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

Configuring and Managing Superdome Partitions
HP-UX Superdome Configuration Commands—Details and Syntax
Chapter 4 209
parcreate Command
NOTE For the most up-to-date reference information on the parcreate
command, see the parcreate (1M) manpage on your system. The
information here is provided for quick reference.
The parcreate command creates a new partition. This command takes
the specified cells (and any attached I/O chassis) from the free cell list
and assigns them to the partition.
This command finds an available partition number and assigns it to the
new partition. It returns the partition number of the newly created
partition.
Root permission is required to use parcreate.
parcreate Command Syntax
The command-line syntax for parcreate is:
See the parcreate (1M) manpage for additional details.
Synopsis parcreate [-P PartitionName] [-I IPaddress]
-c cell:[cell_type]:[use_on_next_boot]:[failure_usage] [-c...]
[-b path] [-t path] [-s path] [-r cell] [-r...] [-B] [-k s_lock]
For details on specifying cells, cabinets, and I/O chassis, see “Specifying
Cells and I/O Chassis” on page 137.
Options -P PartitionName Specifies the name of the new partition.
-I IPaddress Specifies the IP address that should be used by
management tools (like SAM) to address this partition.
-c cell:[cell_type]:[use_on_next_boot]:[failure_usage]
Specifies the cell(s) to be assigned to the partition.
• The only valid cell_type value is:
base Base cell (the default).
• The valid use_on_next_boot values for cells are:
y Participate in reboot. (The default.)
n Do not participate in reboot.