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Procedures for Managing nPartitions
Setting and Checking Cell Attributes
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions—rp7410
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Setting and Checking Cell Attributes
Each cell assigned to an nPartition has use-on-next-boot and failure
usage attributes that determine how the cell is used within the partition.
You can list and set cell attributes by using these methods:
• BCH on page 234
This procedure (Configuration menu, CELLCONFIG command) lists
and sets a cell’s use-on-next-boot setting from the BCH interface for the
cell’s partition.
• HP-UX on page 236
This procedure (parmodify -p# -m#...) lists and sets the
use-on-next-boot and failure usage settings for cells using HP-UX
commands.
• Partition Manager on page 238
This procedure (Partition —> Modify Partition action, Change Cell
Attributes tab) lists and sets the configurable cell attributes using
Partition Manager.
Each cell’s use-on-next-boot and failure usage attribute settings
establish the following behaviors for the cell:
• Use-on-Next-Boot
The use-on-next-boot setting for each cell indicates whether the cell
will be used (active) the next time the cell’s partition is booted.
• Failure Usage
The failure usage setting (called the “Failure Mode” in Partition
Manager) for each cell indicates whether the cell will be used, if
possible, if any processors or memory fail during the cell’s self-tests.
NOTE Currently the only one failure usage setting is supported: reactivate
with interleave (ri).
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