HP Integrity rx5670 Windows Integrity nPartition Guide - Page 94

Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions Cell-level tasks NOTE You must include the correct remote administration options when issuing par commands (-h and -g for IPMI over LAN connections; -h and -u for WBEM/WMI connections). For a complete explanation of these options, refer to the command description in "nPartition Commands Reference" on page 109. If using remote administration features to modify an nPartition, you can login to any Windows system. If removing an active cell from an nPartition and not using remote administration features, you must login to the nPartition from which the cell is to be removed. Step 2. Issue the parstatus -c#... command to list the current nPartition assignments and status for each cell (-c# where # is the cell number) that you plan to remove from its assigned nPartition. Specify each cell you plan to remove with a separate -c option. For example, to list details on cells 0, 1, and 2, issue the parstatus -c0 -c1 -c2 command. The cells must all be assigned to the same nPartition in order to remove them using a single procedure. Otherwise, if the cells are assigned to different nPartitions, you must perform this procedure separately for each nPartition. Step 3. Remove the cell from the nPartition to which it is assigned by using the parmodify -p# -d#... command. Specify the nPartition (-p# where # is the nPartition number) and each cell (-d# where # is the cell number) that you want to remove from the nPartition. If you are performing this task using a Windows system to remotely administer a server, also specify the -u... -h... options or the -g... -h... options as appropriate. If removing multiple cells from an nPartition, specify each cell with a separate -d# option on the same command line (such as: parmodify -p1 -d0 -d2... to remove cells 0 and 2 from partition number 1). Slightly different procedures are required for removing active cells and inactive cells. See the following information for details. If at least one of the cells you plan to remove is currently active, then follow the guidelines for removing active cells. • Guidelines for removing an active cell Specify the -B option to parmodify when removing an active cell from an nPartition if you want the nPartition to become active following its reboot for reconfig. For example, the following command removes cell 4 from partition 0 and the -B option ensures that the nPartition will be active following its reboot for reconfig. # parmodify -p0 -d4 -B Cell 4 is active. Use shutdown -R to shutdown the system to ready for reconfig state. Command succeeded. # You must perform a reboot for reconfig after you issue the parmodify command to remove active cell(s) from the nPartition. (This is covered in the step that follows.) 94 Chapter 4