HP-UX 11i September 2001 Release Notes

Hard Partition Systems
New and Modified Hard Partition Commands (new at 11i original release)
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New and Modified Hard Partition Commands (new at 11i
original release)
Several system administration commands are provided with HP-UX 11i for creating and
maintaining partitions on all hard partition systems.
Additionally, the existing commands shutdown, reboot, and setboot have been
modified to support hard partition platforms.
New Commands
Brief descriptions of the seven new commands which are used to manage a hard
partition server complex are given below:
Modified Commands
The commands shutdown and reboot have been modified to support Superdome
platforms. Two new options -R and -H have been added to both these commands. The
-R option is used to shut down the system to a “ready to reconfig” state and reboot
automatically. The -R -H option is used to shut down the system to a “ready to
reconfig” state but without rebooting. The “ready to reconfig” state is the state that a
partition must be put into before new cells that have been assigned to the partition can
be active or to complete the removal of cells that have been unassigned from the
partition. (A normal reboot will not activate newly assigned cells.) See Managing
Superdome Complexes: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators, part no,
B2355-90702 and HP Systems Partitions Guide, part number B2355-90736 for more
information. The default behavior or the behavior of all the other existing options
remain unchanged.
The interpretation of Autoboot and Autosearch in the command setboot has changed
for systems that support hardware partitions. The firmware interprets the bits in
Command Description
parcreate (1M) Create a new partition.
parmodify (1M) Modify an existing partition.
parstatus (1) Provides information about an entire Superdome
complex, including displaying partition
information and available resources in the
complex.
parremove (1M) Remove an existing partition.
parunlock (1M) Unlock the Stable Complex Configuration Data
or Partition Configuration Data.
fruled (1) Turn locator LEDs on/off for cells, cabinets and
I/O chassis.
frupower (1M) Enable or disable power to a cell or I/O chassis, or
display the power status of cells or I/O chassis.