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Procedures for Managing nPartitions
Naming and Renaming nPartitions
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions—rp7410
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If necessary, type ^ecf (Control-e c f) to get write access for the console.
Note that if the partition is booted to HP-UX, you should instead use the
HP-UX command method of modifying the partition name.
Step 3. Access the BCH interface’s Configuration menu.
From the Main menu, enter CO to access the Configuration menu.
If at another BCH menu, enter MA to access the Main menu, then enter
CO for the Configuration menu.
Step 4. At the BCH Configuration menu, use the PD command to check and set
the local partition’s name.
Enter PD to check the current name, or enter PD New Name to set the
partition’s name to the new name. No quotation marks are needed when
specifying the new name.
HP-UX Commands This procedure (parmodify -p # -P name ) sets the partition name for
nPartitions using HP-UX commands.
Step 1. List the current partition states and names using the parstatus -P
command.
This shows all partitions, their current status (active or inactive) and
their partition numbers and partition names.
Step 2. Use the parmodify -p # -P name command to set the partition name
for any of the nPartitions in the server complex.
Configuration Menu: Enter command > PD
Partition Number: 1
Partition Name: Partition 1
Configuration Menu: Enter command >
Configuration Menu: Enter command > PD My New Name
Partition Name: My New Name
Configuration Menu: Enter command > PD
Partition Number: 1
Partition Name: My New Name
Configuration Menu: Enter command >
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