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Vincent_5
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re : rp8420 problem

Hi Guys,
Can anyone advice, I'm trying to all in a cell board with 4 x processor and 32GB memory to my existing rp8420 which have at the moment 2 cell board with 16GB memory . Can I check if the cell board is plug and play or I have to configure it to use it. Current is partition 0

Kindly advice???

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Vincent
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Re: re : rp8420 problem

"Can I check if the cell board is plug and play"

That's a windows term! I presume you mean "can I add the cell board online?"

Well the rp8420 being based on sx1000, I'm pretty sure that cell OLAD wasn't supported. So you can physically add the new cell board to your system, but it will take a reboot to get it added to an existing nPar on the system.

Are you going to do this yourself? If the cell board has the same firmware rev as the other boards already in the system, it should be reasonably painless. If not, then its pretty complex - any reason you aren't having an HP engineer do this for you?

HTH

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Manix
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Re: re : rp8420 problem

Hello Vincent,

I am not sure what you want to ask , are you trying to add a new cell board to the npar.

Please send parstatus -V output, i don`t think it can be done on fly.

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Manix
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Torsten.
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Re: re : rp8420 problem

I would suggest to use the npar manager from SMH to add the cell to the partition - this is pretty easy. Check the firmware on the cell, must be the same as the other cells.

Hope this helps!
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shanmuhanandam
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Re: re : rp8420 problem

Hi,

1.You have to brought down the Npar which is currently running.
2.Then physically install the new cellboard.
3.Boot the system to pdc and check the Firmware of the new cell board, if it is not same as old cell board, you need to duplicate the f/w.
4.Then boot the system to OS, do the parmodify to add the cell board, then reboot with "-R".

The new cell board will be added to your existing npar.

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Shan
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Vincent_5
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Re: re : rp8420 problem

Hi Guys,
Thanks for the info, Can I check how can I duplicate the firmware from on cell board to the other if the firmware is different ?? I wish I can ask a HP Engineer to do this but unfortunately cannot as the maintainence contact for the server has ended. Kindly help


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Vincent
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Manix
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Re: re : rp8420 problem

Do read this thread for FW related info & the location to download.

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-9000/MP-Firmware-check-of-rp8420/m-p/5140432#M38685

 

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Manix

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shanmuhanandam
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Re: re : rp8420 problem

Hi again,
If you don't want to update the latest firmware, then login to the MP after the physical installation of cell board.then

MP:cm>dfw
you need to select the source and destination, for f/w duplication.

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Shan
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Vincent_5
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Re: re : rp8420 problem

Hi Shan,

Below is the sysrev ouput for your referrence

system backplane: grm FM GSP
_____ ____ ___

1.000 1.001 1.000

BCI Backplane : LPM HS
____ ____
1.002 1.000

CELL 0: LPM BOB DRAIN PHDC PDC
2.002 1.000 1.000 2.002 16.009

CELL 1:2.002 1.000 1.001 2.004 17.009

CELL 2:2.002 1.000 1.000 2.002 16.009

Boot to PDC , cannot detect CEll 1 at all , I have install 48GB currently can only detect 32GB. OS ver 11.11

AT gsp cm > dfw , no such command

Kindly advice??

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Vincent
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Torsten.
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Re: re : rp8420 problem

Please post


MP:CM> sysrev

Hope this helps!
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Torsten.

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