Creating a NPAR with 2 cells in a SD32000
I have to unused cells in a SD32000 pa-risc superdome I am going to use them to create a new npar:
first we check what cells we have available in the complex:
m61# parstatus -AC
[Cell]
CPU Memory Use
OK/ (GB) Core On
Hardware Actual Deconf/ OK/ Cell Next Par
Location Usage Max Deconf Connected To Capable Boot Num
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cab0,cell3 inactive 4/0/4 6.0/ 0.0 cab0,bay1,chassis1 yes - -
cab0,cell7 inactive 4/0/4 8.0/ 0.0 - no - -
We have 2 cells, so our npar is going to have 8 cpus and 14 gigs of ram.
It's a must to have a core cell for each npartition, let's check if we have one:
pcrm61# parstatus -AI
[Chassis]
Core Connected Par
Hardware Location Usage IO To Num
=================== ============ ==== ========== ===
cab0,bay0,chassis0 absent - - -
cab0,bay0,chassis2 absent - - -
cab0,bay1,chassis0 absent - - -
cab0,bay1,chassis1 inactive yes cab0,cell3 -
cab0,bay1,chassis2 absent - - -
We have our core-io so we are ready to go:
#parcreate -P crm -c 0/3::: -c 0/7:base:y:ri -b 3/0/1/0/0.8.0 -B
Partition Created. The partition number is: 1
it has the same on 11v1 what we wrote on c 0/3::: than in -c 0/7:base:y:ri , because they are the defaults. With -B it boots the npar, if not specified we have to CM>BO to boot it, check man parcreate
m31# parstatus -V -p 1
[Partition]
Partition Number : 1
Partition Name : crm
Status : inactive
IP address : 0.0.0.0
Primary Boot Path : 3/0/1/0/0.8.0
Alternate Boot Path : 0/0/0/0/0.0.0
HA Alternate Boot Path : 0/0/0/0/0.0.0
PDC Revision : 36.8
IODCH Version : 5EA0
CPU Speed : 875 MHz
Core Cell : ?
[Cell]
CPU Memory Use
OK/ (GB) Core On
Hardware Actual Deconf/ OK/ Cell Next Par
Location Usage Max Deconf Connected To Capable Boot Num
========== ============ ======= ========= =================== ======= ==== ===
cab0,cell3 inactive 4/0/4 6.0/ 0.0 cab0,bay1,chassis1 yes yes 1
cab0,cell7 inactive 4/0/4 8.0/ 0.0 - no yes 1
Now we can go to the console and start istalling a golden image from ignite
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > di
---- Main Menu ---------------------------------------------------------------
Command Description
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BOot [PRI|HAA|ALT|] Boot from specified path
PAth [PRI|HAA|ALT] [] Display or modify a path
SEArch [ALL||] Search for boot devices
ScRoll [ON|OFF] Display or change scrolling capability
COnfiguration menu Displays or sets boot values
INformation menu Displays hardware information
SERvice menu Displays service commands
DIsplay Redisplay the current menu
HElp [|] Display help for menu or command
REBOOT Restart Partition
RECONFIGRESET Reset to allow Reconfig Complex Profile
----
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > bo lan install
BCH Directed LAN Path: 0.0.0.0
Do you wish to stop at the ISL prompt prior to booting? (y/n) >> n
Initializing boot Device.
Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) Revision 2