First Steps In Configuring The Partition - IBM 88743BU - System x3950 E User Manual

System power mo de:
• Started = powered on
and in POST or OS
• Stopped = powered off
Figure 4-25 RSA II Web interface: complex status

4.7.2 First steps in configuring the partition

Before configuring the partition:
1. Open the RSA II Web interface of each node in a browser.
2. Go to:
Scalable Partitions → Manage Partitions → Scalability Management.
3. Confirm that all nodes are cabled correctly and that no errors exist, as follows:
a. In the middle section, which shows the cabling (see Figure 4-24 on
page 224), if you see any red-marked cable, check that you followed the
cabling order in 4.6, "Cabling of multinode configurations" on page 209.
b. Confirm the boxes representing each node are colored gray.
If any box representing a scalability port is red or has a red circle, this
indicates an error. You must resolve the error before you can configure.
System Partition Mode
Stop ped Valid Mul tin ode
Stop ped Valid Mul tin ode
Partition Status:
• Valid = good
• Invalid = problems in
configuration; no
partition
Chapter 4. Multinode hardware configurations
An entire red row
indicates an error
with the server as
due to firmware or
scalability
Complex mode:
• Multinode = partition configured
• Standalone = System is forced
to boot standalone by pressing the
blue reminder button on LPD
panel, or the Force button in the
Web interface.
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