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» General Cell Properties
» Summary of Components
» Actions

This view displays the properties and components of an individual cell. Two tables are shown: General Cell Properties and Summary of Components.

If the cell is not powered on, then some fields in these tables will show no information.

General Cell Properties

The general cell properties table shows the attributes of the selected cell.

Table 1 Fields of the General Cell Properties Table

Global Cell Number

Each cell in a complex can be identified by its unique global cell number. This identifier can be used in the partition commands to perform actions on a cell (see partition(1)).

Cell Location

The physical location of the cell (cabinet and cell slot).

nPartition Assignment

If this cell is assigned to an nPartition, the nPartition is identified by its partition name and partition number (e.g. “Engineering(par2)”). You can click on this field to view the partition scope hardware view for this nPartition. The partition number is also shown inside a small circle icon, like this: (2). This is the same icon used in other views to associate the cell with its nPartition.

This field will contain “-” if the cell is not assigned to an nPartition.

CPU Architecture

Identifies the processor family of the CPUs. For PA-RISC systems, this field will show “PA-RISC”. For Itanium®-based systems, this field will show “Itanium(R)-based”.

Cell Compatibility

A string that identifies a hardware class of cells. Cells with the same compatibility code can be assigned to the same nPartition. Cells with different compatibility codes cannot be assigned to the same nPartition. An empty cell slot is considered compatible with any cell or other cell slot.

I/O Chassis Connection

The I/O chassis, if any, that is attached to this cell. The I/O chassis is identified by cabinet, I/O bay, and chassis slot. You can click on this field to view the I/O chassis scope general view for this I/O chassis.

Firmware Revision

The revision level associated with the system firmware on the cell board.

Status

For an explanation of the hardware status indicators, refer to status indicators. In addition to the standard status indicators, this field will include “Core” if this is the active core cell.

Actual Usage

The way that the cell is currently being used. This will be the same as Normal Usage for an active cell, or “Deconfigured” otherwise.

Normal Usage

The intended usage for this cell (also referred to as the Cell Type attribute). If the cell is not assigned to an nPartition, this field will show “Free”. Otherwise, it will be set to Base. Other cell types may be introduced in future releases.

Failure Usage

Specifies how the cell will be used after a hardware failure. This is always set to Base. Other failure usage types may be introduced in future releases.

Use On Next Boot

Set this field to “No” to prevent the cell being made active the next time that the nPartition is booted.

Core Cell Capable

Indicates whether this cell is capable of being selected as the core cell.

Clock Speed

The clock speed of the CPUs on the cell.

Hyper-Threading-capable

Each processor core in the nPartition can support multiple parallel execution streams. For Hyper-Threading to be active, it must be enabled and the nPartition must be rebooted.

SBA Initialized

If the system bus adapter (SBA) link has been initialized, this field will show “Yes”. If the SBA link is uninitialized, this field will show “No”. The SBA link must be initialized for the operating system to be able to use I/O cards installed in the I/O chassis attached to this cell.

If the cell is not connected to an I/O chassis, then this field does not apply, and it will show “-”.

 

Summary of Components

The summary of components table displays the number of CPUs and memory DIMMs on the selected cell, and the number of attached I/O cards.

Table 2 Fields of the Summary of Components Table

CPUs

The number of CPUs installed on the cell.

DIMMs

The number of DIMMs installed on the cell.

Memory

The total amount of memory (in gigabytes) installed on the cell.

I/O Cards

The number of I/O cards installed in the I/O chassis connected to the cell (if any).

 

Actions

At the right side of each view is a menu of actions that Partition Manager can perform. These actions are grouped into six submenus. To expand a submenu, click on the [+] icon to the left of the submenu name. The actions under that submenu will be shown, and the icon will change to [-]. Click on that icon to collapse the submenu. The actions under the submenu will be hidden, and the icon will change back to [+].

When Partition Manager begins, each submenu is collapsed. When you change views, submenus that you have expanded will remain expanded, and submenus that are collapsed will remain collapsed.

Not all actions appear in the menu in each view. Some actions that do appear in the menu are disabled under certain conditions. Actions that are disabled are dimmed in the menu and cannot be clicked. Actions are enabled or disabled based on the current state of the system and which objects are currently selected.

If you position the mouse cursor over the name of an action without clicking, a pop-up tool tip will appear. If the action is currently enabled, the text will explain what the action does. If the action is currently disabled, the text will explain why it is disabled.

The following table shows the actions that are enabled in this view. Actions that cannot be enabled in this view are not included. To the right of each submenu and action is a brief description, including any requirements for the action to be enabled. If the required conditions are not met, then the action will be dimmed in the menu, and it cannot be selected. Click on an action name to go to the detailed help for that action.

Table 3 Actions Menu

[-]Complex

Actions associated with the overall complex. These actions are enabled in all views.

 
» Set Complex Name
Change the name of the complex.
 
» Analyze Complex Health 

Execute a suite of problem detectors to analyze the overall health of the complex.

 
» Clear All LEDs

Turn off all attention indicators.

 
» Show Complex Details

Display a text report showing the detailed composition and status of the entire complex.

[-]nPartition

Actions associated with one or more existing nPartitions. Create nPartition is enabled in all views. Other nPartition actions are enabled when an nPartition is selected, or implicitly selected in the current scope. In a cell scope or I/O chassis scope the nPartition containing the cell or I/O chassis is considered implicitly selected.

 
» Create nPartition

Start the create nPartition wizard to create a new nPartition. Required: there must be free cells in the complex. There must not be any non-free cells selected. Optional: if any free cells are selected, those cells will be pre-selected in the Select Cells step of the wizard.

[-]Tools

Utility actions provided by Partition Manager. These actions are always enabled.

 
» Refresh Data

Perform a new complex scan and update the display.

 
» Show Log File

Display the system administration log file on the system running Partition Manager.

 
» Switch Complexes

Return to the user authentication screen, in order to connect to another complex.

[-]Help

These actions display online help in a separate browser window. If a help browser window is already open, that window will be re-used for the selected help page. These actions select the initial help page that will be displayed. From there, you can browse to any other help page. These actions are always enabled.

 
» Current View

Display help that is specific to the current context. The help page that is displayed will be associated with the current view.

 
» Overview

Display the overview help topic. This topic provides an introduction to Partition Manager and the concepts and terminology used in the application and in the online help.

 
» About

Display the about partition manager help topic. This page displays the product version and release history, copyright and trademark information, and other legal notices.