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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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Specify both the -p (partition number) and -m (modify cell) options when
using parmodify. The following example modifies cell 2 to not be used
the next time its partition (partition number 0) boots.
The parmodify command’s -m option is as follows:
-m cell:[cell_type]:[use_on_next_boot]:[failure_usage]
This option specifies the cell ID (cell) whose settings are modified using
the following arguments.
• The only valid cell_type value is base (base cell).
• The valid use_on_next_boot values for cells are:
y Participate in reboot (the default).
n Do not participate in reboot.
• The only valid failure_usage value for cells is ri (reactivate and
interleave).
For details, see the parmodify (1M) manpage.
Step 4. If you have modified a cell’s attribute settings, for the settings to be used
you must reboot the partition to which the cell is assigned.
Rebooting the cell’s partition allows the partition to use each cell’s new
attribute settings.
• If a cell’s use-on-next-boot setting is changed from “n” (do not use) to
“y” (use), you must perform a reboot for reconfig of the cell’s partition
by using the shutdown -R command.
• Otherwise, if the cell use-on-next-boot settings are only changed from
“y” to “n” then you can perform a standard reboot using the
shutdown -r command.
Partition Manager This procedure (Partition —> Modify Partition action, Change Cell Attributes
tab) lists and sets the configurable cell attributes using Partition
Manager.
# parmodify -p0 -m2:base:n:ri
Command succeeded.
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