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parcreate(1M)

For OA Based Partition Management Systems

parcreate(1M)

NAME

parcreate - create a new nPartition

SYNOPSIS

parcreate

[-a blade:blade_path:[blade_type]

:[use_on_next_boot]

[failure_usage]

:[slm_value]]...

[

-a io:iobay_path:[use_on_next_boot][

failure_usage]]...

[

-c blade_path:[blade_type]:

[use_on_next_boot]

:[failure_usage]

[slm_value ]]...

[-p nPartition_id]

[

-B]

[-C parspec_name[:create_partition_ﬂag]]

[

-G memory_granularity_type

:size]

[

-L slm_value]

[-M type:max_value]

[-N next_boot_mode]

[

-O os_name]

[-P partition_name]

[

-T hyper_threading_ﬂag]

[

-V vga_ﬂag]

[-X parspec:change_policy_ﬂag]

[

-Z parspec_name]

Platform Support Remarks

This

parcreate describes functionality on systems with Onboard Administrator (OA) based parti-

tion management. For parcreate on systems not running OA based partition management,

refer to parcreate1 (1M) by typing man parcreate1.

DESCRIPTION

The

parcreate command creates a new nPartition on the local complex. The command takes the

speciﬁed blades and I/O bays and assigns them to the new nPartition. If an nPartition number is not

speciﬁed, the command ﬁnds an available nPartition number and assigns it to the new nPartition. Like-

wise if an nPartition name is not speciﬁed, a default name of the format

nParNNNN is given to the new

nPartition (where NNNN is a 4 digit nPartition number).

Superuser permission is required to run this command from the partition side. When the command is

invoked from the Onboard Administrator (OA), it requires operator privilege level or above.

Please refer to the HP Superdome 2 Partitioning Administrator Guide for a description of the partition

management terms used in this man page.

Options and Arguments

parcreate recognizes the following command line options and arguments:

-a blade:blade_path :[blade_type ]:[use_on_next_boot]:[failure_usage]

[slm_value ]

-c blade_path :[blade_type]:[use_on_next_boot]:[failure_usage]

[slm_value ]

Speciﬁes a blade to be assigned to the nPartition.

Either the

-a or -c option can be used to specify a blade to be assigned to the nPar-

tition. To assign multiple blades to the nPartition, multiple -a and -c options

must be used.

blade_path

speciﬁes the blade resource path. It can be speciﬁed in short, medium, or long

format. For example, the blade located in enclosure 1, slot 3 is identiﬁed in

the short format as 1/3, in the medium format as blade-1/3, or in the long for-

mat as enclosure1/blade3.

blade_type

speciﬁes the type of the blade. The valid blade_type value for blades is:

base This is the default if blade_type is not speciﬁed. A base blade in

an nPartition cannot be online deleted.

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Summary of content (6 pages)

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parcreate(1M) For OA Based Partition Management Systems parcreate(1M) NAME parcreate - create a new nPartition SYNOPSIS parcreate [-a blade :blade_path :[blade_type]:[use_on_next_boot]: [failure_usage]:[slm_value]]... [-a io:iobay_path :[use_on_next_boot][:failure_usage]]... [-c blade_path :[blade_type]:[use_on_next_boot]:[failure_usage]: [slm_value ]]...
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parcreate(1M) For OA Based Partition Management Systems parcreate(1M) use_on_next_boot specifies whether the blade will participate in a reboot. The valid values for use_on_next_boot are: y participate in reboot. This is the default. n do not participate in reboot. failure_usage field is used by system firmware when an nPartition is booted.
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parcreate(1M) For OA Based Partition Management Systems n parcreate(1M) do not participate in reboot. failure_usage field is used by system firmware when an nPartition is booted. If a failure happens during the I/O bay activation, then this flag is used by the system firmware to determine whether or not and how the I/O bay should be integrated into the nPartition at boot time. The valid failure_usage values for I/O bay are: ri Specifies to integrate the I/O bay as it would normally be integrated.
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parcreate(1M) For OA Based Partition Management Systems parcreate(1M) The default memory setting is also dependent on the boot mode of the nPartition. System may choose to have a different default memory setting for the nPartition in virtual partitions mode for ease of virtual partition configuration. However, if user has specified a value for memory setting, that will be applied independent of the mode of operation.
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parcreate(1M) For OA Based Partition Management Systems parcreate(1M) the parspec change policy is enabled (default), the affected partition operation is continued with available or modified resources or attributes after making the required changes in the parspec. If the parspec change policy is disabled, the affected partition operation fails and no changes are made to the parspec. -Z parspec_name Creates an nPartition from a partition specification (parspec).
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parcreate(1M) For OA Based Partition Management Systems parcreate(1M) Re-create the same three-blade nPartition from the previous example using the -L option. parcreate -L 50% -p slmPartition -a blade:1/1:::: \ -a blade:1/2:::: -a blade:1/3::::25% AUTHOR parcreate was developed by the Hewlett-Packard Company. SEE ALSO On OA: "help pardefault", "help parmodify", "help parperm", "help parremove", "help parspec", "help parstatus", "help resourcepath".