Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server 2008 SP2, v6.5

C nPartitioning
This appendix introduces node partitions (nPartitions) on cell-based HP Integrity servers running
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 and describes the tools to manage them.
A cell-based HP Integrity server (such as the rx7640, rx8640, or Superdome) can be configured
as a single system or partitioned into several independent systems. Partitioning provides hardware
and software isolation, in which each partition is assigned memory, processors, and I/O resources
for its exclusive use, and executes its own operating system image.
For a description of nPartitioning on HP Integrity servers, see the nPartition Administrator's Guide:
• http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-1247B/ (for the HTML version)
• http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-1247B/5991-1247B.pdf (for the PDF version)
Quick Start
This section provides an overview of the installation and configuration steps needed to get you
up and running as quickly as possible.
Figure C-1 shows the hardware, software, and most commonly used connection method. All
components are described later in this chapter.
Figure C-1 System Overview
The most common setup for nPartition management of HP Integrity servers running Windows
involves a remote management station. This dedicated management station hosts the management
tools and issues commands over a network connection to the server’s management processor,
enabling you to manage the complex even if no nPartitions exist on the complex yet.
To set up and configure the management station:
1. Establish a dedicated management station for the HP Integrity server. See: “Setting up the
Management Station” (page 88).
2. Install the nPartition tools using the HP Smart Update Manager utility on your Smart Setup
media.
3. Verify installation of the nPartition tools. See: “Verify Installation of the nPartition
Management Tools” (page 63).
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