Windows nPartition Guide v5.5

Using the Management Processor Command menu
You can list hardware and nPartition status with the following commands, which are available
from the management processor Command menu.
CP
List nPartition configurations, including all assigned cells.
PS
List cabinet, power, cell, processor, memory, I/O, and other details.
IO
List connections from cells to I/O chassis on HP Superdome servers.
ID
List product and serial numbers.
Using the EFI Shell
EFI Shell methods for listing hardware and nPartition status include the following commands.
Hardware and nPartition information displayed by the EFI Shell is limited to the local nPartition.
info sys
List the local nPartition number and active cell details.
info io
List the I/O configuration.
info mem
List memory details.
info cpu
List processor details.
Creating nPartitions
Creating an nPartition involves using an nPartition administration tool to assign one or more
cells in a complex to the new nPartition. When you create an nPartition, you also can optionally
specify configuration options for the nPartition, such as its name, cell use-on-next-boot values,
and other details.
NOTE: When you create an nPartition, follow the HP nPartition requirements and guidelines.
HP recommends only specific sets of nPartition configurations. For nPartition configuration
requirements and recommendations, see the HP System Partitions Guide.
The method you choose for creating an nPartition depends on whether you are creating the first
nPartition in a complex, creating a “Genesis Partition” for a complex, or creating an additional
nPartition in a complex that already has one or more nPartitions defined.
Creating the first nPartition in a server complex
To create the first nPartition in a complex, you can do one of the following tasks:
• From a remote management station, run Partition Manager (connected to the remote
management processor) and use the nPartition > Create nPartition task.
• From a remote management station, use the parcreate command (with the -g and -h
options to connect to the remote management processor).
• Create a Genesis Partition (described in the following section) from the management processor
console.
Creating a Genesis Partition for a server complex
To create a Genesis Partition, use the MP CC command to specify that an initial, one-cell nPartition
be created within the server complex. The complex must not have any nPartitions defined, or
all nPartitions must be shutdown for reconfig (inactive).
Creating additional nPartitions in a server complex
You can use either of the following methods to create nPartitions in a complex where one or
more nPartitions already are defined:
Create a new nPartition locally Log in to an nPartition in the same complex where the new
nPartition will be created and use the Partition Manager
Create Partition task, or issue the parcreate command.
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