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Introduction to nPartitions
Server Complex Profiles
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions—rp7410
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Server Complex Profiles
Each HP nPartition server’s Complex Profile includes the data that
determine how the server’s hardware is assigned to and is used by
nPartitions.
When you configure partitions and modify partition settings, the
commands and utilities you use lock and unlock the server’s Complex
Profile when revising it, as discussed in Locking and Unlocking Complex
Profiles on page 65.
The Complex Profile consists of two parts: Stable Complex Configuration
Data (complex-wide settings) and Partition Configuration Data
(individual partition settings).
You can modify partition configurations (and thus revise the Complex
Profile) by using the server’s service processor Command menu, partition
Boot Console Handler (BCH) interfaces, or HP-UX partition commands
and Partition Manager.
Each Complex Profile contains the following information for the server
complex.
• Stable Complex Configuration Data
This portion of the Complex Profile stores complex-wide information,
including the following details:
— The name of the complex.
— Which cells are assigned to which partitions, and which cells are
unassigned (those on the free cell list, which are available to be
assigned to any partition).
— The model number, model string, product numbers, and the serial
number for the complex.
The server complex’s service processor stores the master copy of the
Stable Complex Configuration Data. Each cell also stores a copy if
this data.
• Partition Configuration Data
This portion of the Complex Profile stores partition-specific
information.
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