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HP-UX Hardware Paths for nPartitions
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions—rp7410
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HP-UX Hardware Paths for nPartitions
The HP-UX hardware path for nPartition systems is provided in the
format described here.
The /usr/sbin/ioscan HP-UX command reports the hardware path for
active components within the partition in which the command is issued.
You also can use the /usr/bin/rad -q command to list details about
active I/O slots and cards in the local nPartition.
NOTE The ioscan and rad commands only report information about the
currently active hardware components in the local partition. They do not
report details for hardware not assigned to the local partition or inactive
hardware in the partition.
The components of nPartition hardware paths are:
a/b/c/d/e.f.g
where these components are as follows
• a
Is the global cell number.
• b
Is a processor (10–13), memory (5), or a system bus adapter (0). Each
I/O chassis has a single system bus adapter.
• c
Is a local bus adapter (the LBA, one for each PCI card slot in the
chassis). The LBA connects its corresponding PCI card slot with the
system bus adapter.
NOTE The LBA number is not necessarily the same as the PCI slot number.
Use the rad -q command to list all active PCI slots in a partition
along with their corresponding hardware paths. See PCI Card Slot
and Hardware Path Numbering on page 28.
HP Restricted / DRAFT
DRAFT NOV 2001