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This help topic describes some of the messages that Partition Manager may display when error conditions, warnings, or other exceptions are detected. Help for other messages is included directly in the help topic for the action that produces the message.

When a message is displayed, a [Help] button is included if there is help for that message. Clicking this button will take you directly to that help text.

Security

The following messages concern security and authorization issues.


 
Insufficient Privileges

User has insufficient privileges to perform the requested operation.

Origin: attempting any modification of the complex

The permissions associated with your user id do not allow you to perform the requested operation.

Click [OK] to return to the previous view. If there was no previous view, you will go to the complex scope hardware view. From there, click the Log off link at the top right of the view. Login as a user with authorization to use the tool on the system and retry this action.


 
nPartition Configuration Privilege

The task is not allowed because nPartition Configuration Privilege is set to "restricted" in the complex.

[task-specific details]

See help for more information about the restrictions that exist when nPartition Configuration Privilege is set to "restricted".

Origin: attempting any modification of the complex

You are not allowed to perform the requested action when nPartition Configuration Privilege is set to “restricted”, unless Partition Manager is connected directly to the service processor of the complex.

For more information about nPartition Configuration Privilege, including how it affects the actions that can be performed in Partition Manager and how to reset it to “unrestricted”, refer to configuration privilege.

If you want to keep this privilege restricted, you can connect to the service processor of the complex and retry the action that generated this message. Click [OK] to return to the previous view. If there was no previous view, you will go to the complex scope hardware view. From there, use the ToolsSwitch Complexes action to return to the user authentication dialog. Select the remote partitionable complex option. You must provide the hostname or IP address of the service processor on the remote complex, and the IPMI password for the service processor.


 
Parmgr Error (Connection refused)

A new client connection to the CIM Object Manager cannot be created. CIMCLIENT_ERR_CONNECTION_FAILED(Connection refused)

Origin: attempting to connect to a remote nPartition

The WBEM services provider on the remote nPartition is not responding to https connection requests. On HP-UX, the CIM server implements the Common Information Model for HP WBEM Services. On Microsoft® Windows® these services are provided by WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation). For information about configuring the WBEM services provider, refer to the WBEM services help topic.


 
Parmgr Error (Couldn't find trusted certificate)

Error while getting an instance: ... Couldn't find trusted certificate

Origin: attempting to connect to a remote nPartition

The client system's Certificate Trust Store does not include the server certificates from the remote nPartition. For information about exporting and importing SSL certificates, refer to the managing SSL certificates help topic.

Synchronization

The following messages relate to synchronization issues including lock contention and pending profiles.


 
Lock Contention

[The text of this message will vary depending on which information is locked and unavailable to Partition Manager.]

Origin: starting Partition Manager, starting an action from the menu, refreshing data

Read and write locks are used to synchronize access to complex and nPartition information. Usually, lock contention is a transient condition that is automatically resolved. When a lock is held for an abnormally long time (for example, when the process that holds the lock terminates abnormally), you can forcibly release it. Stale locks are automatically broken after they have been held for 25 minutes.

This message identifies each lock that Partition Manager was not able to obtain. If you click [Cancel], Partition Manager will ignore the locks and continue without the information it needs. This is usually not a good idea, since Partition Manager may not be able to display up to date information, and some actions cannot be performed successfully.

To correct the lock contention, either wait for the locks to be released or break the locks held by other processes. For each locked object, use the radio buttons to select either Break or Wait.

Break

The lock held by the other process will be broken, allowing Partition Manager to obtain the lock needed to complete the current action. If the other process has not yet terminated, then it will fail because it no longer holds the lock needed to complete its operation successfully.

Before breaking a lock that might be in use, you should determine whether any other system administrators are currently working on this complex, and coordinate your actions with them.

Wait

Partition Manager will wait for the lock to be released before continuing. This is the default selection. The following paragraphs explain what happens while you are waiting for locks to be released.

When you have made your selections, click [OK]. If you selected Wait for any locked objects, you will be shown a Waiting for Locked Objects screen, which periodically checks to see if the locks have been released while displaying the amount of time spent waiting. When the locks are released, this screen will be replaced by a screen informing you that the locks have been released. Click [close] to continue with the operation that detected the lock contention.

While you are waiting for locks to be released, you can click [Cancel] to stop waiting. You will be returned to the Lock Contention message, where you can again choose either to break or wait for the remaining locks.


 
Pending Profile Warning

Changes to the Stable Complex Configuration Data (SCCD) are pending. These changes have not completed in the usual period of time required or they may require a partition to be shut down or rebooted for reconfiguration (and the shut down or reboot has not been done). The pending SCCD may also indicate a system problem. No other changes can be made that affect the SCCD until the changes are complete or the problem is resolved. Additionally, the data shown by Partition Manager will not reflect the pending changes.

message may include:

The following cell or cells need to be inactive for the pending SCCD to replace the current SCCD:

[list of cells]

message may include:

The following nPartition or nPartitions are to be rebooted as a result of the reconfiguration:

[list of nPartitions]

You may:

  • Click [Cancel Profile] to stop the current reconfiguration (the pending changes to the SCCD will be lost, possibly leaving the complex in an inconsistent state).

  • Click [Wait] for Partition Manager to wait for the reconfiguration to complete.

  • Click [Continue] to proceed without waiting. If this option is chosen:

    • Subsequent commands may fail if the reconfiguration of the SCCD has not completed.

    • Other complex data may appear to be inconsistent.

Origin: starting Partition Manager, starting an action from the menu, refreshing data

This message indicates that an update to the Stable Complex Configuration Data (SCCD) has not finished when expected. The most likely cause is that a configuration change has been requested that requires one or more nPartitions to be shutdown or rebooted for reconfiguration. The change to the SCCD will remain pending until the shutdown for reconfiguration has occurred.

If you click [Continue], Partition Manager will ignore the pending profile and continue. This is usually not a good idea, since Partition Manager may not display up to date information, and some actions cannot be performed successfully.

If you click [Cancel Profile], the pending profile will be discarded. Any changes to the complex configuration implied by that profile will be ignored. The operation that caused the pending profile will fail.

Example 1 Deleting an Active nPartition

When an active nPartition is deleted, the change to the SCCD is pending until a shutdown for reconfiguration is performed on the nPartition. Until that occurs, Partition Manager will report the Pending Profile Warning. If this pending profile is canceled, the nPartition will not be deleted, even after it is shut down for reconfiguration. However, the Partition Configuration Data (PCD) for this nPartition will have been removed. If you decide not to delete the nPartition, you will have to use the Modify nPartition action to restore the missing nPartition information.

Before canceling a pending profile, you should determine whether any other system administrators are currently working on this complex, and coordinate your actions with them.

To wait for the reconfiguration to finish, click [Wait]. You will be shown a Waiting for Pending Profile screen, which periodically checks to see if the reconfiguration has finished while displaying the amount of time spent waiting. When the reconfiguration has finished, this screen will be replaced by a screen informing you that it is finished. Click [close] to continue with the operation that detected the pending profile.

While you are waiting for the reconfiguration to finish, you can click [Cancel] to stop waiting. You will be returned to the Pending Profile Warning message, where you can again choose either to cancel the pending profile or wait for it to finish.

I/O

The following message relates to actions on I/O slots and I/O cards.


 
I/O Data Unavailable

The requested I/O action requires the HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool (pdweb) to be running on the specified nPartition. This tool is only available on nPartitions running HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) December 2006, %currentRelease1123;, or later. The pdweb tool can be started on an nPartition running HP-UX by running sam(1m) or pdweb(1m). The pdweb tool can be configured to start on demand using waconf(1m).

Retry this action after starting or configuring pdweb on the specified nPartition.

Click [Close Window] to close this window.

Origin: performing an action on an I/O slot

When an I/O slot action is selected from the actions menu, Partition Manager will attempt to launch the HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool (pdweb) to perform the action. This tool is only available on nPartitions running HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) December 2006, , or later. If HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool is not running on the selected nPartition, and it is not configured to start on demand, Partition Manager cannot perform any actions on I/O slots or I/O cards.

Within the HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool, you can view all devices on the nPartition and configure I/O slots and I/O cards. HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool can only perform these functions on I/O card slots that are in an active I/O chassis in an active nPartition. Online help is available from the HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool actions menu. For additional information, refer to the pdweb(1M) and waconf(1M) manpages.

On nPartitions running earlier versions of HP-UX, use sam(1M) to display I/O device information. On nPartitions running a Microsoft® Windows® operating system, I/O device information can be viewed through the Device Manager.