Chapter 7 Partition Settings And Notes; Overview - Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER 1000 User Manual

CHAPTER 7 Partition Settings and
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This section describes partition settings and notices:
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Overview

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Partition Settings
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Changes of Partition Configuration
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System Volume
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File Unit Sharing
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Backups
7.1 Overview
This section describes the overview of the partition.
The PRIMEPOWER1000/800 systems can be divided into multiple sections, and each section
can perform system operation independently. Each system is referred to as the partition. A
partition must include at least one System Board.
The following guidelines should be observed when partitioning PRIMEPOWER1000/800
system:
l Partitions need not be configured with contiguous System Boards.
l The standard RS-232C cable port of the lowest slot number among the System Boards must
be connected to the Console Connection Unit. The standard RS-232C cable port of the
second lowest slot number among the System Boards is reserved for redundant connection
to the Console Connection Unit.
l One hostid must be registered for each partition. Necessary numbers of hostids for the main
unit are preset at the factory based on the ordered system configuration.
l The PRIMEPOWER1000 system can contain up to eight partitions.
The PRIMEPOWER800 system can contain up to four partitions.
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