nPartition Administrator's Guide, Second Edition

parcreate Command
The parcreate command creates a new nPartition.
This command assigns the specified cells (and any attached I/O chassis) to an nPartition, assigns
a number to the new nPartition, and returns the partition number of the newly created nPartition.
Root permission or IPMI LAN access is required to use parcreate.
NOTE: On servers based on the HP sx1000 chipset or HP sx2000 chipset, when the nPartition
Configuration Privilege is restricted the parcreate command cannot create a new nPartition.
This restriction does not apply when using the -g... -h... options.
Refer to the parcreate(1M) manpage for complete details.
Synopsis
The parcreate command supports slightly different options for the HP-UX B.11.11 and other
releases.
Original nPartition Commands
parcreate [-P PartitionName] [-I IPaddress]
-c cell:[type]:[use_on_next_boot]:[failure_usage] [-c...]
[-b path] [-t path] [-s path] [-r cell] [-r...] [-B]
Enhanced nPartition Commands
parcreate [-P PartitionName] [-I IPaddress] [-L clm_value]
-c cell:[type]:[use_on_next_boot]:[failure_usage][:clm] [-c...]
[-b path] [-t path] [-s path] [-r cell] [-r...] [-T flag] [-B]
[-u username -h IPaddress|hostname |-g -h IPaddress|hostname ]
• The -u... -h... set of options may 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... -h... options may be specified to cause the command to send its management
request using IPMI over LAN to a service processor in another server complex (but can also
be used as a "loopback access" to the service processor in the local complex).
The -u and -g options are mutually exclusive.
Options
-P PartitionName
Specifies the name of the new nPartition.
-I IPaddress
Specifies the IP address that can be used by management
tools to address this nPartition. This value should be
consistent with the IP address used for the nPartition when
an operating system is booted.
-L clm_value
Specifies the amount of the memory that will be used as
cell local memory per cell. The clm_value specified using
the -c option takes precedence over the clm_value specified
using the -L option. See the -c option for a description of
the clm_value formats.
-c
cell:[type]:[use_on_next_boot]:[failure_usage][:clm]
Specifies the cell(s) to be added to the nPartition.
The only valid 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.
• The only valid failure_usage value is:
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