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IA64 Console Environment
1A06
DECUS-München Bonn
20.4.2004
John R. Covert
Paul A. Jacobi
Hewlett-Packard
OpenVMS Systems Group
Three console interfaces on the
RX2600
• Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)
• Remote Console interfaces
– Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
– Management Processor (MP)
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Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) console • EFI is the standard console for all IA64 systems, regardless of hardware vendor • Each vendor can provide unique customizations • Used to boot the system • Interfaces with the operation system via PAL, SAL and EFI runtime services • Provides both a menu and command line interface • Code is stored in flash ROM and optional FAT partition • EFI console is an open programming environment – Intel publishes the source code and tool kit – Intel transitionin
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Hybrid Disk Format • EFI requires GUID Partition Table (GPT) disk format • EFI requires one FAT32 partition • VMS requires ODS Files-11 disk format • VMS does not support partition disks • Both format co-exist, independent of each other • EFI console view – GPT format with one 48Mb FAT32 partition – Remaining space unallocated • VMS view – ODS Files-11 format disk – 48Mb container file allocated for FAT32 partition • CD-ROMs use ISO9660 format instead of GPT 4/22/04 RX2600 consoles page 5 Select
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Booting VMS from the EFI Shell • Select EFI Shell from the boot menu • Set Boot flags environment variable, stored in NVRAM – IA64 flag values are generally the same as Alpha and VAX – Shell> set vms_flags “0,0” • Select disk and directory – Shell> fs0: – fs0:> cd efi\vms • Start the boot of VMS – fs0:> vms_loader • Override environment variable – fs0:> vms_loader –flags 0,1 4/22/04 RX2600 consoles page 7 What’s wrong with the Backspace key? • EFI console requires ^H (ASCII 0x08) for backspace •
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Booting VMS from the EFI menu • Create new menu item – Select Boot Option Maintenance Menu – Select Add Boot Option – Select volume – Select efi\vms\vms_loader – Add name, “HP OpenVMS Industry Standard 64” – No boot options are needed, since it uses VMS_FLAGS stored in NVRAM – Save settings to NVRAM 4/22/04 RX2600 consoles page 9 Boot Example EFI version 1.10 [14.61] EFI64 Running on Intel(R) Itanium Processor Family EFI 1.10 IPF zx6000/rx2600/zx2000 1.22 [Wed Jul 23 16:43:12 2003] - HP Copyrigh
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Change EFI Boot Menu order • Select Boot Option Maintenance Menu • Select Change Boot Order • Select new menu item • Use the “u” key to move it to the top of the list • Save Settings to NVRAM • EFI shell command, bcfg, command can also be used the manage the EFI Boot menu • Note that menu item imbeds disk GUID, so process must be repeated if you re-install VMS. • In the future, VMS installation process will automate this task of adding EFI menu item 4/22/04 RX2600 consoles page 11 Set EFI Autob
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Other useful EFI shell commands • Create VMS-like console commands – Shell> alias dir ls • Display hardware and firmware revisions – Shell> info all • Clear MP console logs files stored in NVRAM – Shell> clearlogs • Map command display list of devices Shell> map Device mapping table fs0 : Acpi(HWP0002,0)/Pci(2|0)/Ata(Primary,Master)/CDROM(Entry0)/HD(Part1,Sig00000000) fs1 : Acpi(HWP0002,100)/Pci(1|0)/Scsi(Pun0,Lun0)/HD(Part1,Sig832C30E1) fs2 : Acpi(HWP0002,200)/Pci(1|0)/Scsi(Pun2,Lun0)/H
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VMS_SET • In the 8.2 release VMS_SET utility will allow selection of dump devices and HLL debugger port: fs0:\efi\vms> vms_set dump_dev dka0,dkc200 VMS: DKA0 EFI: fs0: Acpi(000222F0,100)/Pci(1|0)/Scsi(Pun0,Lun0) VMS: DKC200 EFI: fs1: Acpi(000222F0,200)/Pci(1|0)/Scsi(Pun2,Lun0) fs0:\efi\vms> vms_show dump_dev VMS: DKA0 EFI: fs0: Acpi(000222F0,100)/Pci(1|0)/Scsi(Pun0,Lun0) VMS: DKC200 EFI: fs1: Acpi(000222F0,200)/Pci(1|0)/Scsi(Pun2,Lun0) 4/22/04 RX2600 consoles page 15 EFI commands 4/22/04 RX2600
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Updating the EFI firmware • Download firmware update program from HP website onto a local system. • Minimum EFI firmware for VMS is 2.20 • Startup TCP/IP in the EFI console Shell> load fs0:\efi\vms\tools\tcpipv4.efi Shell> \efi\vms\tools\ifconfig lo0 inet 127.0.0.1 up Shell> \efi\vms\tools\ifconfig sni0 inet 1.1.1.1 netmask 2.2.2.2 up Shell> \efi\vms\tools\route add default 3.3.3.3 • Must be customized for your network environment – Replace 1.1.1.1 with IP address – Replace 2.2.2.2 with Netmask
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Installing the EFI firmware update • Execute the firmware update program – Shell> fwupdate220 • Warning: Do not power-off the system while flash ROM update is in progress • Alternate update method – Download ISO file, Burn CD-ROM and execute update program from CD-ROM 4/22/04 RX2600 consoles page 19 Remote Console Interface • Independent support system • Available when the system is connected to a power source, even if the main power switch is set to “off” • Vendor and system-specific functional
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Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) • Available only on COM1 serial port of RX2600, ZX200, ZX6000 • Has it’s own processor • Password protected • Entered by “ESC (“ and exited by “ESC )” or “ESC Q” • Power ON/OFF and system reset • TOC command can be used to force a crash on hung system cli>help CLI Commands: C [] - Change Password CON - Display Console selection FPL - Read Forward Progress Log H - Help (this t
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MP Command Set 4/22/04 RX2600 consoles page 23 Forcing a system crash • History – On VAX and early Alpha system, ^P was detected by special hardware and handled by the console – Commodity serial ports pushed ^P detection in console firmware, if IPL < DEVICE_IPL • EFI console ignores ^P, no way to return to EFI Shell • IA64 VMS console terminal driver handles ^P – Calls XDELTA, if loaded – Prompts for forced crash, if IPL < DEVICE_IPL • Remote console command generates Transfer of Control signal
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Future bootstrap options • Fibre Channel – Similar to SCSI boot, but new vendor-specific setup program to replaces the common SRM WIDMGR tool • Network boot – Uses PXE (pixie) instead of MOP – LAD/LAST booting scheduled for 8.2 – Cluster NISCS boot is post 8.2 • Partition system support for Superdome – VMS demo on Hard partition, Galaxy support in the future • Memory disk boot under investigation – Use container file to eliminate boot drivers – Used by HP-UX and Linux and VAX/VMS to boot TK50 4/
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Console Commands for the HP Integrity Server Systems © Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Version 1.2 Page 1 4/22/04
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Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Ctrl/H and the Delete Key ................................................................................................................................. 5 Console Input, Output, and Error ...................................................................................................................... 5 Setting the Cons
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User Configuration .................................................................................................................................... 25 Virtual Front Panel.................................................................................................................................... 25 Who.............................................................................................................................................................. 25 Exit from MP.............
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Introduction The HP Integrity Server system provides two console options: the Baseboard Management Console (BMC) and the Management Processor (MP) console. Both consoles can be used to power-cycle the systems and perform hardware-related operations. In addition to the low-level console functions, the Integrity Server system has a replacement for the SRM console in the Alpha processors, Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI). This document provides command summaries and examples of commonly used
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Setting the Console Device Step 1 Power on the system. You should initially hook up to the console line on the management processor. ****************************************************************** Only default users are configured. Use one of the following user/password pairs to login: Admin/Admin Oper/Oper ****************************************************************** MP login: Admin MP password: ***** Hewlett-Packard Management Processor (c) Copyright Hewlet
