HP-UX 11i March 2003 Release Notes

nPartition (Hard Partition) Systems
Partition Manager (parmgr)
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Partition Manager (parmgr)
new at 11i
original release
A new system administration tool, Partition Manager (parmgr), supports the initial and
ongoing configuration of systems that support hard partitions, (such as Superdome
systems), and also provides extensive information about the status of a Superdome
complex. Partition Manager can be installed on any HP computer system that supports
hard partitions, subject to the system requirements listed in “System Requirements” on
page 58.
Partition Manager can be launched from SAM or directly from the command line. It can
also be launched from a web browser running on a PC; this requires that the HP
Apache-based Web Server (described under “HP-UX 11i Operating Environment” on
page 100) be running on a partition. The URL for the parmgr launch page is
http://hostname:1188/parmgr/. (See the parmgr online help or Managing Superdome
Complexes: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators, for details.)
The Partition Manager’s functionality includes the ability to do the following:
• create, modify, and delete partitions. (Modifying partitions includes adding cells to a
partition, removing cells from a partition, changing the name of a partition, and
changing the per cell “Use On Next Boot” attribute. For more detail, see HP System
Partitions Guide. Also see Managing Superdome Complexes: A Guide for HP-UX
System Administrators for details on using the original HP-UX 11i release on
Superdome servers.)
• display a complete hardware inventory of an entire complex
• display the status of key complex components
• check for problems or unusual conditions in the complex
• manage power to cells and I/O chassis
• turn on/off attention indicators associated with cells, I/O chassis, I/O cards, and
cabinets
Selected configuration screens of the Partition Manager can also be launched via the
command line by use of the -t task option. See the parmgr (1M) manpage for more
details.
NOTE Partition Manager includes online help that is displayable within a web browser. An
appropriate version of Netscape is included in the Operating Environment (OE) bundle
that is shipped with this release of HP-UX. Please install the OE bundle on any machine
running Partition Manager for full access to the online help.
updated for
December 2002
Partition Manager version B.11.11.01.06 includes the following updates:
• Support for new types of cell boards in upcoming HP server models.
• Support for new interpartition security features available in upcoming HP server
models.
• Corrections to errors in display of cell memory and in I/O fan redundancy display.