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nPartition System Overviews
Partition Numbers
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Note that—once you create additional nPartitions—you do not
necessarily have to use the Genesis partition to perform your nPartition
management and configuration tasks.
Partition Numbers
Each nPartition has its own unique partition number that the
nPartition commands and utilities use for identifying the nPartition.
When you create an nPartition, the utility you use assigns the nPartition
the lowest available partition number. For example, the Genesis
partition always is partition number 0 because it is the first and only
nPartition in the server complex when it is created, and the second
nPartition to be created is partition number 1.
After you remove an nPartition, no cells are assigned to the nPartition.
As a result, the nPartition tools can assign cells to the partition number
when creating a new nPartition.
For example, if you remove partition number 2, then the parcreate
command or Partition Manager tool can assign cells to partition number
2 when creating a new nPartition, if all lower-numbered nPartitions
(partition numbers 0 and 1) already are defined.
nPartition Local and Remote Access
Your access to an nPartition—whether local or remote—determines your
ability to configure and manage the nPartition. Some capabilities require
local partition access while other capabilities only require that you login
to any of the nPartitions in the server complex, including remote
partitions.
Local nPartition
When you login to HP-UX running on an nPartition, or when you access
an nPartition’s BCH interface or console, the nPartition you are
accessing is considered to be the local nPartition.
Remote nPartition
All nPartitions in the complex other than the one you are accessing are
considered to be remote nPartitions.
You can use the parstatus -w command to list the partition number for
the local nPartition.