About This View
The complex I/O view provides a detailed representation of all the I/O
chassis in the complex. A summary section at the top of the view
shows the overall status of the I/O chassis and the cards installed in those
chassis. Use this view to find I/O hardware problems, examine the different
types of I/O cards in the complex, and zoom in on specific cards and their attached
devices.
Summary
At the top of this view are two summary tables showing the I/O chassis in the
complex, and the cards installed in those I/O chassis. To see which specific
cards are in which I/O chassis, refer to the Details section below the summary tables.
The summary tables associate icons with I/O card types and I/O chassis status.
The same icons are also used in the Details section.
Table 1 I/O Chassis Summary | Total I/O Chassis |
The total number of I/O chassis that can be installed in the complex.
| ![[active/ok status icon]](up_arrow.gif) | Active |
The total number of active I/O chassis in the
complex.
| ![[inactive status icon]](box_arrow.gif) | Inactive |
The total number of inactive I/O chassis in the
complex.
| ![[powered off status icon]](lightning_slash.gif) | Powered Off |
The total number of I/O chassis that are powered off in the complex.
| | Present |
The total number of I/O chassis that are actually installed in the
complex. This is the sum of the Active,
Inactive, and Powered Off
values.
| | Absent |
The number of additional I/O chassis that could be installed in the complex.
This is the difference between the Total I/O Chassis and
Present values.
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Table 2 I/O Slot Summary | Total I/O Slots |
The total number of I/O card slots in all I/O chassis installed in the
complex. This is the sum of the Empty I/O Slots
and Occupied I/O Slots values.
| ![[empty I/O card slot icon]](empty_io_slot.s.gif) | Empty I/O Slots |
The total number of empty I/O card slots, across all I/O chassis
installed in the complex. An empty I/O card slot contains no I/O card.
| ![[other I/O card icon]](card.s.gif) | Occupied I/O Slots |
The total number of occupied I/O card slots, across all I/O chassis
installed in the complex. An occupied I/O card slot contains some type
of I/O card. This is the sum of the Mass Storage
Cards, Network Cards, and
Other Cards values.
| ![[mass storage card icon]](mass_storage_card.s.gif) | Mass Storage Cards |
The total number of mass storage cards installed in I/O card slots,
across all I/O chassis installed in the complex.
| ![[network interface card icon]](net_card.s.gif) | Network Cards |
The total number of network interface cards installed in I/O card slots,
across all I/O chassis installed in the complex.
| | Other Cards |
The total number of I/O cards, other than mass storage cards and network
interface cards, installed in I/O card slots, across all I/O chassis
installed in the complex.
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Partition Key
The partition key appears just under the summary tables.
The partition key lists the name of each nPartition in the complex.
Each nPartition has its own color code and its own
partition number, which is shown inside a small
circle icon, like this:
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The color code and the partition number icon are used to
associate each 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
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You can click on any nPartition name to see details on that nPartition. This will
take you to the partition scope hardware view for
that nPartition.
You can click on the Available entry to see the available resources
details. This will take you to the partition
scope hardware view for available resources.
To perform an action on a specific nPartition, select it by clicking the selection
box in front of the partition name. You will then be able to choose actions from
the actions menu that operate on the selected nPartition.
Details
The details section contains an image of each I/O chassis in the complex. If two
I/O chassis are contained within the same I/O bay, they are
shown adjacent to each other. If the I/O chassis is connected to a
cell, the connection and the cell are also shown. The
cells and I/O chassis are color-coded according to the partition key. The status of each I/O chassis and
cell is represented by a status icon at the top of the image. These are the same
icons used in the Summary section at the
top of this view.
I/O chassis are identified by their cabinet number, I/O
bay, and I/O chassis slot (e.g. “cab0, bay1,
chassis2”). You can click on the chassis identifier
to view the I/O chassis details. This will take you to the
I/O chassis scope general view for that
I/O chassis.
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 individual I/O card slots and their contents are shown within each I/O
chassis. Each I/O card slot contains an icon to indicate whether the slot is
empty or occupied. Occupied I/O slots also contain a second icon indicating the
type of I/O card in that slot. These are the same icons used in the Summary section at the top of this view.
If you position the mouse cursor over an I/O card slot, a pop-up tool
tip will display the slot ID and description.
You can click on an I/O card slot in an active I/O chassis in an
active nPartition to view details of
the slot and its contents. This information is displayed by
the HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool.
Selecting Objects
Some actions are disabled unless you select one or more objects first. Disabled
actions are dimmed in the actions menu, and cannot be clicked.
To select an object that is displayed in the view, click on the checkbox attached
to the object. A check mark will appear inside the checkbox when the object is
selected. To clear the check mark and cancel the selection, click the box again.
You can select multiple objects in the view, but some actions will be disabled
when multiple objects are selected.
Objects can also be implicitly selected in the current scope.
In an nPartition scope the displayed nPartition is implicitly selected.
In a cell or I/O chassis scope the displayed cell and attached I/O chassis are
implicitly selected, and so is the nPartition containing the cell and I/O chassis.
Implicitly selected objects do not have a check mark, and are not counted in the
selected items table, but they do enable the actions that require those objects to
be selected.
Below the actions menu is a table containing a summary of all the items currently
selected. This table is automatically updated as you select and deselect objects.
Some selected objects may not be visible in the current view, or they may have
scrolled off the bottom of the page. If you want to cancel all selections, or
start over selecting objects, click the [Deselect All] button
at the bottom of the table.
If any items are selected, the title of the selected items table becomes an active link.
Clicking this link will bring up a page listing each selected item. You can click on any
item in this list to see additional details about the selected item.
Table 3 Selected Items Table nPartitions |
The number of nPartitions that are selected.
| Cells |
The number of cells that are selected.
| I/O Chassis |
The number of I/O chassis that are selected.
| I/O Slots |
The number of I/O card slots that are selected.
| [Deselect All] |
Cancel all selections, removing the checkmark from each object's
checkbox, and resetting all of the selected object values to zero.
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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
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Click on that icon to collapse the submenu. The actions under the submenu will be
hidden, and the icon will change back to
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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 4 Actions Menu ![[-]](menu_close.gif) | Complex |
Actions associated with the overall complex. These actions are
enabled in all views.
| | | Change the name of the complex. | | |
Execute a suite of problem detectors to analyze the overall health of
the complex.
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Turn off all attention indicators.
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Display a text report showing the detailed composition and status of the
entire complex.
| ![[-]](menu_close.gif) | 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.
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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.
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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.
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Delete an existing nPartition, freeing its resources.
Required: a single nPartition must be selected or implicitly
selected in the current scope.
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Modify the definition of an existing nPartition.
Required: a single nPartition must be selected or implicitly
selected in the current scope.
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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.
| ![[-]](menu_close.gif) | I/O |
Actions associated with an I/O chassis or I/O card slot.
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Turn on the power to an I/O chassis. Required: a powered-off I/O
chassis must be selected.
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Turn off the power to an I/O chassis. Required: a powered-on inactive I/O
chassis must be selected.
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Turn on an I/O chassis attention indicator. Required: an
I/O chassis must be selected.
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Turn off an I/O chassis attention indicator. Required: an
I/O chassis must be selected.
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Prepare to activate a new card that will be inserted into an I/O card slot.
Required: an empty I/O card slot in an
active I/O chassis in an
active nPartition must be
selected; HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool must be running on the nPartition, or configured to
start on demand.
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Activate an I/O card that has not yet been claimed
by a driver, or activate all suspended ports on a
claimed I/O card.
Required: an occupied I/O card slot
in an active I/O chassis in
an active nPartition must be
selected; HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool must be running on the nPartition, or configured to
start on demand.
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Flash the attention indicator that shows the
physical location of an I/O card slot.
Required: an I/O card slot in an active
I/O chassis in an active
nPartition must be selected; HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool must be running on the
nPartition, or configured to start on demand.
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Perform a Critical Resource Analysis,
displaying what would be affected by powering off the selected I/O card.
Required: an occupied I/O card slot
in an active I/O chassis in
an active nPartition must be
selected; HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool must be running on the nPartition, or configured to
start on demand.
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Temporarily deactivate a card by suspending all of
its ports so that it may be replaced by a compatible
I/O card and reactivated.
Required: an occupied I/O card slot
in an active I/O chassis in
an active nPartition must be
selected; HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool must be running on the nPartition, or configured to
start on demand.
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Display detailed information about the storage devices attached to an I/O card.
Required: an occupied I/O card slot
in an active I/O chassis in
an active nPartition must be
selected; HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool must be running on the nPartition, or configured to
start on demand.
| ![[-]](menu_close.gif) | Tools |
Utility actions provided by Partition Manager.
These actions are always enabled.
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Perform a new complex scan and update the display.
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Display the system administration log file on the system running
Partition Manager.
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Return to the user authentication
screen, in order to connect to another complex.
| ![[-]](menu_close.gif) | 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.
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Display help that is specific to the current
context. The help page that is displayed will be
associated with the current view.
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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.
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Display the about partition manager help topic.
This page displays the product version and release history,
copyright and trademark information, and other legal notices.
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