nPartition Administrator's Guide

NOTE: You can remotely perform this task using remote administration options supported by
the Enhanced nPartition Commands or Partition Manager Version 2.0. Remote administration
is supported by the Partition Manager Tools→Switch Complexes action and by the nPartition
command -u... -h... options or -g... -h... options.
For details see “Tools for Configuring nPartitions” (page 165).
1. Login to a system with the nPartition commands installed.
If using remote administration features to set cell attributes, you can login to any system
with Enhanced nPartition Commands installed.
2. To list current cell attribute settings, use the parstatus -C command to list the
use-on-next-boot values for all cells, or use the parstatus -V -c# command to list all
attribute values for a specific cell (-c# where # is the cell number)
3. To modify cell attribute values, use the parmodify -p# -m#... command and specify
the new attributes for a cell as part of the -m option. The -m... option differs slightly for
the nPartition command releases.
You must specify both the nPartition (-p# where # is the nPartition number) and the cell
(-m#... where # is the cell number).
To modify multiple cells, you can specify the -m option multiple times in the same command.
parmodify Command: -m Option Differences for nPartition Command Releases The
parmodify command's -m... option specifies a cell number and attributes, which are
used to modify the configuration of the specified cell. Both syntaxes are given in the following
list.
• For the Original nPartition Commands, the parmodify command's -m... option is
as follows:
-m cell:[type]:[use]:[fail]
where:
cell The cell to be added to the nPartition. You can specify the cell in global (cell)
format or in hardware location (cabinet/slot) format.
type The cell type: The type can be either floating or base cell. This is the default
cell type.
use The cell use-on-next-boot value: y or n. Use y (the default) if the cell is to be an
active member of the nPartition, or use n if the cell is to remain an inactive
member.
fail The cell failure usage: ri (reactivate with interleave) is the only supported
failure usage policy and it is the default.
For details, refer to the parmodify(1M) manpage.
• For the Enhanced nPartition Commands, the parmodify command's -m... option is
as follows:
-m cell:[type]:[use]:[fail][:clm]
where the cell, type, use, and fail attributes are the same as supported by the Original
nPartition Commands.
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