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

Booting and Resetting Superdome Partitions
Procedures for Booting and Resetting Partitions
Chapter 5264
Resetting a Partition to a Ready-for-Reconfig State
Resetting a partition to a ready-for-reconfig state performs any changes
to the partition’s configuration and puts the partition and all its cells in a
boot-is-blocked (inactive) state.
You can reset a partition to ready-for-reconfig by using the GSP
command menu, the partition’s BCH interface, or HP-UX commands.
Each of these methods performs the following tasks:
• Shuts down HP-UX and resets all cells that are assigned to the
partition, including any inactive cells.
• Reconfigures the partition if necessary (adds or removes cells).
• Keeps all cells at a boot-is-blocked state; the partition and all cells
assigned to it are inactive.
To boot a partition after you have reset it to ready-for-reconfig, you must
use the GSP command menu’s BO command.
You should reset a partition to ready-for-reconfig whenever you need for
the partition and its cells to be inactive. This enables you to modify the
partition’s configuration from the GSP or from HP-UX running on a
remote partition in the same Superdome complex.
GSP Use this procedure to reset a partition to a ready-for-reconfig state from
the GSP command menu.
Step 1. Log in to the Superdome complex’s GSP and access the GSP command
menu.
After logging in to the GSP, enter CM to select the GSP command menu.
You can perform this task using the GSP menu, the
BCH interface, or HP-UX commands.
• “GSP” on page 264
• “BCH” on page 265
• “HP-UX” on page 266
GSP> CM
Enter HE to get a list of available commands
GSP:CM>