Creating Partitions - IBM 88743BU - System x3950 E User Manual

4. Check the system and partition states on the right side of the Scalable
Complex Management panel (shown in Figure 4-18 on page 220 and
Figure 4-25 on page 225). The states should indicate:
– Each system is Stopped.
– The partition state at each node is Invalid and is colored
If any node is in the state Invalid or is colored
5. Identify the server that is the local system.
Tip: The serial number that is highlighted as Local system, as shown in
Figure 4-24 on page 224, is the physical node that you are currently
accessing by using the RSA II Web interface.

4.7.3 Creating partitions

This section describes how to create the first partition.
Tip: We recommend that you reorder the systems in the configuration window
to match the physical installation in your rack. See Partition Reorder in 4.7.1,
"Understanding the Scalable Partitioning menu" on page 220 for details.
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Tips: If the Web page indicates a cable error, ensure that all cables are
seated correctly. After you connect the cables, pull on the cable ends to
confirm that the connectors are fixed in the scalability cable slots.
If a behavior is unexpected, such as a red indicator on the scalability
ports, an unreadable partition descriptor, or other error condition that is
unexpected, our tests showed that an AC power cycle of all nodes in the
complex may help to return the complex to a healthy state.
Note: The state Invalid also indicates a non-partitioned system.
Note: An Invalid system that is colored red shows you red colored
symbolic boxes in the middle section too.
black .
red
, an error occurred.