Windows nPartition Guide v5.5

2 Installing nPartition Management Utilities.................................................................31
nPartition Commands...........................................................................................................................31
Install nPartition Commands Bundle from the Smart Setup media...............................................31
Partition Manager.................................................................................................................................32
Install the Partition Manager Bundle from the Smart Setup media................................................32
Verifying the installation.......................................................................................................................33
Verifying nPartition Commands.....................................................................................................33
Verifying Partition Manager............................................................................................................33
Miscellaneous installation issues..........................................................................................................34
Configuring for secure WBEM communications............................................................................34
Upgrading service packs later (after installation)...........................................................................35
3 Using Partition Manager.............................................................................................37
Starting Partition Manager....................................................................................................................37
Understanding the Partition Manager GUI..........................................................................................37
Using the Actions Menu.......................................................................................................................38
Determining the Status of a Device......................................................................................................41
4 Using Other Tools to Manage nPartitions.................................................................43
Complex-level tasks..............................................................................................................................43
Rename a server complex................................................................................................................43
Unlock complex profile entries.......................................................................................................44
Cancel pending changes to the complex profile.............................................................................45
List product and serial numbers.....................................................................................................45
nPartition-level tasks.............................................................................................................................45
Boot configuration options for nPartition systems..........................................................................45
Find bootable devices......................................................................................................................47
List nPartition configurations..........................................................................................................47
List the local (current) nPartition number.......................................................................................47
List memory configurations............................................................................................................48
Configure boot paths and options...................................................................................................48
Configure autoboot options............................................................................................................50
Configure boot-time system tests....................................................................................................51
Boot Windows Server 2003..............................................................................................................52
Boot over a network.........................................................................................................................53
Shut down Windows Server 2003....................................................................................................55
Reboot and reset..............................................................................................................................56
Reboot for reconfiguration..............................................................................................................58
Shut down to a shutdown for reconfig (inactive) state...................................................................59
Boot an inactive nPartition..............................................................................................................61
Perform a transfer of control reset...................................................................................................62
Create a Genesis Partition................................................................................................................63
Create a new nPartition...................................................................................................................65
Remove (delete) an nPartition.........................................................................................................67
Add cells to an nPartition................................................................................................................70
Set core cell choices..........................................................................................................................71
Rename an nPartition......................................................................................................................72
Cell-level tasks......................................................................................................................................73
List processor configurations..........................................................................................................73
List cell configurations....................................................................................................................74
Unassign (remove) cells from an nPartition....................................................................................74
Set cell attributes..............................................................................................................................76
Power-, status-, and hardware-level tasks............................................................................................78
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