Windows nPartition Guide v5.5

Figure 3-1 Partition Manager (Hardware tab)
As shown in Figure 3-1, the left side of the Hardware tab shows a graphical representation of
the entire complex. Additional tabs include nPartitions, Power and Cooling, Cells, I/O, and
General. Each tab provides a component-level view of all the similar hardware in the system,
such as nPartitions, cooling fans, cells, I/O slots, and cards.
The Actions menu consists of six different submenus: Complex, nPartitions, Cell, I/O, Tools,
and Help. It is always on the right side of the screen. You can expand each of the submenus by
clicking on it. Expanding an Action submenu reveals the tasks that you can perform on the
devices in the system.
However, before you can perform an action on a device, you must select it. To select a device,
click the check box next to its picture on the left side of the screen. For example, in the complex
shown in Figure 3-1, the nPartition named rex01 is selected.
Using the Actions Menu
After you select a device, you can do something to it. For example, now that rex01 is selected,
you can expand the nPartition action item and see that the Delete nPartition and Modify
nPartition submenu items are now available (see Figure 3-2). The other items remain grayed out
because they are inactive. They are either inappropriate at this time or inappropriate for the
device you have selected.
38 Using Partition Manager