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

Configuring and Managing Superdome Partitions
Overview of Partition Management Tools
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Partition Manager
(parmgr)
Description—Partition Manager provides a graphical interface for
configuring, modifying, and managing partitions and hardware
within a Superdome complex.
Availability—You can use Partition Manager when HP-UX is running
in multi-user mode on the partition. You can use Partition Manager
as a stand-alone X-Window application (/opt/parmgr/bin/parmgr),
or can use the equivalent Web console or SAM area.
Unique Features—Provides a graphical user interface and also
supports Web console access. Performs additional error checking
beyond what the HP-UX Superdome commands support. Also
supports I/O card addition and replacement.
Tasks Supported—Configuring, modifying, and getting information
about partitions and hardware within a Superdome complex.
Detailed Information—See “The Partition Manager—A Guided Tour”
on page 140 or the parmgr online help.
System
Administration
Manager (SAM)
Description—When using SAM as a graphical interface, you can
launch the Partition Manager utility as a SAM area.
See Partition Manager, above, for details.
Table 4-2 HP Superdome Partition Management Tools
Partition Tool Features and Restrictions