This help topic presents a brief explanation of the key features and capabilities of
Partition Manager. For information about using the Partition Manager interface, refer to the
overview help topic.
Graphical User Interface
Partition Manager dynamically generates graphical representations of your system's
hardware components, nPartitions, and
available resources.
Partition Manager helps you perform complex configuration tasks without having to
remember commands and parameters. You select nPartitions, cells, I/O chassis, or other
components from the graphical display, then select an action from a menu. The
actions available from the menu are always appropriate to the current view and the
selected objects.
Partition Manager displays the command(s) that it uses to perform configuration tasks.
You can use this feature to help you learn the command syntax, and to construct
scripts to automate frequently-performed tasks.
Manage System Hardware
Use Partition Manager to view your server's hardware inventory and the
status of hardware components.
Partition Manager detects and reports configuration problems in your complex.
Partition Manager helps you configure and maintain your complex.
Change the name of the complex.
Create, remove, and modify nPartitions.
Power on and off individual cells and I/O chassis.
Manage cell and I/O chassis attention indicators.
Add and replace PCI devices in nPartitions.
Remote Management
Partition Manager is a Web-based application. You can use Partition Manager from any
supported Web browser with WBEM access to the complex being
managed. For information about supported configurations, refer to the the starting & stopping help topic.
Step-by-Step Guidance Through Complex Tasks
Partition Manager walks you through each step in the
creation of nPartitions.
All actions performed by Partition Manager are tracked in a log file that can be viewed
at any time.
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