IBM 88743BU - System x3950 E User Manual page 241

Planning, installing, and managing
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The buttons provide the following functions:
– Auto partition
The Auto button puts all systems in the complex into a single partition.
First, power off all systems. Any pre-existing partitions are deleted during
power-off. Select a single primary system, then click Auto to create one
partition with all systems.
– Create partition
The Create button forces systems in the complex to behave as a single
entity. First, power off all systems. Select the SN check boxes of each
system you would like in this partition, select the primary system, then
click Create. There can only be one primary in a partition.
– Delete partition
The Delete button removes systems in the complex from a partition. To
delete a partition, first select the PID of the partition that you want to delete
and then click Delete.
• If the systems are powered on, they need to be powered off first.
Reset Defaults:
Figure 4-22 RSA II Web interface: Reset Defaults (reset the partition information)
The Reset button clears all the partition information in the complex. Use this
function when data is corrupted and a system becomes stuck in an invalid
partition where the firmware cannot detect it. All partition information from all
systems is cleared. Click the Reset button to delete the partition information
of all systems.
Partition Reorder functions redraws the boxes and serials numbers, as shown
in the before and after reordering in Figure 4-23.
before → after
Figure 4-23 RSA II Web interface: Partition Reorder (redrawing)
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