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Using the Management Processor Command menu, Using the EFI Shell, Creating nPartitions

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Introduction Performing nPartition management tasks NOTE frupower -d -C or frupower -d -I List power status for all cells (-C) or all I/O chassis (-I). Using the Management Processor Command menu You can list hardware and nPartition status with the following commands, which are available from the management processor Command menu. CP List nPartition configurations, including all assigned cells. PS List cabinet, power, cell, processor, memory, I/O, and other details. IO List connections from cells to I/O chassis on HP Superdome servers. ID List product and serial numbers. Using the EFI Shell EFI Shell methods for listing hardware and nPartition status include the following commands. Hardware and nPartition information displayed by the EFI Shell is limited to the local nPartition. info sys List the local nPartition number and active cell details. info io List the I/O configuration. info mem List memory details. info cpu List processor details. Creating nPartitions Creating an nPartition involves using an nPartition administration tool to assign one or more cells in a complex to the new nPartition. At the time an nPartition is created you also can optionally specify various configuration options for the nPartition, such as its name, cell use-on-next-boot values, and other details. When creating an nPartition, follow the HP nPartition requirements and guidelines. HP recommends only specific sets of nPartition configurations. For nPartition configuration requirements and recommendations, see the chapter Planning nPartitions in the HP System Partitions Guide. The method you choose for creating an nPartition depends on whether you are creating the first nPartition in a complex, creating a "Genesis Partition" for a complex, or creating an additional nPartition in a complex that already has one or more nPartitions defined. Creating the first nPartition in a server complex To create the first nPartition in a complex you can do one of the following tasks: • From a remote management station, run Partition Manager (connected to the remote management processor) and use the nPartition > Create nPartition task. • From a remote management station, use the parcreate command (with the -g and -h options to connect to the remote management processor). • Create a Genesis partition (as described below) from the management processor console. 28 Chapter 1

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Introduction
Performing nPartition management tasks
Chapter 1
28
frupower -d -C
or
frupower -d -I
List power status for all cells (
-C
) or all I/O chassis (
-I
).
Using the Management Processor Command menu
You can list hardware and nPartition status with the following commands, which are
available from the management processor Command menu.
CP
List nPartition configurations, including all assigned cells.
PS
List cabinet, power, cell, processor, memory, I/O, and other details.
IO
List connections from cells to I/O chassis on HP Superdome servers.
ID
List product and serial numbers.
Using the EFI Shell
EFI Shell methods for listing hardware and nPartition status include the following
commands. Hardware and nPartition information displayed by the EFI Shell is limited
to the local nPartition.
info sys
List the local nPartition number and active cell details.
info io
List the I/O configuration.
info mem
List memory details.
info cpu
List processor details.
Creating nPartitions
Creating an nPartition involves using an nPartition administration tool to assign one or
more cells in a complex to the new nPartition. At the time an nPartition is created you
also can optionally specify various configuration options for the nPartition, such as its
name, cell use-on-next-boot values, and other details.
NOTE
When creating an nPartition, follow the HP nPartition requirements and guidelines. HP
recommends only specific sets of nPartition configurations. For nPartition configuration
requirements and recommendations, see the chapter
Planning nPartitions
in the
HP
System Partitions Guide
.
The method you choose for creating an nPartition depends on whether you are creating
the first nPartition in a complex, creating a “Genesis Partition” for a complex, or creating
an additional nPartition in a complex that already has one or more nPartitions defined.
Creating the first nPartition in a server complex
To create the first nPartition in a complex you can do one of the following tasks:
•
From a remote management station, run Partition Manager (connected to the remote
management processor) and use the
nPartition > Create nPartition
task.
•
From a remote management station, use the
parcreate
command (with the
-g
and
-h
options to connect to the remote management processor).
•
Create a Genesis partition (as described below) from the management processor
console.