Installation Guide, Windows Server 2008 R2 v7.0

Modifying nPartitions includes the following tasks:
• Assign (add) or unassign (remove) cells from an nPartition:
— In the Partition Manager Hardware tab, select an nPartition and cell and then select
nPartition → Assign cell(s) / Cell → Assign cell(s) or nPartition → Unassign cell(s)
/ Cell → Unassign cell(s).
— Alternatively, use the parmodify -p# -a#... command to add a cell or the
parmodify -p# -d#... command to remove a cell from the nPartition (-p#, where
# is the partition number).
• Remove (delete) an nPartition:
— Shut down all open applications on the target nPartition. Shut down Windows on the
target nPartition. In the Partition Manager Hardware tab, select an nPartition and then
select nPartition → Delete nPartition.
— Alternatively, use the parremove -p# command to remove a specified nPartition (-p#,
where # is the partition number).
• Rename an nPartition:
— In the Partition Manager Hardware tab, select an nPartition and then select nPartition
→ Modify nPartition. In the General tab, enter a name in the nPartition Name text box
and click OK.
— Alternatively, use the parmodify -p# -P name command to set the name for a
specified nPartition (-p#, where # is the partition number).
• Set cell attributes:
— In the Partition Manager Hardware tab, select the nPartition that the target cell belongs
to. Select nPartition → Modify nPartition. Click the Set Cell Options tab, change the
Use On Next Boot attribute as desired, and click OK.
— Alternatively, use the parmodify -p# -m#... command to modify cell attributes
for a specified nPartition (-p#, where # is the partition number), or use the EFI Shell
cellconfig command to set use-on-next-boot values.
• Set core cell choices:
— In the Partition Manager Hardware tab, select the nPartition to which the target cell
belongs. Select nPartition → Modify nPartition. Click the Set Cell Options tab, change
the Core Cell Choice attribute, and click OK.
— Alternatively, use the parmodify -p# -r# -r#... command to specify up to four
core cell choices in priority order for a specified nPartition (-p#, where # is the partition
number), or use the EFI Shell rootcell command to set core cell choices.
• Set cell local memory (vs. interleaved memory) values:
— In the Partition Manager Hardware tab, select the nPartition to which the target cell
belongs. Then select nPartition → Modify nPartition. Click the Configure Memory
tab, change the Requested CLM attribute (as a fraction of total available memory, or
as a fixed amount), and click OK.
— Alternatively, use the parmodify -p# -m#::::%command (-p#, where # is the
partition number, -m#, where # is the cell number, and where % is the cell local memory
value, expressed as a percentage).
• Setting nPartition boot paths:
— You must use the EFI Shell bcfg command to configure boot paths.
Booting and Resetting nPartitions
This section lists the main nPartition boot commands and tasks.
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