How to find MP console IP address from the running HP-UX Operating system

This post is useful to identify the MP console IP address from the running HP-UX OS, if you forgotten the existing IP address.

For Itanium systems running 11.31 version only we can use smh and the cprop command. These both method works to recover the forgotten password.

cprop is what the smh webpage uses to retrieve the IP address. Run the smh webpage (hostname:hp_ux)

Home -> System -> Management Processor

It is show you the IP address of console port. Also please find the below "cprop" command usage, how to we run this command.

hp_ux:/>/opt/propplus/bin/cprop -summary -c “Management Processor”

[Component]: Management Processor

[Table]: Management Processor

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                   [Hash ID]: Management Processor:11a64d1ax41eed6da

                    [Status]: OK

                 [IPAddress]: 192.168.1.23

                       [URL]: https://192.168.1.23

                     [State]: Enabled

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For PARISC boxes and Itanium models running 11.23 or earlier, you must use the serial port on the back of the box. The commands will be:

ctrl-a (to get the attention of the console interface)

<login> typically Admin and Admin

CM (to get to the command menu)

LC 

MA (to exit the CM menu)

X  (to exit the GSP or MP menu)

You can connect the MP console using serial cable, in every HP-UX server are consist this port. Connect the serial cable from one end of server MP port and other side connect to laptop. When you login on the MP console you will get the above option on the server.