nPartition Administrator's Guide

• BCH menu methods (available only on HP 9000 servers) for listing hardware and nPartition
status include the following commands. Hardware and nPartition information displayed
by the BCH menu is limited to the local nPartition in most cases.
— Information menu, PR command — List processor configuration details.
— Information menu, ME command — List memory configuration details.
— Information menu, IO command — List I/O configuration details.
— Information menu, CID command — List complex product and serial numbers.
— Configuration menu, PD command — List the local nPartition number and name.
• nPartition administration tools for listing hardware and nPartition status include the
following features.
— Partition Manager Version 1.0 — The Complex→Show Complex Details action provides
complex status information; use the Cells tab, CPUs/Memory tab, I/O Chassis tab, and
Cabinet Info tab to display selected details.
— Partition Manager Version 2.0 — The following user interface features provide nPartition
and complex status:
General tab, Hardware tab, nPartitions tab, Cells tab, I/O tab, CPUs/Memory tab,
Power and Cooling tab. Also, the Complex→Show Complex Details action.
— parstatus -C command — List cell configurations.
— parstatus -V -c# command — List detailed cell information.
— parstatus -I command, rad -q command on HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) systems, and
olrad -q command on HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) and HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) systems
— List I/O chassis and card slot details.
— parstatus -B command — List server cabinet summaries for the complex.
— parstatus -V -b# command — List detailed server cabinet status.
— parstatus -X command — List product and serial numbers.
— parstatus -P command — List a configuration summary for all nPartitions.
— parstatus -V -p# command — List detailed nPartition configuration information.
— parstatus -w command — List the local nPartition number.
— frupower -d -C command or frupower -d -I command — List power status for
all cells (-C) or all I/O chassis (-I).
For further details and summaries see Table 8-1 (page 226).
Basics of nPartition Creation
Creating an nPartition involves using an nPartition administration tool to assign one or more
cells in a complex to the new nPartition. At the time an nPartition is created you also can optionally
specify various configuration options for the nPartition, such as its name, cell use-on-next-boot
values, and other details. After an nPartition is created you can modify the nPartition, as described
in “Basics of nPartition Modification” (page 31). For detailed procedures see Chapter 6 (page 165).
NOTE: When creating an nPartition, follow the HP nPartition requirements and guidelines.
HP recommends only specific sets of nPartition configurations. For nPartition configuration
requirements and recommendations, see Chapter 3 (page 61).
The method you choose for creating an nPartition can depend on whether you are creating the
first nPartition in a complex, creating a "Genesis Partition" for a complex, or creating an additional
nPartition in a complex that already has one or more nPartitions defined.
• Creating the First nPartition in a Server Complex To create the first nPartition in a complex
you can do so either by creating a Genesis Partition or by using an nPartition administration
tool to remotely manage the complex using IPMI over LAN.
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