This view displays the properties and components of an individual
cell. Two tables are shown: General Cell Properties and Summary of Components.
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:
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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
“-”.
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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).
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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
.
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 ![[-]](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.
| ![[-]](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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