HP-UX Reference (11i v1 05/09) - 1M System Administration Commands N-Z (vol 4)
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parmodify(1M) parmodify(1M)
-r cell Specifies the core cell choices. A core cell choice is a configured cell which has attached core
IO. If the core cell of a partition is deleted then the firmware will select the first core cell
choice as the next core cell. One to four core cell choices can be specified. The first cell
specified is the first core cell choice, the second cell specified is the second core cell choice,
the third cell specified is the third core cell choice and the fourth cell specified is the fourth
core cell choice. Use of this option will override previous core cell choices. So, if the order
of a given cell is changing, all of the core cell choices should be specified in the new order.
A cell can be specified either in the local (cabinet#/slot#) or global (cell#) format. For exam-
ple, the cell located in cabinet 0, slot 1 is identified in the local format as 0/1 or in the global
format as 1.
-I IPaddress Specifies the IP address that should be used by management tools such as
parmgr to
address the target partition. This value must be consistent with the IP address that is
assigned to the partition once HP-UX is installed and networking is configured.
-b path Specifies the primary boot path. path specifies a physical hardware path. Note:On
Itanium-based platforms, only boot paths of the local partition can be modified.
-t path Specifies the alternate boot path. path specifies a physical hardware path. Note:On
Itanium-based platforms, only boot paths of the local partition can be modified.
-s path Specifies the secondary boot path. path specifies a physical hardware path. Note:On
Itanium-based platforms, only boot paths of the local partition can be modified.
-P Partition Name
Specifies the name of the partition. The characters which can appear in a valid partition
name are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, - (dash), _
(underscore), " " (space) and . (period). If the parti-
tion name includes space then the name should be enclosed within double quotes. The par-
tition name can have a maximum of 64 characters.
-k s_lock:p_lock
Specifies the lock keys provided by parmgr for the Stable Complex Configuration Data
and Partition Configuration Data. The lock keys should always be specified in pairs. If
either lock key is not available -1 should be specified as a placeholder. For example: if the
s_lock is available but the p_lock is not available, then it should be specified as
-k
s_lock:-1
.
Note: The -k option is intended for use by system management tools which invoke the
parmodify command programmatically. Command line users should avoid this option.
Mapping of Global Cell Numbers to Local Cell Numbers
The cabinets in a complex are numbered starting from 0. The cell slots in each cabinet are also numbered
starting from 0. Each cabinet can have a maximum of 8 cells. For example, the cells located in cabinet 0
will have the following cell numbers in global format: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. The cell numbers in correspond-
ing local format will be 0/0, 0/1, 0/2, 0/3, 0/4, 0/5, 0/6, 0/7.
Similarly the cells located in cabinet 1 will have the following cell numbers in global format: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14, 15. The cell numbers in corresponding local format will be 1/0, 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7.
From the above convention the cell located in cabinet 1, slot 0 is identified in the local format as 1/0 or in
the global format as 8. The parstatus(1) command will display the above cell as "cab1,cell0". The cell
located in cabinet 1, slot 4 is identified in the local format as 1/4 or in the global format as 12. The par-
status(1) command will display the above cell as "cab1,cell4".
RETURN VALUE
The
parmodify command exits with one of the following values:
0 Successful completion.
1 Error condition occurred.
EXAMPLES
Add a new cell in cabinet 0 slot 5 to the existing Partition 2 and activate it.
parmodify -p 2 -a 0/5:base:y:ri:50% -B
Delete a cell in cabinet 0 slot 5 from the existing Partition 2.
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