Installation guide

Figures

1-1 Maintaining Multiple Instances at Separate Consoles 1-1

1-2

Consolidating Resources by Using Partitioning 1-2

1-3 Reset: Use Caution with Partitioned Systems 1-4

1-4 Overview of Using Logical Partitions 1-6

2-1 Example Configuration (Front View of Cabs) 2-4

2-2 Example Configuration (Rear View of Cabs) 2-5

2-3 Module Configuration 2-6

2-4 Memory Allocation with Two Partitions 2-8

2-5 Memory Allocation with Three Partitions 2-10

2-6 DWLPB PCI Card Cages 2-12

2-7 Hose Numbering Scheme for I/O Modules 2-13

2-8 KFE72-DA Adapters 2-14

2-9 Placement of RRDxx-VA Disks 2-16

2-10 Floppy Drive Connector on KFE72-DA Adapter 2-18

2-11 Relevant Connectors on KFE72s and DWLPBs 2-20

3-1 Environment Variables and lpinit Command 3-2

3-2 Construction of Three-Partition CPU Bit Mask 3-4

3-3 Construction of Two-Partition CPU Bit Masks 3-6

3-4 Construction of Three-Partition I/O Bit Masks 3-8

3-5 Construction of Two-Partition I/O Bit Masks 3-9

5-1 Setting auto_action to Halt in Each Partition 5-2

5-2 Debugging One Partition 5-10

Tables

1 Related AlphaServer GS140 Documentation viii

2-1 Requirements for a Three-Partition System 2-2

2-2 Requirements for a Two-Partition System 2-3

3-1 Environment Variables for Logical Partitions 3-3