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new at
11i original release

A new system administration tool, Partition Manager (parmgr), supports the initial and ongoing configuration of systems that support hard partitions, (such as Superdome systems), and also provides extensive information about the status of a Superdome complex. Partition Manager can be installed on any HP computer system that supports hard partitions, subject to the system requirements listed in “System Requirements”.

Partition Manager can be launched from SAM or directly from the command line. It can also be launched from a web browser running on a PC; this requires that the Apache Web Server (described under “HP-UX 11i Operating Environment ”) be running on a partition. The URL for the parmgr launch page is http://hostname:1188/parmgr/. (See the parmgr online help or Managing Superdome Complexes: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators, for details.)

The Partition Manager's functionality includes the ability to do the following:

  • create, modify, and delete partitions. (Modifying partitions includes adding cells to a partition, removing cells from a partition, changing the name of a partition, and changing the per cell "Use On Next Boot" attribute. For more detail, see HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions. Also see Managing Superdome Complexes: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators for details on using the original HP-UX 11i release on Superdome servers.)

  • display a complete hardware inventory of an entire complex

  • display the status of key complex components

  • check for problems or unusual conditions in the complex

  • manage power to cells and I/O chassis

  • turn on/off attention indicators associated with cells, I/O chassis, I/O cards, and cabinets

Selected configuration screens of the Partition Manager can also be launched via the command line by use of the -t task option. See the parmgr(1M) manpage for more details.

NOTE: Partition Manager includes online help that is displayable within a web browser. An appropriate version of Netscape is included in the Operating Environment (OE) bundle that is shipped with this release of HP-UX. Please install the OE bundle on any machine running Partition Manager for full access to the online help.

updated for December 2001

Partition Manager version B.11.11.01.03 includes updates to both the PARMGR and PARMGR-HELP file sets. Beginning with this release, a new fileset is also included: PARMGR-MAN, containing the parmgr(1M) manual page. This fileset supersedes earlier versions of the manual page that were previously included with the HP-UX core manual pages.

This update to Partition Manger includes the following major improvements:

  • support for new HP server systems

  • operability on partitions with HP Virtual Partitions (vPars) installed

  • improvements to the online help

  • various bug fixes and enhancements, including the following:

    • Messages and online help associated with card OLAR (online addition and replacement of I/O cards) have been improved for readability and clarity.

    • Messages and online help associated with partition shutdown and reboot procedures have been improved for readability and clarity, and to accommodate the special needs of partitions that are running vPars.

    • An error was fixed that could cause a hang on systems with a kernel that is not properly configured for OLAR.

    • Partition Manager now displays limited information about PCI cards that are installed in remote partitions and inactive I/O chassis, instead of reporting "unknown card."

    • The I/O Details Notes tab now shows additional messages when I/O information is unavailable or incomplete.

    • The dependency on library patches has been removed. Therefore, the current release of Partition Manager can be installed on any HP-UX 11i system, regardless of the patch level.

    • The Empty Cell/Chassis Slots container object has been renamed to Empty Cell/IOChassis Slots.

For more information, see the online Partition Manager B.11.11.01.03 Release Notes included with the Partition Manager online help in /opt/webadmin/parmgr/help/C/release-notes.txt.

updated for
June 2001

Partition Manager version B.11.11.01.01 includes updates to both the PARMGR and the PARMGR-HELP file sets. This update includes improvements to the online help system and various bug fixes and enhancements, summarized below.

System Requirements

Partition Manager requires HP-UX Release 11i.

Partition Manager B.11.11.01.01 depends on the following additional products:

Product

Notes

PHCO_23510 libfab.1 library patch
[no longer needed with version B.11.11.01.03 (December 2001)]

Included with the installation media.

OBAM B.11.00.05.2.06 Object Action Manager user interface

Delivered with HP-UX 11i.

SystemAdmin B.11.11 HP-UX System Administration Tools

Delivered with HP-UX 11i.

PARMGR(1M) Manual Page Error

The HP-UX 11i manual page for parmgr(1M) contains the error described below. Note that this error only occurs in the PDF version of the HP-UX Reference (Volume 4 of 9), “System Administration Commands,” published on the Hewlett-Packard Technical Documentation web site (http://docs.hp.com) in December 2000.

In the SYNOPSIS section, the pathname of the parmgr command was incorrect. The correct pathname is:

/opt/parmgr/bin/parmgr

Additional Information

For detailed information about using Partition Manager, consult the online help installed from the PARMGR-HELP file set. Within Partition Manager, the help can be accessed through the Help menu on the tool bar. You can also view the online help simply by pointing your web browser to:

file:/opt/webadmin/parmgr/help/C/overview.html

Summary of Changes

  • Empty cell slots and empty or blocked I/O chassis slots are no longer listed as Available Resources; they are now listed under a separate category: "Empty Cell/Chassis Slots."

  • The printed output of I/O Details and I/O Slot property sheets has been reformatted for improved readability.

  • A Print button was added to the Card Critical Resource Analysis dialog.

  • The HA status of the I/O fans in Superdome CPU cabinets is now reported as "N/A," since this information is not made available by system firmware.

  • Complex profile locks are now freed after an unlock failure.

  • Additional PCI class codes were made available for use in I/O details filters.

  • Partition Manager is now able to work around certain errors that used to be fatal (for example, a cell reports a fatal firmware error). Warning messages are displayed, but you can choose to continue despite the error.

  • A Show Details button was added to the Delete Partition dialog, allowing you to review, save, or print the partition details prior to deletion.

  • Partition Manager now flashes the amber attention LEDs, instead of setting them to a steady-on state (in accordance with the new PCI standard specification). See “New Attention Indicator Behavior”.

  • Double-clicking on a cell or I/O chassis in the Create Partition Summary window now displays details (equivalent to clicking Show Details).

  • CPU Type is now formatted as a hex value in the Cell Details display.

  • When attempting to power-on an I/O chassis, the Modify Partition task now power-cycles the cell connected to the chassis, instead of attempting (and failing) to power-on the chassis directly.

  • A more meaningful error message is displayed when a non-root user attempts to start Partition Manager.

  • When launching Partition Manager from a PC web browser, a graphic displayed in the initial launch page has been corrected.

  • If all cells currently assigned to a partition are removed, and others are added, an incorrect message is no longer displayed.

  • Partition Manager no longer warns about the state of the “Failure Usage” flag when removing a cell from a partition.

  • The Modify Partition dialog now checks for valid partition data and refreshes the display, ensuring that compatibility checks are accurate.

  • The Cell Details dialog now lists DIMMs using the same identification codes that are printed on the cell board.

  • The following have been fixed:

    • an error preventing the retrieval of the list of disks attached to an I/O card

    • an error preventing the deletion of the local partition

  • New problem checkers report:

    • active partitions with inactive cells that do not have "Use on Next Boot" set to "no."

    • any HDCI errors that have occurred

  • Messages and online help have been improved for the following:

    • deleting a partition

    • deleting cells from a partition

    • when the GSP is locked or has pending actions

    • Confirm Modify Partition dialog

    • Online Addition/Replacement of an I/O card



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