HP Integrity Superdome 2 HP Superdome 2 Partitioning Administrator Guide - Page 27
Partition Specifications (parspec), Creating a Partition Specification
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Table 3-2 RunStates for nPartition (continued) Runstate Description ALT_DEFINED This is a partition definition in an alternate parspec. RUN_VPARS The nPartition is either running or is ready to run virtual partitions. UNKNOWN The status is not known. This may reflect an error condition or a transitionary state while partition states are being discovered. 1 An inactive nPartition can be in the DEACTIVATING, RESETTING or MCA RunStates, if it encounters an error or is interrupted during the activation process. Partition Specifications (parspec) A parspec is a collection of data that defines the configuration of a specific nPartition, including any defined vPars. You may use the parspec functionality to do the following: • Save nPartition and vPartition configurations. • Modify configurations • Create partitions The following are the key features of parspecs. • Every parspec defines only one nPartition. • Multiple nPartitions must be described in multiple parspecs. • A nPartition can be created from a specified parspec. • Every nPartition that exists has a parspec associated with it (referred to as a current parspec), and there can be only one current parspec for a given nPartition. • Any parspec not associated with an existing nPartition is an alternate parspec. • Every parspec has a unique name (scope of uniqueness is a complex). • Parspecs can be managed through the partition commands. • The vPar database resides within a parspec. Creating a Partition Specification You can create a parspec using the following command in the OA CLI: • parcreate -C PartitionSpec:[:create_partition_flag] Where PartitionSpec is the name of the parspec to be created. The create_partition_flag can take the following values: - y - the corresponding nPartition is created. - n - the corresponding nPartition does not get created. This is the default. NOTE: - The -C option creates only a partition specification. - All user supplied arguments to parcreate that are used to define an nPartition may be used to create a parspec. Creating an nPartition from a Partition Specification You can create an nPartition and assign resources using the parspec with the help of the following commands: • Use the following command to create an nPartition using PartitionSpec parcreate -Z PartitionSpec Partition Specifications (parspec) 27