HP-UX 11i September 2001 Release Notes

Hard Partition Systems

Partition Manager (parmgr) (new at 11i original release)

Chapter 2

Partition Manager (parmgr) (new at 11i original release)

Partition Manager (parmgr) is a new system administration tool that 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 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 Apache

Web Server (described under “HP-UX 11i Operating Environment (new at 11i original

release)” on page 60 in Chapter 4) 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, part no.

B2355-90702 for details.

The functionality provided by the Partition Manager includes the ability to:

• 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. (See the manual Managing

Superdome Complexes: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators, available on the

HP-UX 11i Instant Information CD or on the http://docs.hp.com web site, for more

detail.)

• display a complete hardware inventory of an entire complex

• display 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.