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1 Getting Started with nPartitions

This chapter introduces cell-based HP server features, server models, supported operating

systems, and administration tools, and outlines the basic information needed for managing

nPartitions.

Introduction to nPartitions

Cell-based HP servers enable you to configure a single server complex as one large system or as

multiple smaller systems by configuring nPartitions.

Each nPartition defines a subset of server hardware resources to be used as an independent

system environment. An nPartition includes one or more cells assigned to it (with processors

and memory) and all I/O chassis connected to those cells.

All processors, memory, and I/O in an nPartition are used exclusively by software running in

the nPartition. Thus, each nPartition has its own system boot interface, and each nPartition boots

and reboots independently.

Each nPartition provides both hardware and software isolation, so that hardware or software

faults in one nPartition do not affect other nPartitions within the same server complex.

You can reconfigure nPartition definitions for a server without physically modifying the server

hardware configuration by using the HP software-based nPartition management tools.

For procedures for creating and reconfiguring nPartitions, see Chapter 6 (page 165).

Operating Systems Supported on nPartitions

Table 1-1 lists the operating systems that can run on nPartitions.

For an overview of the server models that support nPartitions, see “HP Server Support for

nPartitions” (page 16).

For details on operating system boot and reset procedures, see Chapter 5 (page 87).

Table 1-1 nPartition Operating System Support

Supported Cell-Based ServersOperating System

HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) is supported on HP 9000 servers, including the

cell-based HP 9000 servers.

The HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) December 2003 release and later supports

rp7420, rp8420, and HP 9000 Superdome (SD16A, SD32A, SD64A

models), based on the HP sx1000 chipset.

The HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) December 2006 release and later supports

rp7440, rp8440, and HP 9000 Superdome (SD16B, SD32B, SD64B

models), based on the HP sx2000 chipset.

HP-UX 11i v1 does not support cell local memory.

Also see “nPartition Hardware Requirements for Operating Systems”

(page 61).

HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11)

HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) is supported on HP Integrity servers, including

the cell-based HP Integrity servers.

The HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) September 2004 release and later also

supports cell-based HP 9000 servers based on the HP sx1000 chipset.

HP-UX 11i v2 supports cell local memory.

Also see “nPartition Hardware Requirements for Operating Systems”

(page 61).

HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23)

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