When the LPAR manager screen is used to request setting change of inter-LPAR filtering mode for the network segment. Segment:xxx Value:xxx" 9-69 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 446 When HvmSh and so on is used to request change of processor group for an LPAR and group to the LPAR. Accept:xxx LPARxxx the request is accepted ProcessorGroupxxx" 9-70 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 447 010030DC "Set the option of LPAR manager error When HvmSh and so on is used to request change of LPAR manager ErrorWatching watching. Value:xxx" option and the request immediately succeeds 9-71 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 448 When the LPAR manager screen is used to "Enabled or disabled the power saving request change of the PhyCPU C-State (>= functionality for physical processors. C3) option. and the request succeeds Value:xxx" 9-72 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 449 01003102 When the LPAR manager screen is used to "Saved the configuration." request saving of the LPAR manager configuration and the request succeeds 9-73 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 450 Accept:xxx ProcessorGroupxxx" is accepted 0100311A "Removed the processor group. When the LPAR manager screen is used to request deletion of a processor group and the ProcessorGroupxxx" request succeeds 9-74 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 451 0100312C "Requested to adjust the RTC time and When HvmSh and so on is used to request the process for synchronizing the LPAR RTC the SEL time for the LPAR to the LPAR 9-75 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 452 LPAR SEL times with the LPAR manager system time in the specified manager system time and specifying the time zone. Accept:xxx TimeZone:xxx" TimeZone and the request is accepted 9-76 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 453 When the LPAR manager screen is used to "Set the synchronization method of request change of the time synchronization LPAR manager system time. Value:xxx" with NTP server (TimeSync) and the request succeeds 9-77 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 454 When HvmSh and so on is used to request change of the MultiplePortID option of the FC MultiplePortID of the FC HBA driver HBA driver of the logical EFI and the request immediately succeeds 9-78 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 455 010031A2 "Requested to enable or disable the When HvmSh and so on is used to request change of the MultiplePortID option of the FC MultiplePortID of the FC HBA driver 9-79 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 456 DataRate option of the FC HBA driver option. of the FC HBA driver of the logical EFI and Accept:xxx LPARxxx Slot#:xxx Port#:xxx the request is accepted Value:xxx" 9-80 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 457 010031D2 "Requested to set the IP address When HvmSh and so on is used to request change of LP CLI2 IPv6 address and the (IPv6) of CLI2. Accept:xxx Value:xxx" request is accepted 9-81 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 458 When HvmSh and so on is used to request "Requested to set the IP address change of LP CLI7 IPv6 address and the (IPv6) of CLI7. Accept:xxx Value:xxx" request is accepted 9-82 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 459 "When the LPAR manager screen is used to "Failed to set the memory node(MN) request change of a memory node, which is a number for the LPAR. LPARxxx Value:xxx" 9-83 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 460 When HvmSh and so on is used to request "Set the PRTE option for the LPAR. change of the PRTE setting for an LPAR and LPARxxx Value:xxx" the request immediately succeeds 9-84 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 461 When the LPAR manager screen is used to request change of a base value for calculating Base. Value:xxx" the Timer Counter Base timer counter (Timer Counter Base) and the request fails 9-85 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 462 When HvmSh and so on is used to request "Requested to remove the certificate. deletion of a server certificate for a server Accept:xxx Certificate#:xxx with which LPAR manager communicates and IssuerCN:xxx SN:xxx" the request is accepted 9-86 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 463 0100326B "Failed to change the password of the When the LPAR manager screen is used to request password change of a local user and local user. User:xxx" the request fails 9-87 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 464 When HvmSh and so on is used to request "Requested to set name of LDAP change of the name of LDAP server2 and the server2. Accept:xxx Value:xxx" request is accepted 9-88 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 465 0100329A "Requested to set name of RADIUS When HvmSh and so on is used to request change of the name of RADIUS server1 and server1. Accept:xxx Value:xxx" the request is accepted 9-89 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 466 When HvmSh and so on is used to request change of the authentication method of method of RADIUS server1. Accept:xxx RADIUS server1 and the request is accepted Value:xxx" 9-90 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 467 010032DE "Requested to set the L3_CBM for the When HvmSh and so on is used to request change of L3_CBM for an LPAR and the LPAR. Accept:xxx LPARxxx Value:xxx" request is accepted 9-91 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 468 SYS2 and the request fails. 01003308 When HvmSh is used to request change of "Enabled or disabled the LPAR manager the LPAR manager dump overwrite inhibition dump overwrite inhibition. Value:xxx" 9-92 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 469 When HvmSh and so on is used to request "Requested to switch the ports for the activation of the specified management path management path. Accept:xxx port and the request is accepted NextActiveManagementPath:xxx" 9-93 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 470: Hcsm Alert Messages
[Action] Check if space for CPU and memory is enough for activating the LPAR. 0xFC72 Information LPAR <X>, Deactivation completed. [Description] Deactivated LPAR <X>. <X> is the LPAR number. [Action] None. 9-94 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 471 LP; <Y> is the IP address on the migration destination LP; <Z> is the error reason code. [Action] Take actions following HCSM messages shown during LPAR migration task in operation. 9-95 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 472 [Action] None. 0xFC01 Information LP started to shut down. [Description] LP started shutdown. [Action] None. 0xFC00 Information LP boot has completed. [Description] LP boot has completed. [Action] None. 9-96 Messages Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 473: Notes
For notes for the system unit, see each User's Guides. □ Note for the LPAR manager Setup □ Note for the LPAR manager operation □ Notes for System Management 10-1 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 474: Note For The Lpar Manager Setup
Table 10-1 Support function comparison Primary server Non-primary server Item blade blade Remote console LPAR manager firmware LPAR manager configuration Legend: Y: Supported -: Not supported 10-2 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 475: Setting Fc Switch
Windows Server 2016: 512MB (2048MB or more is recommended) Red Hat Enterprise Linux5: 512MB (1024MB/ LPAR is recommended) Red Hat Enterprise Linux6: 1024MB (1024MB/ LPAR is recommended) 10-3 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 476: Notes On Temporary Lp Licenses
• LPAR manager system log messages and HCSM alert messages are output before and when a temporary LP license expires. For details about the HCSM alert messages, see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Management Module Setup Guide. • If the license expires while LPAR manager is operating, the following...
Page 477: Maximum Resolution
This is called "LPAR memory fragmentation", which occurs in activating an LPAR that requires discontinuous blanks of memory on physical memory. A typical example is shown below. Example 1: 10-5 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 478 It is recommended that you should check blank memory allocation in the memory allocation display to keep the number of discontinuous blanks of memory up to 4 during operation. 10-6 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 479 Define a dummy LPAR, set the memory size of the dummy LPAR to the total memory size which shown at 1.). 10-7 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 480: Memory Allocation To Lpars
– Data loss or remaining the display of the USB device on the OS. – Keyboard operation does not worked correctly. When these phenomena above occur by detaching the USB device, carry out the procedure corresponding to each phenomenon. 10-8 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 481: Using Inter-Lpar Communication In A Redundant Network Configuration
(both primary and secondary). If you do not specify the settings, inter-LPAR communication might not be possible during a link failover. 10-9 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 482 On the Inter-LPAR Packet Filtering sub-screen on the Virtual NIC Assignment screen, select Enable. Note: When Intel(R) PROSet connection monitoring function is enabled in Windows Server 2008 SP2 / Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 10-10 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 483: Displaying Shared Nic/Virtual Nic By Ethtool Command
When SR-IOV is enabled, a performance may degrade because multiqueue operating in dedicated mode does not work. For details, see the Hitachi Compute Blade Emulex Adapter User's Guide for Hardware. However, it cannot be changed in LP mode. If necessary, change it in Basic mode.
Page 484: Availability Of Shared Fc
Dsp(ms) on SYS2 is more than 1800ms. If the high load is temporary, causing the timeout in saving configuration, please save the configuration again after the load is decreased. 10-12 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 485: Boot Option Settings
Restriction when Dual-core CPU is installed in CB 520H A1/B1/B2/ B3/B4 model When only one dual-core CPU is installed in the server blade CB 520H A1/B1/ B2/B3/B4 model, set "Enable" to Hyper-Threading. If Hyper-Threading is "Disable", an unexpected system-down might occur on LPARs.
Page 486: Restriction When Tpm (Trusted Platform Module) Is Installed
EFI setup menu as follows: Select System Settings > System Security > TPM Settings. And then disable TPM Device. For details, see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 series EFI User's Guide. Isolation/degradation for CPU, memory, or PCI device •...
Page 487: Restrictions On Use Of Emulex 10Gb Nic
4.6.348.0 or later 10.2.340.10 or later 10.6.144.270 2 or later 11.1.215.0 or later Legend: Y: Supported -: Not supported Notes: Not supported when connecting Emulex 10Gb NIC-1Gb switch module. 10-15 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 488: Restrictions Of The Numbers Of Nic Ports Assignment For Windows
Threading is Threading is Shared NIC of ports Disable Enable Virtual NIC (Emulex (Number of (Number of VF NIC 10Gb) cores) threads) 1 to 2 3 to 4 10-16 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 489 Threading is Threading is Shared NIC ports Disable Enable Virtual NIC (Emulex adapter (Number of (Number of VF NIC 10Gb) cores) threads) 1 to 2 3 to 4 10-17 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 490: Multicast Communication Errors
You are able to assign up to 13 ports per processor core. However, note that four FC ports of a Hitachi 8Gb FC adapter use the equivalent resources of one port and three FC ports of the Hitachi 16Gb FC adapter use the equivalent resources of one port.
Page 491: Performance Slowdown On The Management Path
LP Web system, logical VGA snapshot, is not displayed, or refreshing the display takes longer time. • It takes longer time, five minutes or longer, to collect LPAR manager dumps. 10-19 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 492: Expansion Of Vnic System No
Web console, when it is in the LP mode. • When you use the remote control function, the screen display and mouse operation slow down due to SVGA emulation. 10-20 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 493: Netm/Remote Control
LPAR migration is being performed. If you do, backed up configuration is incomplete. Discard the back-up obtained during the saving or migration mentioned lower. Back up the configuration again after the save or the migration is complete. 10-21 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 494: Server Conductor/Deployment Manager
Slowdown of processor occurs when the value for upper limit of power consumption is too low. Then Guest OS on LPAR might not operate normally. Therefore check the processor performance on the Guest OS and set the proper value. 10-22 Notes Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 495: A Setting Item Catalogue
□ Functions which LPAR manager supports □ SR-IOV functions which LPAR manager supports □ LPAR manager licenses □ Differences in supported items depending on the guest OSs Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 496 Broadcom 1Gb 4- card port LAN mezzanine card Broadcom 1Gb 8- port LAN mezzanine card Emulex 10Gb 4- port LAN mezzanine card 3, 4 Emulex 10Gb 4- port converged Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 497 Port Multiple Assignment has not available. Set "MultiChannel Support" as <Disabled>. See the Hitachi Compute Blade Emulex Adapter User's Guide for Hardware for setting it. However, it cannot be changed in LP mode. If necessary, change it in Basic mode.
Page 498 Modes other than NIC and FCoE are not available. Set the Personality to NIC or FCoE. See the Hitachi Compute Blade Emulex Adapter User's Guide for Hardware for setting it. However, it cannot be changed in LP mode. If necessary, change it in Basic mode.
Page 499 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Y (02-05 or later) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Y (02-06 or later) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 500 Y (01-1X or later) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Y (01-1X or later) Windows Server 2012 Y (01-3X or later) Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 501 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Guest OS Windows Server 2008 SP2 CB 520X B1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 502 Y (02-45 or later) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Y (02-55 or later) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 Y (02-59 or later) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 503 Differences in supported items depending on the guest OSs on page A-24 Functions which LPAR manager supports Functions supported by LPAR manager are shown in the table below. Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 504 Enterprise: 60 (02-27 or later) Hyper Thread Y (01-0X or later) Scheduling Mode dynamic change Y (01-0X or later) Partition Reference Time Y (02-25 or later) Enlightenment (PRTE) A-10 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 505 CB 520H A1/B1/ B2/B3 allocation CB 520H B4 Y (02-55 or later) CB 520A A1 CB 540A A1/B1 CB 520X B1/B2 CB 520X B3 Y (02-56 or later) A-11 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 506 Y (01-0X or later) allocation VLAN Y (01-0X or later) Y (01-0X or later) Teaming Y (01-0X or later) Y (01-0X or later) promiscuous mode Y (01-0X or later) A-12 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 507 Max Network 4 (01-0X or later) Virtual NIC Segment No. Max Virtual NIC 16 (01-0X or later) Port No. which can be allocated to 1 LPAR A-13 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 508 Max Shared FC 30 (02-2X or later) port No. which can be shared at all LPARs (16Gbps FC adapter) SAN Boot Y (01-0X or later) A-14 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 509 16 (01-0X or later) Console connection No. Logical VGA snap shot Y (01-0X or later) LP System Time Local time Y (01-0X or later) Y (01-6X or later) A-15 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 510 Y (01-0X or later) LPAR manager Firmware Version Y (01-0X or later) Upgrade / Revision Update Virtualization VMware software Hyper-V Database HiRDB Y (01-0X or later) A-16 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 511: Sr-Iov Functions Which Lpar Manager Supports
Only supported a power control by way of WOL by SC/BSM and SC/DPM. For supported status, see SR-IOV functions which LPAR manager supports. For support status, see the Hitachi Command Suite Compute Systems Manager User Guide. CB 520X B1/B2/B3 does not support this item.
Page 512 Linux 6.5 (01-9X or later) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 (02-06 or later) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 (02-45 or later) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 (02-45 or later) A-18 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 513 MII monitoring (Emulex XE104) (01-9X or later) Mode balance-rr: N active-backup: Y balance-xor: N broadcast: N 802.3ad: N balance-tlb: N balance-alb: N MAC failover Y (01-9X or later) A-19 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 514 Emulex 10Gb NIC of different types of firmware cannot be mounted in a server blade. For details about combinations of firmware versions and drivers, see the Hitachi Compute Blade Emulex Adapter User's Guide for Driver. When a guest OS, to which VF NIC is assigned, is rebooted, the following messages may appear in /var/log/messages and in the system event log if SIMT log monitor is running.
Page 515 For RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVR and TX-ERR TX-DRP TX-OVR in output results of netstat –i command, a value of the physical port are displayed. This representative value is based on measurement results at Hitachi's environment. Actual throughput value differs depending on measuring environment and measuring method.
Page 516 MII monitoring Untagged • For Emulex Blade Engine 3/Emulex XE104 firmware version 10.2 fail_over_mac=1 (recommended) fail_over_mac=0 • For Emulex Blade Engine 3/Emulex XE104 firmware version 10.6 fail_over_mac=1 A-22 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 517: Lpar Manager Licenses
02-56 or later CB 520X B3 Functional differences depending on the LPAR manager license The following table describes functional differences depending on the type of LPAR manager license: A-23 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 518: Differences In Supported Items Depending On The Guest Oss
CNA) functionality LPAR manager Dedicated NIC(Emulex functionality NIC) VF NIC(Emulex NIC) LPAR migration in concurrent maintenance mode Middleware HVM Navigator Legend: Y: Supported N: Not supported A-24 Setting Item Catalogue Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 519: B Setting Item List
Setting Item List This Appendix describes Setting Item List. □ LPAR manager Setting Items □ EFI Driver Setting Items Setting Item List Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 520: Lpar Manager Setting Items
Sets LPAR manager System time Depends on 01-0X or zone a factory- later shipments state Performance tuning options To enable Performance tuning Disabled 02-27 or options, set Enable. later Setting Item List Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 521 LP CLI IP Address Sets a IP address of a server 0.0.0.0 01-0X or which installed a HvmSh etc. later (IPv4) LP CLI IP Address 02-25 or later (IPv6) Setting Item List Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 522 01-0X or Format configuration later Information auto save function. LP Timercounter Base Specifies the base for 01-3X or TimerCounter. later *LP TimerCounter Base is displayed when the timer Setting Item List Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 523 Logical processor is detected. Performance later tuning Set this item to Y to use CPU options are resources efficiently. disabled: Y Performance tuning options are enabled: N Setting Item List Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 524 01-0X or A1 / CB 540A A1/B1: later Select pre-boot firmware. For CB 520H B3/B4 / CB 520X B1/ 64UEFI 01-8X or B2/B3: later Select pre-boot firmware. Setting Item List Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 525 01-9X or bandwidth of VF NIC. later LPAR Shared FC Assignment Sets an assignment of Shared-FC- *(non- 01-0X or manager Port assign) later Screen Shared FC Assignment Setting Item List Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 526: Efi Driver Setting Items
If LUID scan mode is not displayed, you do not need to set LUID scan mode. Boot Device List Registers the using Boot Device when select (All Zero) Boot Device is set Enabled. Setting Item List Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 527: C Console Types
Console Types This Appendix describes Console Types. □ Console Types Console Types Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 528 3.LPAR manager initial settings 4.LP Mode Setting 5.LPAR manager Boot 6.Creating LPAR Y 7.Boot Order Setting 8.LPAR Activation 9.Guest OS Installation 10.Guest OS Operation 11.Guest OS Failure Detection Console Types Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 529 For the latest support status, see the Hitachi Command Suite Compute Systems Manager User Guide. Management Module Firmware version A0125 or later. For the latest support status, see the Hitachi Compute Blade HVM Navigator User's Guide - Getting Started. Not supported in CB 520X B1/B2/B3.
Page 530 Console Types Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 531: D Lpar Manager Use Port Numbers
LPAR manager use Port numbers This Appendix describes LPAR manager use Port numbers. □ LPAR manager use Port numbers LPAR manager use Port numbers Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 532: Lpar Manager Use Port Numbers
02-05 or later] 20801 to 20832 (specifiable values: 1024 to 65520 Virtual COM 24450 <- Virtual COM Console (LPAR Console manager internal use only) LPAR manager use Port numbers Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 533 Communication [LPAR manager -> Heat beat between between firmware version management management 02-20 or earlier] modules, N+M cold modules standby, Saving 25101, 25102 configuration LPAR manager use Port numbers Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 534 Table D-3 LPAR manager use port numbers Direction of Communication Item Protocol Port Number Description (LPAR manager- LPAR manager) LPAR migration 23402 <- LPAR migration -> LPAR manager use Port numbers Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 535 Table D-4 LPAR manager use port numbers Direction of Communication Item Protocol Port Number Description (Management Server - Management Server) LPAR migration TCP 23400 <- LPAR migration -> LPAR manager use Port numbers Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 536 LPAR manager use Port numbers Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 537: E System Configuration
System Configuration This Appendix describes System Configuration. □ Recommended LPAR manager Configuration (SAN Boot) System Configuration Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 538: Recommended Lpar Manager Configuration (San Boot
Figure E-1 Rear Side of Server Chassis Figure E-2 LPAR manager Interface Configuration Logical Partition Configuration Example screen of Logical Partition Configuration is below. (Generating and configuring 4 LPARs at this example) System Configuration Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 539 NICs. Configurable VNIC IDs can be confirmed on the sub-screen which is displayed by selecting configuration of VNCI ID. In this example, "VNIC ID: 1a through 4b" are set to 4 LPARs. System Configuration Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 540 Shared FC Assignment Example screen of Shared FC Assignment is below. Figure E-5 Example of 4 LPARs FC Configuration Shared FC can be assigned to LPARs on this screen. System Configuration Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 541 Table E-2 Example of 4 LPARs FC Configuration vfcID LPAR No. LPAR Name Port 0 Port 1 LPAR1 aSRV001 LPAR2 bSRV002 LPAR3 cSRV003 LPAR4 dSRV004 System Configuration Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 542 System Configuration Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 543: F Hvmgetperf Command
HvmGetPerf Command This Appendix describes HvmGetPerf Command. □ HvmGetPerf Command HvmGetPerf Command Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 544 -timeout=timeout-time Specify the time in which the command times out if it cannot connect to the LPAR manager, in the range from 1 HvmGetPerf Command Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 545 Outputs the command version and the time at which Always operation overview was output. LPAR manager Outputs the IP address and identifier of the target all host system LPAR manager. information HvmGetPerf Command Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 546 LPAR Usage screen. For details of data, see also description in "LPAR Usage". Output in text format The following figure shows an example output in text format. HvmGetPerf Command Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 547 "*" and other items shown as 0. LPAR Indicates the operating status for each LPAR. It shows all lpar information the LPAR number, LPAR name, number of shared HvmGetPerf Command Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 548 HvmGetPerf command periodically. The table below shows an example batch file. Figure F-3 Using example HvmGetPerf Command Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 549: Error Message
Failed to activate session. Failed to establish a Check the number of SC/BSM communication session. devices concurrently connecting 0x01030002 to the LPAR manager and HvmGetPerf Command Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 550 0xffffffff LPAR manager. Invalid Command The target host failed to Check whether the LP IP address Received. accept the HvmGetPerf is specified correctly. command. 0x000000c1 HvmGetPerf Command Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 551: G Software License Information
Software License Information This Appendix describes Software License Information. □ Software License Information Software License Information Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 552: Software License Information
Embedded software to the LPAR manager is constituted by the independent multiple software. The software are developed by Hitachi, Ltd or third party, and they also have Copyright© of the software. The software which is developed by Hitachi has copyrights, properties and intellectual properties. And the documents for the software also have copyrights, properties and intellectual properties.
Page 553 IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR Software License Information Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 554 TianoCore site for the purpose of discussing and improving the Content, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution." == SECTION 2: License for Contributions == Software License Information Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 555 Agreement in any other language shall be for accommodation only and shall not be binding. All communications and notices Software License Information Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
Page 556 Visit the following URL. http://www.zlib.net/zlib_license.html Others: GNU General Public License version2, and license agreement of each software software Visit the following URL. contained in http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 server Software License Information Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide...
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Hitachi CB 520H A1 User Manual

1 LPAR Manager Functions

2 System Operation

3 High Reliability Functions

4 Maintenance Functions

5 Setup of LPAR Manager

6 LPAR Manager Backup

7 Operation by LPAR Manager Screen

8 LPAR Manager Dump Collection

9 Messages

10 Notes

A Setting Item Catalogue

B Setting Item List

C Console Types

D LPAR Manager Use Port Numbers

E System Configuration

F Hvmgetperf Command

G Software License Information

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