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Toggling partitions by using the IMM Telnet interface
Note: Before you toggle a partition to Standalone mode, make sure that all the nodes in the partition are powered off.
A partition can be in either of two modes: Standalone and Partition. When the partition is in Standalone mode, each node operates independently. When the partition is in Partition mode, all the nodes in the partition boot as a single system.
The command to toggle the partition is scale
For example, to set partition 1 in Standalone mode, type scale
Starting, stopping, and resetting by using the IMM Telnet interface
There are three additional partition commands that you can use with the IMM
Telnet interface: start, stop, and reset.
You can use the start command (scale
Use the reset command (scale
Use the stop command (scale
For example, to stop node 8bb9, type scale
Configuring a QPI multi-node system
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Before you create scalable partitions, make sure that all the nodes in the
vThe current level of UEFI code, SAS UEFI code, IMM firmware, and FPGA firmware
Note: To check for the latest firmware levels and to download firmware updates, go to http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/.
vMicroprocessor that are the same cache size and type, and the same clock speed
Note: The nodes can vary in the number of microprocessors and the amount of memory each contains, above the minimum.
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