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parmodify2(1M)

For OA Based Partition Management Systems

parmodify2(1M)

NAME

parmodify - modify an existing nPartition

SYNOPSIS

parmodify -p nPartition_id |

-Z parspec_name

{[

-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 new_parspec_name]

[

-d blade:blade_path ]...

[-d io:iobay_path ]...

[-m blade:blade_path:[blade_type]

:[use_on_next_boot]

[failure_usage]

:[slm_value]]...

[

-m io:iobay_path:[use_on_next_boot][

:failure_usage]]...

[

-n res_type:ia_value]

[-B ]

[-G memory_granularity_type

:size]

[

-L slm_value]

[-M type:max_value]

[-N next_boot_mode]

[

-O os_name]

[-P new_nPartition_name]

[

-T hyper_threading_ﬂag]

[

-V vga_ﬂag]

[-X parspec:change_policy_ﬂag]}

Platform Support Remarks

This

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

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

refer to parmodify1 (1M) by typing man parmodify1.

DESCRIPTION

The

parmodify command is used to modify the attributes of an existing nPartition or a partition

speciﬁcation. This command can modify the following attributes:

nPartition name (

-P)

VGA assignment (-V):

Enable VGA in the nPartition

Disable VGA in the nPartition

Next boot mode (-N):

Boot as a single partition (nPars mode)

Boot as one or more virtual partitions (vPars mode)

Partition Specification (

-X):

Partition specification change policy

Blade assignment (

-a, -d):

Add blades to the nPartition

Delete blades from the nPartition

Attributes of existing blades (-m):

use_on_next_boot

failure_usage

slm_value (Socket Local Memory)

IO bay assignment (-a, -d):

Add IO bays to the nPartition

Delete IO bays from the nPartition

Attribute of existing IO bays (-m):

use_on_next_boot

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. To target

non-local partitions when the command is invoked from the partition side, the invoking partition needs

appropriate privileges. See the parperm (1M) manpage for details.

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

management terms used in this man page.

HP-UX 11i Version 3: March 2012 − 1 − Hewlett-Packard Company 1

Summary of content (6 pages)

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parmodify2(1M) For OA Based Partition Management Systems parmodify2(1M) NAME parmodify - modify an existing nPartition SYNOPSIS parmodify -p nPartition_id | -Z parspec_name {[-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 new_parspec_name] [-d blade :blade_path]... [-d io:iobay_path]... [-m blade :blade_path :[blade_type]:[use_on_next_boot]: [failure_usage]:[slm_value]]...
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parmodify2(1M) For OA Based Partition Management Systems parmodify2(1M) Options and Arguments parmodify recognizes the following command line options and arguments: -p nPartition_id Specifies the nPartition to be modified. nPartition_id can be specified either as a number or a name. As part of modifying the nPartition, the current partition specification (parspec) associated with the nPartition is also updated. Note: The -p and -Z options are mutually exclusive.
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parmodify2(1M) For OA Based Partition Management Systems parmodify2(1M) • As a percentage (ratio). The percent number can be any number in the range 0 - 100 with a suffix of "%". This number will be rounded up to 12.5%, 25%, 37.5%, 50%, 62.5%, 75%, 87% or 100%. If the blade contains less than 4 GB memory, then the percentage will be rounded to 25%, 50%, 75% or 100%.
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parmodify2(1M) For OA Based Partition Management Systems parmodify2(1M) 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 format as enclosure1/blade3. -d io:iobay_path Deletes the specified I/O bay from the nPartition. To delete multiple I/O bays from the nPartition, multiple -d options should be used.
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parmodify2(1M) For OA Based Partition Management Systems parmodify2(1M) -M type :max_value Specifies maximum number of blades or virtual partitions allowed in an nPartition. The nPartition will not be allowed to have more than the max_value for the type specified. The valid values for types are case-insensitive blade and vpar. By default, platform supported max values for blades per nPartition and virtual partitions per nPartition are allowed.
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parmodify2(1M) For OA Based Partition Management Systems parmodify2(1M) determines whether the OA can automatically modify a parspec in order to enable a partition operation (such as booting). In some scenarios, it is possible that the system cannot meet the customer requested resource or attribute specifications in the parspec for an nPartition or virtual partition. This can be due to non-existent resources or degraded resources or other restrictions in hardware architecture.