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Accessing the Management Processor
You can connect to the management processor using the following methods:
o The local RS-232C port using a local terminal.
o The remote RS-232C port using external modem (dial-up) access, if remote modem access is
configured.
o The management processor LAN port using Web Console or telnet if login access through the
management processor LAN is enabled.
Interacting with the Management Processor
To interact with the management processor, perform the following steps:
1. Log in using your management processor user account name and password.
NOTE
If the management processor is not displaying the MP MAIN MENU, use Ctrl/B to access the
MP MAIN MENU and the management processor (MP) prompt.
2. Use the management processor menus and commands as needed. A list of available commands
can be displayed by using the management processor help function (in the MP MAIN MENU,
enter HE followed by LI at the MP HELP: prompt). Log out using the X command (in the MP
MAIN MENU, enter X at the MP> prompt) when done.
Management Processor Command Interface
Use the management processor menus and commands as needed. The login screen, which includes the
MAIN MENU, is shown below. Main menu commands (CO, VFP, CM, CL, CSP, SE, SL, HE, and X) can
be entered after the MP prompt. Commands not displayed in the MP MAIN MENU can be accessed in
command mode by first using the CM command at the MP prompt. (A list of available commands can be
displayed by using the management processor help function. Display the list of commands as follows: in
the MP MAIN MENU, enter HE after the MP> prompt, then enter LI after the MP HELP: prompt.) You
can return to the MP MAIN MENU by typing Ctrl/B.
MP Welcome Screen
MP Login: Admin
MP password: ~
Hewlett-Packard Management Processor
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MP MAIN MENU:
CO: Console
VFP: Virtual Front Panel
