Adding A Hard Partition; Add Or Modify Hard Partition Screen - Compaq AlphaServer GS80 User Manual

4.4.2

Adding a Hard Partition

Figure 4–11 Add or Modify Hard Partition Screen
1. From the Current Partition Map screen (Figure 4–8) click Next. The Work
with Partition Maps screen displays (Figure 4–9).
2. Select the option button labeled Modify the current partition map. The
Create or Modify Partition Map screen displays (Figure 4–10).
3. Click Add. The Add or Modify Hard Partition screen displays (Figure 4–11).
The number of the hard partition is shown in the title bar.
4. Select a QBB in the block labeled Available system resources to add it to the
partition specified in the title bar; click Add. Repeat with any other QBBs
to add.
5. Specify the operating system for the partition in the OS type dropdown list,
and, optionally, supply a name for the partition in the name block. Naming
a hard partition enables you to select the name in ConsoleWorks to reach
the console for the partition. The name acts as a console alias in
ConsoleWorks. You must enter the name in capital letters, and it cannot
match a console name, group name, or alias in ConsoleWorks (it must be
unique). Click OK. The Create or Modify a Partition Map screen returns.
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