Managing Superdome Complexes: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Configuring and Managing Superdome Partitions
Configuring Superdome Hardware and Partitions
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Procedure for Assigning Cells to Partitions
Use this procedure to help decide which cells to assign to partitions in
your Superdome complex.
NOTE Consult with your HP sales or support representative, and refer to
Appendix A, “Planning Superdome Configurations,” on page 283 for
important planning information before implementing partition changes
on your Superdome complex.
The following steps provide a basic procedure for selecting cells for the
partitions you will create on your Superdome complex.
Step 1. Determine the sizesof the partitions you will configure in the Superdome
complex.
Before configuring any partitions, determine how many partitions you
plan to configure and establish each partition’s size (the number of cells).
Your HP representative can assist you in this step.
Step 2. Select the largest unassigned partition.
If you will configure multiple partitions in the complex, assign cells to
the largest partition first and configure the smallest partition last.
You will choose cells, confirm their eligibility, and assign them to the
partition in the following steps.
Step 3. Choose which cells you will assign to the partition by using the following
partition configuration charts:
• For Superdome 16-way and Superdome 32-way systems, use the
configuration charts in Figure 4-1 on page 130.
• For Superdome 64-way systems, use the configuration chart in Figure
4-2 on page 131.
These charts list which cell slots HP recommends assigning to partitions,
based on the partition size and type of Superdome server.