Windows Integrity nPartition Guide

nPartition Commands Reference
parmodify
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parmodify
You can use the parmodify command to modify the following attributes of an existing
nPartition:
• Partition name
• Cell assignments (add cells or remove cells)
• Attributes of existing cells:
—Cell type
— Use-on-next-boot value
— Failure usage
— Cell local memory (CLM) value
• Core cell choices
• Boot paths (the primary, alternate, and HA alternate paths)
• IP address (if set, this value should be consistent with the IP address assigned to the
nPartition when the operating system is booted)
Root permission or IPMI LAN access is required to use this command.
Synopsis parmodify -p PartitionNumber
-a cell:[celltype]:[use_on_next_boot]:[failure_usage][:clm] [-a...] |
-m cell:[celltype]:[use_on_next_boot]:[failure_usage][:clm] [-m...] |
-I IPaddress | -r cell [-r...] | -d cell [-d...] | -b path | -t path | -s
path | -T flag | -P PartitionName | -B | -k s_lock | [-u username:[passwd]
-h IPaddress|hostname |-g [passwd] -h IPaddress|hostname ]
•The -h... -g... options must be specified to cause the command to send its
management request using IPMI over LAN to a management processor in another
server complex (but can also be used as a “loopback access” to the management
processor in the local complex).
•The -h... -u... set of options must be specified to cause the command to send its
management request using WBEM to an nPartition other than the local nPartition
(but can also be used as a “loopback access” to the local nPartition).
The -g and -u options are mutually exclusive.
The -p option is required.
Options The parmodify command supports the following command-line options.
-p PartitionNumber
Specifies the nPartition to be modified. PartitionNumber specifies the
unique number (integer) assigned to the nPartition.
The -p option is required.
Note that you must also to specify any one or more of the following
options.