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Partitioning for the AlphaServer ES47/ES80/GS1280 



Hard Partition Configuration Example  

The following example illustrates setup of hard partitions on ES47/ES80/GS1280 systems. For information on using GCM, the Graphical Configuration Manager, to view and manage a partitioned configuration, see the GCM chapter of this document. For soft partition setup, see Creating an OpenVMS Galaxy on AlphaServer ES47/ES80/GS1280 Systems.

The following example shows setup of three hard partitions on a 32-processor system. Two partitions have eight processors each; the other partition has 16 processors. The partitions are assigned on 8P SBB boundaries.

For information on the server management command line interface (CLI), see the reference manual available at the following location:

http://mediadocs.mro.cpqcorp.net/doc_library/GS1280/ServerMgnt/CLI_Reference.pdf

Hard and soft partition names are limited to 19 characters (alphanumeric and underscore only).


NoteThe server management CLI is case insensitive.

In this example, the consoles can be accessed on telnet ports 323, 324, and 325. The hard partitions are called part0, part1,and part2; each is created with the default of 255 CPUs. The subpartition type is soft. CPU and IO resources are then assigned to each partition. The assign component command assigns the entire SBB to the component; in the example, each drawer in the cabinet has 8 processors.

Please refer to the CLI_Reference.pdf manual mentioned earlier for changes to these commands.

Welcome - GS1280 Server Manager - T2.1-5
MBM> create partition -hp part0 255 soft
MBM> create partition -hp part1 255 soft
MBM> create partition -hp part2 255 soft
MBM> assign component -hp part0 -cabinet 0 -drawer 0 sbb
MBM> assign component -hp part1 -cabinet 0 -drawer 1 sbb
MBM> assign component -hp part2 -cabinet 0 -drawer 2 sbb
MBM> assign component -hp part2 -cabinet 0 -drawer 3 sbb
MBM> show partition
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Hard Partition : HP Name = part0, HP No.= 0, SP count = 2
Attributes     : max CPUs = 16, SP type = soft, Non-stripe
Physical Memory: 16384MB (16.000GB)
 Community Memory: 0MB (0.000GB)
 Sub Partition: HP Name = part0, HP No.= 0
                SP Name = Default_SP, SP No.= 0
                State = Not Running, Telnet port = 323
 Assigned Memory: unspecified
 CPUs:     Cab  Drw  CPU   (NS,EW)   PID    Type
      0    0    0    ( 0,0 )     0    Non-primary
      0    0    2    ( 0,1 )     2    Non-primary
      0    0    4    ( 0,2 )     4    Non-primary
      0    0    6    ( 0,3 )     6    Non-primary
      0    0    1    ( 1,0 )     1    Non-primary
      0    0    3    ( 1,1 )     3    Non-primary
      0    0    5    ( 1,2 )     5    Non-primary
      0    0    7    ( 1,3 )     7    Non-primary
 IOPs:
            SBB                          PCI Drawer
     Cab  Drw  IOP   (NS,EW)           Cab  Drw  IOR
      0    0    0    ( 0,0 ) ---------  2    4    0
      0    0    2    ( 0,1 )
      0    0    4    ( 0,2 )
      0    0    6    ( 0,3 )
      0    0    1    ( 1,0 )
      0    0    3    ( 1,1 )
      0    0    5    ( 1,2 )
      0    0    7    ( 1,3 )
 Sub Partition: HP Name = part0, HP No.= 0
                SP Name = Free_Pool, SP No.= 255
                State = Not Running
  Free Memory: 0MB (0.000GB)
  CPUs: None
  IOPs: None
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Hard Partition : HP Name = part1, HP No.= 1, SP count = 2
Attributes     : max CPUs = 16, SP type = soft, Non-stripe
Physical Memory: 16384MB (16.000GB)
 
 Community Memory: 0MB (0.000GB)
 Sub Partition: HP Name = part1, HP No.= 1
                SP Name = Default_SP, SP No. = 0
                 State = Not Running, Telnet port = 324
 Assigned Memory: unspecified
 CPUs:     Cab  Drw  CPU   (NS,EW)   PID    Type
      0    0    0    ( 2,0 )     0    Non-primary
      0    0    2    ( 2,1 )     2    Non-primary
      0    0    4    ( 2,2 )     4    Non-primary
      0    0    6    ( 2,3 )     6    Non-primary
      0    0    1    ( 3,0 )     1    Non-primary
      0    0    3    ( 3,1 )     3    Non-primary
      0    0    5    ( 3,2 )     5    Non-primary
      0    0    7    ( 3,3 )     7    Non-primary
 IOPs:
            SBB                          PCI Drawer
     Cab  Drw  IOP   (NS,EW)           Cab  Drw  IOR
      0    1    0    ( 2,0 ) ---------  2    5    0
      0    1    2    ( 2,1 )
      0    1    4    ( 2,2 )
      0    1    6    ( 2,3 )
      0    1    1    ( 3,0 )
      0    1    3    ( 3,1 )
      0    1    5    ( 3,2 )
      0    1    7    ( 3,3 )
 Sub Partition: HP Name = part1, HP No.= 1
                SP Name = Free_Pool, SP No. = 255
                State = Not Running
 Free Memory: 0MB (0.000GB)
 CPUs: None
 IOPs: None
-----------------------------------------------------------------    
Hard Partition : HP Name = part2, HP No.= 2, SP count = 2
Attributes     : max CPUs = 16, SP type = soft, Non-stripe
Physical Memory: 36864MB (36.000GB)
 Community Memory: 0MB (0.000GB)
 Sub Partition: HP Name = part2, HP No.= 2
                SP Name = Default_SP, SP No.= 0
                State = Not Running, Telnet port = 325
 Assigned Memory: unspecified
 CPUs:
     Cab  Drw  CPU   (NS,EW)   PID    Type
      0    2    0    ( 0,4 )     0    Non-primary
      0    2    2    ( 0,5 )     2    Non-primary
      0    2    4    ( 0,6 )     4    Non-primary
      0    2    6    ( 0,7 )     6    Non-primary
      0    2    1    ( 1,4 )     1    Non-primary
      0    2    3    ( 1,5 )     3    Non-primary
      0    2    5    ( 1,6 )     5    Non-primary
      0    2    7    ( 1,7 )     7    Non-primary
      0    3    0    ( 2,4 )     8    Non-primary
      0    3    2    ( 2,5 )    10    Non-primary
      0    3    4    ( 2,6 )    12    Non-primary
      0    3    6    ( 2,7 )    14    Non-primary
      0    3    1    ( 3,4 )     9    Non-primary
      0    3    3    ( 3,5 )    11    Non-primary
      0    3    5    ( 3,6 )    13    Non-primary
      0    3    7    ( 3,7 )    15    Non-primary
 IOPs:
            SBB                          PCI Drawer
    Cab  Drw  IOP   (NS,EW)           Cab  Drw  IOR
     0    2    0    ( 0,4 ) ---------  2    6    0
     0    2    2    ( 0,5 )
     0    2    4    ( 0,6 )
     0    2    6    ( 0,7 )
     0    2    1    ( 1,4 )
     0    2    3    ( 1,5 )
     0    2    5    ( 1,6 )
     0    2    7    ( 1,7 )
     0    3    0    ( 2,4 ) ---------  2    7    0
     0    3    2    ( 2,5 ) 
     0    3    4    ( 2,6 )
     0    3    6    ( 2,7 )
     0    3    1    ( 3,4 )
     0    3    3    ( 3,5 )
     0    3    5    ( 3,6 )
     0    3    7    ( 3,7 )
Sub Partition: HP Name = part2, HP No.= 2
               SP Name = Free_Pool, SP No.= 255
               State = Not Running
 Free Memory: 0MB (0.000GB)
 CPUs: None
 IOPs: None
MBM> save partition
The system is then powered on and diagnostics run.
MBM> power on -all
[2003/04/16 08:05:31]
~PCO-I-(pco_04) Powering on partition. HP: part0
[2003/04/16 08:05:32]
~PCO-I-(pco_03) Powering on partition. HP: part1
[2003/04/16 08:05:32]
~PCO-I-(pco_01) Powering on partition. HP: part2
[2003/04/16 08:05:51]
~PCO-I-(pco_04) Running diagnostics on HP: part0
[2003/04/16 08:05:55]
~PCO-I-(pco_03) Running diagnostics on HP: part1
[2003/04/16 08:06:00]
~PCO-I-(pco_01) Running diagnostics on HP: part2
[2003/04/16 08:06:50]
~PCO-I-(pco_04) Diagnostics completed on HP: part0
[2003/04/16 08:06:50]
~PCO-I-(pco_04) HP:part0 SP:Default_SP Primary is NS:0 EW:0
 which is cab:00 drw:0 cpu:0 [2003/04/16 08:06:51]
~PCO-I-(pco_04) Loading SRM on Primary for HP: part0,
 SP: Default_SP. [2003/04/16 08:06:54]
~PCO-I-(pco_03) Diagnostics completed on HP: part1 
2003/04/16 08:06:54]
~PCO-I-(pco_03) HP:part1 SP:Default_SP Primary is NS:2 EW:0
 which is cab:00 drw:1 cpu:0 [2003/04/16 08:06:54]
~PCO-I-(pco_03) Loading SRM on Primary for HP: part1,
 SP: Default_SP. [2003/04/16 08:06:55]
~PCO-I-(pco_04) Powered On HP:part0
[2003/04/16 08:06:59]
~PCO-I-(pco_03) Powered On HP:part1
[2003/04/16 08:07:24]
~PCO-I-(pco_01) Diagnostics completed on HP: part2
[2003/04/16 08:07:25]
~PCO-I-(pco_01) HP:part2 SP:Default_SP Primary is NS:0 EW:4
 which is cab:00 drw:2 cpu:0 [2003/04/16 08:07:25]
~PCO-I-(pco_01) Loading SRM on Primary for HP: part2,
 SP: Default_SP. [2003/04/16 08:07:29]
~PCO-I-(pco_01) Powered On HP:part2
MBM>

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