HP-UX 11i September 2001 Release Notes

Hard Partition Systems
Partition Manager (parmgr) (new at 11i original release)
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Summary of Changes
• Empty cell slots and empty or blocked I/O chassis slots are no longer listed as
Available Resources; they are now listed under a separate category: “Empty
Cell/Chassis Slots.”
• The printed output of I/O Details and I/O Slot property sheets has been reformatted
for improved readability.
•APrint button was added to the Card Critical Resource Analysis dialog.
• The HA status of the I/O fans in Superdome CPU cabinets is now reported as “N/A,”
since this information is not made available by system firmware.
• A new problem checker reports active partitions with inactive cells that do not have
“Use on Next Boot” set to “no.”
• A new problem checker reports any HDCI errors that have occurred.
• Complex profile locks are now freed after an unlock failure.
• An error preventing the retrieval of the list of disks attached to an I/O card was fixed.
• The messages and online help displayed while deleting cells from a partition were
improved to reduce confusion.
• The messages and online help displayed while deleting a partition were improved to
reduce confusion.
• Additional PCI class codes were made available for use in I/O Details filters.
•AShow Details button was added to the Delete Partition dialog, allowing you to
review, save, or print the partition details prior to deletion.
• An error preventing the deletion of the local partition was fixed.
• Partition Manager is now able to work around certain errors that used to be fatal (for
example, a cell reports a fatal firmware error), Warning messages are displayed, but
you can choose to continue despite the error.
• Partition Manager now flashes the amber attention LEDs, instead of setting them to
a steady on state (in accordance with the new PCI standard specification). See “New
Attention Indicator Behavior (updated for September 2001)” on page 37.
• Messages and help displayed when the GSP is locked or has pending actions have
been improved to reduce confusion.
• Messages and help displayed during Online Addition/Replacement of an I/O card
have been improved to reduce confusion.
• Double-clicking on a cell or I/O chassis in the Create Partition Summary window now
displays details (equivalent to clicking Show Details).
• CPU Type is now formatted as a hex value in the Cell Details display.
• When attempting to power-on an I/O chassis, the Modify Partition task now
power-cycles the cell connected to the chassis, instead of attempting (and failing) to
power-on the chassis directly.
• A more meaningful error message is displayed when a non-root user attempts to start
Partition Manager.
• When launching Partition Manager from a PC web browser, a graphic displayed in
the initial launch page has been corrected.