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»Release Notes
»About Partition Manager
»Glossary
»Using Help
» About This View
» Summary Tables
» Partition Key
» Cell Details
» I/O Chassis
» Selecting Objects
» Actions

About This View

The complex cells view provides a detailed representation of all the cells in the complex. Summary information at the top of the view shows the overall status of the cells and their CPUs and memory. Use this view to find cell hardware problems, examine the different types of cells in the complex, and zoom in on specific cells and their attached I/O chassis.

Summary Tables

At the top of this view is a summary of the cells in the complex, and the CPUs and memory (in DIMMs) in those cells. The summary tables show 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 table associates an icon with each state. These icons are used in the cell details section to indicate the status of individual cells, CPUs, and DIMMs.

The summary section displays the following three tables.

Table 1 Cells

[active/ok status icon]Active

Total number of active cells.

[inactive status icon]Inactive

Total number of inactive cells.

[powering on status icon]Powering On

Total number of cells that are transitioning to a powered-on state.

[powered off status icon]Powered Off

Total number of cells that are powered off.

 Present

Total number of cells that are physically present in the complex.

 Absent

Total number of empty cell slots in the complex.

 

Table 2 CPUs

[active/ok status icon]OK

The total number of CPUs that are configured for use, across all the cells in the complex.

[deconfigured status icon]Deconfigured

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

 Max

The total number of CPUs that can be installed, across all the cells in the complex.

 

Table 3 Memory

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

The total number of DIMMs that are configured for use, across all the cells of the complex.

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

[deconfigured status icon]Deconfigured

The total number of DIMMs that are installed but deconfigured, and therefore not available for use, across all the cells of the complex.

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

[failed status icon]Failed

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

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

 Max

The total number of DIMMs that can be installed, across all the cells of the complex.

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

 

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: (1). 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 (A).

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.

Cell Details

The details section contains an image of each cell in the complex. The cell image is a logical representation of the cell, including the CPUs and DIMMs within that cell. Cell images are 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 status of each CPU in 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

For every cell that is connected to an I/O chassis, the connection and the I/O chassis are also shown. Like the cell images, the I/O chassis images are 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.

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 4 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.

 

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 5 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.