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» Summary Tables
» Partition Key
» Cell Details
» I/O Chassis
» Actions

This view provides a detailed representation of the CPUs and memory on a specific cell.

Summary Tables

At the top of this view are summary tables showing the CPUs and memory DIMMs on the cell. The summary table shows the total numbers of components in specific states. To see which specific components are in which states, use the Cell Details section below the summary tables. The summary tables associate an icon with each state. These icons are used in the cell details section to indicate the status of individual CPUs and DIMMs.

Table 1 CPUs

[active/ok status icon]OK

The total number of CPUs that are configured for use on the cell.

[deconfigured status icon]Deconfigured

The total number of CPUs that are installed on the cell, but are deconfigured, and therefore are not available for use.

 Max

The total number of CPUs that can be installed on the cell.

 

Table 2 Memory

 DIMMsAmount (GB)
[active/ok status icon]OK

The total number of DIMMs that are configured for use on the cell.

The total amount of memory, in gigabytes, on the configured DIMMs.

[deconfigured status icon]Deconfigured

The total number of DIMMs that are installed on the cell, but are deconfigured, and therefore are not available for use.

The total amount of memory, in gigabytes, on the deconfigured DIMMs.

[failed status icon]Failed

The total number of DIMMs that are installed on the cell, but have failed power-on self-test, and therefore are not available for use.

The total amount of memory, in gigabytes, on the failed DIMMs.

 Max

The total number of DIMMs that can be installed on the cell.

(The total amount of memory that can be installed on the cell depends on the currently available DIMM sizes.)

 Requested CLM

(Not applicable.)

The amount of cell memory, in gigabytes, that was requested as CLM. The requested amount of CLM may differ from the allocated amount, due to hardware constraints.

 Actual CLM

(Not applicable.)

The total amount of memory, in gigabytes, allocated as CLM.

 

Cell local memory is only supported on nPartitions running HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23), SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, or Microsoft® Windows®.

Partition Key

The partition key appears just under the summary tables. The partition key shows the partition name, color code, and partition number of the nPartition that is in the current scope. This view does not include any other nPartitions in the complex, so they are not represented in the partition key. The partition number is shown inside a small circle icon, like this: (1). The color code and the partition number icon are used to associate this nPartition with its displayed resources. If the complex contains cells and I/O chassis that are not assigned to any nPartition, the partition key will also include an entry named Available, with a white background and the icon (A).

You can click on the nPartition name to change to the partition scope hardware view for this nPartition. You can click on the Available entry to change to the partition scope hardware view for available resources.

In this view, actions that operate on nPartitions will always act on the nPartition that is in the current scope. You do not need to select the nPartition first.

Cell Details

The details section contains an image of the cell. The cell image is a logical representation of the cell, including the CPUs and DIMMs within that cell. The border of the cell image is color-coded according to the partition key.

Cells are identified by their cabinet number and cell slot within the cabinet (e.g. “cab0, cell2”). You can click on the cell identifier to view the cell details. This will take you to the cell scope general view for that cell.

The overall status of the cell is shown at the top of the cell image. CPUs in a cell are numbered sequentially, starting with 0. Dual core CPUs will show two CPU numbers inside the CPU box, separated by a comma. Dual core CPUs always have the same status for both CPUs. For example, if one CPU is deconfigured, then the other CPU is deconfigured as well.

The status of each DIMM on the cell is shown in a table under the CPU images. DIMM slots on cell boards are identified by a number-letter combination, for example “0A”, or “4D”. These DIMM slot identifiers are printed on the cell board.

The significance of the DIMM slot identifier varies with server model and cell board type. On some cell boards, DIMMs are grouped into echelons consisting of two or more DIMMS. A failure of any DIMM in an echelon will cause the entire echelon to be deconfigured. DIMMs in the same echelon will have the same initial number.

To the right of each DIMM slot identifier is the memory size of the DIMM, in gigabytes. For example, the value “0.5” indicates a DIMM size of half a gigabyte of memory. If there is no DIMM installed in a DIMM slot, its value will be shown as “Empty”.

I/O Chassis

If the cell is connected to an I/O chassis, the connection and the I/O chassis are also shown. Like the cell image, the border of the I/O chassis image is color-coded according to the partition key.

I/O chassis are identified by their cabinet number, I/O bay, and I/O chassis slot (e.g. “cab0, bay0, chassis1”). You can click on the chassis icon to view the I/O chassis details. This will take you to the I/O chassis scope general view for that I/O chassis.

Partition Manager can only provide details for an I/O chassis that is attached to a powered-on cell.

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.

 
» Assign Cell(s)

Assign cells to an existing nPartition. Required: one or more free cells must be selected. No cells assigned to an nPartition may be selected. Optional: a single nPartition may be selected.

 
» Delete

Delete an existing nPartition, freeing its resources. Required: a single nPartition must be selected or implicitly selected in the current scope.

 
» Modify

Modify the definition of an existing nPartition. Required: a single nPartition must be selected or implicitly selected in the current scope.

 
» Unassign Cell(s)

Remove cells from an existing nPartition, making them free cells. Required: one or more cells belonging to a single nPartition must be selected. No free cells may be selected.

[-]Cell

Actions associated with one or more specific cells. These actions are enabled in a cell scope view, or when one or more cells are selected.

 
» Assign Cell(s)

Assign cells to an existing nPartition. Required: one or more free cells must be selected. No cells assigned to an nPartition may be selected. Optional: a single nPartition may be selected.

 
» Power On

Turn on the power to a cell slot. Required: a powered-off cell or cell slot must be selected.

 
» Power Off

Turn off the power to a cell slot. Required: a powered-on inactive cell or cell slot must be selected.

 
» Turn On LED

Turn on a cell attention indicator. Required: a cell slot must be selected.

 
» Turn Off LED

Turn off a cell attention indicator. Required: a cell slot must be selected.

 
» Unassign Cell(s)

Remove cells from an existing nPartition, making them free cells. Required: one or more cells belonging to a single nPartition must be selected. No free cells may be selected.

[-]I/O

Actions associated with an I/O chassis or I/O card slot.

 
» Power On Chassis

Turn on the power to an I/O chassis. Required: a powered-off I/O chassis must be selected.

 
» Power Off Chassis

Turn off the power to an I/O chassis. Required: a powered-on inactive I/O chassis must be selected.

 
» Turn On Chassis LED

Turn on an I/O chassis attention indicator. Required: an I/O chassis must be selected.

 
» Turn Off Chassis LED

Turn off an I/O chassis attention indicator. Required: an I/O chassis must be selected.

[-]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.