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Planning nPartition Configurations
nPartition Example Configurations for an HP Superdome Server Complex
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions, rev 5.1 124
Example 2-2 Example nPartition Configuration
for a Superdome 64-way Server
This example configures an HP Superdome 64-way server with one
seven-cell nPartition and two four-cell nPartitions.
A Superdome 64-way server with a seven-cell nPartition and two
four-cell nPartitions would be configured with nPartitions 7A, 4B, and
4E, as shown in Figure 2-4 on page 121.
In Figure 2-4, configuration sets 14–34 are eligible to be assigned on
Superdome 64-way servers. The nPartition cell assignments are:
1. 7A (config set 25), the first recommended seven-cell nPartition.
2. 4B (config set 21), because cells in 4A are used by 7A.
3. 4E (config set 22), because some or all cells in 4A–D are assigned.
4. Partitions 7A, 4B, and 4E use all cells except one (cabinet 1, cell 4).
The following illustrations shows how the Superdome 64-way nPartition
configurations would be selected, using Figure 2-4 to determine which
recommended nPartitions to use.
4E4E
4E4E
4B 4B 4B4B
7A7A 7A 7A7A7A7A
7A7A 7A 7A7A7A7A
4B 4B 4B4B
7A7A 7A 7A7A7A7A
4E4E
4E4E
4B 4B 4B4B 7A7A 7A 7A7A7A7A
1
2
3
4
Example
Superdome 64-way complex nPartition configuration:
one seven-cell nPartition and two four-cell nPartitions.
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