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User manual Compaq, model GS80

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Repeat with any other QBBs to add. 5. Specify the operating system for the partition in the OS type dropdown list, and, optionally, supply a name for the partition in the name block. Click OK. The Create/Modify a Partition Map screen returns. 6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 to add other partitions. As QBBs are added, the message below the Total block indicates if the hardware requirements of a partition have been met. Each partition must have 9-14 SMC Installation and User's Guide at least one CPU, 64 Mbytes of memory, and an I/O riser module that is connected to a master PCI box with a standard I/O module. The partition shown in Figure 9–7 does not yet have a connection to a PCI box with a standard I/O module. In Figure 9–8 this is resolved by adding QBB 7 to the partition. The message below the Total block now indicates that the hardware requirements for a partition have been met. NOTE: You can add an unpowered QBB to a partition if that partition already has at least one QBB that is powered and if the hardware requirements for a valid partition have been met. Memory in the unpowered QBB cannot be seen until the QBB is powered on. Figure 9–8 Add/Modify Hard Partition Screen Compaq AlphaServer Partition Manager 9-15 9.4.3 Deleting a Hard Partition Figure 9–9 Create/Modify a Partition Map Screen 1. From the Current Partition Map screen (Figure 9–4) click Next. The Work with Partition Maps screen displays (Figure 9–5). 2. Select the option button labeled Modify the current partition map.The Create/Modify a Partition Map screen displays (Figure 9–9). 3. Click to highlight the partition to be deleted, and click the Delete button. 9-16 SMC Installation and User's Guide 4. A confirmation message displays (Figure 9–10). Click Yes to delete the partition or Notokeep thepartition. When a hard partition is deleted, all of its resources are returned to Unassigned, indicating that the hardware is not part of any partition, as shown in Figure 9–11. Figure 9–10 Delete Confirmation Message Figure 9–11 Current Partition Map Showing Unassigned Partition Compaq AlphaServer Partition Manager 9-17 9.4.4 Modifying a Partition Map Figure 9–12 Work with Partition Maps Screen 1. From the Current Partition Map screen (Figure 9–4) click Next. The Work with Partition Maps screen displays (Figure 9–12). 2. Select the option button labeled Modify the current partition map. Click Next. The Create/Modify a Partition Map screen displays (Figure 9–9). 3. Click to highlight the partition to be modified, and click the Modify button. The Add/Modify Hard Partition screen displays (Figure 9–13). 9-18 SMC Installation and User's Guide 4. Do one of the following: • Select a QBB in the block labeled Available system resources to add it to the partition specified in the title bar; click Add, or • Select a QBB in the block labeled Resources assigned to this partition to remove it from the partition; click Remove. 5. Specify the operating system for the partition in the OS type dropdown list, and, optionally, supply a name for the partition in the name block. Click OK. The Create/Modify a Partition Map screen returns. 6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 to modify other partitions. NOTE: A QBB can be assigned to only one partition at a time. Figure 9–13 Add/Modify Hard Partition Screen Compaq AlphaServer Partition Manager 9-19 9.4.5 Saving, Validating, and Committing a Partition Map Figure 9–14 Saving a Partition Map Figure 9–15 Validating a Partition Map Saving a Partition Map 1. In the Create/Modify a Partition Map screen click the Save As… button. An information box displays (Figure 9–14). 2. Supply a file name and, optionally, change the location to which the file is saved. Click Save. A message confirms that the file was saved successfully. The default file extension is .PMF (partition management file). The default (and recommended) location is C:\SMC\CAPM\MAPS. When CAPM is launched from the SMC Web page, C:\SMC\CAPM\MAPS is the only location available for saving or loading a partition management file. 9-20 SMC Installation and User's Guide Validating a Partition Map To have CAPM evaluate a partition map and determine if it is valid, in the Create/Modify a Partition Map screen click the Validate button. A message confirms that the partition map is valid (Figure 9–15) or indicates that it is not valid. Committing a Partition Map To commit the partition map to the GS80/160/320 system, in the Create/Modify a Partition Map screen click the Commit button. If the map has not been saved to a file, a message displays asking you to do so. When you click Commit, CAPM first validates the configuration, then it applies the map to the GS80/160/320 system and restarts the system. A status box displays (Figure 9–16), showing the progress of the commit, and the commit status is written to the log file. (See Section 9.6.) Figure 9–16 Committing a Partition Map Compaq AlphaServer Partition Manager 9-21 9.4.6 Loading a Saved Partition Map Figure 9–17 Work with Partition Maps...