Configuring the Guardian Service Processor (GSP)
The Guardian Service Processor (GSP) is a built-in processor on most HP systems that can be used for either local or remote system administration functions. I won't cover the use of the GSP, but I will cover its initial configuration. The initial configuration is important because the first person to gain access to the GSP before it has been configured is a GSP administrator by default.
You gain access to the GSP with ^b (control b). If the GSP has not been configured, anyone who gets access to the console can type ^b and gain access to the system. I recommend you perform GSP configuration as soon as possible after installing your system.
The following example shows issuing a ^b, which results ...
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