nPartition Administrator's Guide, Second Edition

3. Reboot the nPartition to use the cells' new configuration settings.
If you have changed any cell use-on-next-boot settings for the nPartition then reboot the
nPartition in either of two ways:
• Use the reset command at the EFI Shell to perform a reboot.
If you have only changed cell configurations from on to off, then perform a reboot
using the reset command. Any cells set to not be used will still be assigned to the
nPartition but will not be used (will not rendezvous) in the nPartition.
• Use the reconfigreset command at the EFI Shell to put the nPartition in the shutdown
for reconfig state, then use the BO command at the service processor Command Menu
to boot the nPartition.
If you have changed any cell from off ("n", do not use on next boot) to on ("y", use the
cell on next boot), then you must perform these two tasks; this resets and reconfigures
the nPartition and boots it.
4. Exit the console and service processor interfaces if finished using them.
To exit the EFI environment type ^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and returns
to the service processor Main Menu. To exit the service processor, type X at the Main Menu.
Procedure 7-10 Configuring and Deconfiguring Cells (nPartition Commands)
From the command line, use the parmodify -p# -m#... command to configure or deconfigure
a cell by setting its use-on-next-boot attribute value. You also can use the parstatus -V -c#
command to list attribute details for a specific cell (-c# where # is the cell number).
NOTE: You can remotely perform this task using remote administration options supported by
the Enhanced nPartition Commands or Partition Manager Version 2.0. Remote administration
is supported by the Partition Manager Tools→Switch Complexes action and by the nPartition
command -u... -h... options or -g... -h... options.
For details see “Tools for Managing Hardware” (page 201).
1. Login to a system with the nPartition commands installed.
If using remote administration features to configure and deconfigure cells, you can login to
any system with Enhanced nPartition Commands installed.
2. To list current cell attribute settings, use the parstatus -C command to list the
use-on-next-boot values for all cells, or use the parstatus -V -c# command to list all
attribute values for a specific cell (-c# where # is the cell number)
3. To modify cell attribute values, use the parmodify -p# -m#... command and specify
the new cell attributes as part of the -m option. The -m... option differs slightly for the
nPartition command releases.
You must specify both the nPartition (-p# where # is the nPartition number) and the cell
(-m#... where # is the cell number).
See “Setting Cell Attributes” (page 189) for details on modifying cell attributes, including
the use-on-next-boot value that determines whether a cell is configured or deconfigured
during the nPartition boot process.
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