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Partition ID: 1
SN: 23A0509
(Local)
Primary
Port 2
Port 1
Partition ID: 1
SN: 23A0143
Primary
Port 2
Port 1
Figure 4-27 RSA II Web interface: two-node partition started
The system starts the POST. In the POST you can watch the merge process on
the screens of all nodes in this partition. The process indicates:
The primary node searches for the secondary node, shown in Example 4-1.
Example 4-1 x3950 M2: primary server merge process
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Symmetric Multiprocessing System
Quad-Core Intel Xeon MP ~2.93GHz
Searching for secondary server
Press BLUE Remind button to bypass partition merge and boot standalone
The secondary node searches for the primary node.
The primary node searches for the secondary node, shown in Example 4-2.
Example 4-2 x3950 M2: secondary server merge process
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Symmetric Multiprocessing System
Quad-Core Intel Xeon MP ~2.93GHz
Searching for primary server
Press BLUE Remind button to bypass partition merge and boot standalone
The merging process can bypassed by pressing the blue REMIND button
located on the Light Path Diagnostics panel, shown in Figure 4-28 on
page 230.
Pressing the button breaks this node from the merging process. The
remaining nodes merge as normal, if partial merge is enabled.
System
Mode
Started
Valid
Port 3
Started
Valid
Port 3
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