HP Superdome 2 Partitioning Administrator Guide

4 Planning nPartitions......................................................................................................29
Recommended HP Superdome 2 nPartition Configurations...............................................................29
HP Superdome 2 Partitioning Choices.................................................................................................29
Superdome 2 CPU / CPU module Support.....................................................................................31
CPU Mixing Support..................................................................................................................32
HP Superdome 2 Memory Support...........................................................................................32
Sample Procedure for Creating nPartitions..........................................................................................32
5 Creating and Configuring nPartitions........................................................................35
Tools for Configuring nPartitions.........................................................................................................35
OA CLI.............................................................................................................................................47
OA GUI............................................................................................................................................47
nPartition Commands......................................................................................................................36
Commands for Configuring nPartitions....................................................................................36
Granting permission for an OS to manage nPartitions........................................................................36
Task Summaries for Creating and Configuring nPartitions.................................................................37
Partition Default Attributes..................................................................................................................37
Creating a New nPartition....................................................................................................................38
Creating a New nPartition Using the OA CLI.................................................................................38
Creating a New nPartition Using the OA GUI................................................................................38
Verifying Newly Created nPartitions...................................................................................................38
Removing (Deleting) an nPartition.......................................................................................................40
Removing (Deleting) an nPartition Using the OA CLI...................................................................40
Removing (Deleting) an nPartition Using the OA GUI..................................................................40
Renaming an nPartition........................................................................................................................40
Renaming an nPartition Using the OA CLI.....................................................................................40
Renaming an nPartition Using the OA GUI....................................................................................40
Assigning (Adding) Blades and I/O Bays to an nPartition...................................................................41
Assigning (Adding) Blades and I/O Bays to an nPartition Using the OA CLI...............................41
Assigning (Adding) Blades and I/O Bays to an nPartition Using the OA GUI..............................41
Unassigning (Removing) Blades and I/O Bays from an nPartition......................................................42
Unassigning (Removing) Blades and I/O Bays from an nPartition Using the OA CLI..................42
Unassigning (Removing) Blades and I/O Bays from an nPartition Using the OA GUI..................42
Renaming a Server Complex................................................................................................................44
Setting Blade Attributes........................................................................................................................44
Setting Blade Attributes Using the OA CLI....................................................................................44
Setting Blade Attributes Using the OA GUI....................................................................................44
6 Booting and Resetting Partitions (nPartitions and vPars)..........................................47
Overview of Partition System Booting.................................................................................................47
Accessing the OA..................................................................................................................................47
OA CLI.............................................................................................................................................47
OA GUI............................................................................................................................................47
Booting to EFI and Preparing for Operating System Installation........................................................48
Booting from the CLI ......................................................................................................................48
Booting from the GUI......................................................................................................................50
Getting a Console Using the CLI.....................................................................................................51
Getting a Console Using the GUI....................................................................................................52
Confirming the Installed IO cards...................................................................................................52
Getting MAC Addresses for Ignite-UX...........................................................................................54
Task Summaries for Rebooting and Resetting Partitions.....................................................................54
POWEROFF PARTITION................................................................................................................55
POWERON PARTITION.................................................................................................................58
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