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

Booting and Resetting Superdome Partitions
Planning and Configuring Partition Boot Settings
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Typically the HAA device is a secondary boot device that is a mirror of
the PRI device, and the ALT device is an alternate device such as
DVD-ROM or tape device from which the system can boot via install
or recovery media.
• Ensure that the core I/O, PRI boot device, and network card(s) all are
connected to same cell (the core cell).
This configuration ensures that the core cell is directly connected to
the I/O required for booting the partition and providing network
connections. This eliminates the requirement for multiple cells to be
functional to provide basic partition services.
The above guidelines are general suggestions for configuring boot
settings. Refer to Appendix A, “Planning Superdome Configurations,” on
page 283 or contact yourHP representative for more detailed Superdome
server configuration plans.