Working With Partitions; Managing Partitions - IBM 88743BU - System x3950 E User Manual

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Partition ID: 1
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Figure 4-26 RSA II Web interface: two-node partition configuration
You have completed the step to create partitions.
If you want to create a second partition in this complex, repeat the steps. You
may create partitions that are comprised of two, three, or four nodes.

4.8 Working with partitions

This section describes how to work with and manage your partitions, and the
various management and control features.

4.8.1 Managing partitions

You can start, reset, power off, and delete partitions. You can also swap between
Standalone and Multinode mode, and clear partition information in a complex.
Start a partition
All nodes in the partition power on immediately, after a partition is started.
To start a partition, select the Partition ID (PID) at the top of the blue symbolic
box at the primary node. Click Start (under Partition Control). The following
events occur, as shown in Figure 4-27 on page 229:
The selected partition starts immediately.
The system's state changes from Stopped to Started.
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