IBM 8870 manual Configuring scalable partitions, Creating a scalable partition

–System Error Log

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v Save Settings

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vRestore Settings

Select this choice to cancel the changes you have made in the settings and to restore the previous settings.

vLoad Default Settings

Select this choice to cancel the changes you have made in the settings and to restore the factory settings.

vExit Setup

Select this choice to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If you have not saved the changes you have made in the settings, you are asked whether you want to save the changes or exit without saving them.

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Configuring scalable partitions

The Scalable Systems Manager program is an extension to IBM Director that provides a graphical user interface for creating and managing scalable partitions. See the Scalable Systems Manager Installation and Users Guide for information on how to use that program to configure scalable partitions on xSeries 445 servers. You can also use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to configure scalable partitions. This section provides information and instructions for creating and deleting scalable partitions through the Configuration/Setup Utility program.

Before you create scalable partitions, read the following information:

vBefore you can create or delete a scalable partition, the Remote Supervisor Adapters must have an IP address and must be connected to a network or to each other with an Ethernet crossover cable. This connection is needed so that the Remote Supervisor Adapters can communicate and perform the necessary functions for the two servers to create or delete scalable partitions.

vWhen creating a scalable partition consisting of an RXE-100, you must create the scalable partition initially through the Configuration/Setup Utility program before you can use Scalable Systems Manager.

vWhen a scalable partition consisting of two servers in a 16-way configuration is created, the DVD-ROM drive, diskette drive, keyboard, USB connectors, mouse, and video are disabled on the secondary server.

vIn the Configuration/Setup Utility program, Expansion Port A Destination and Expansion Port B Destination refer to the RXE Expansion Port connection from the expansion enclosure to the server.

vIn a 16-way configuration, the SMP IDs of the Primary and Secondary Scalable Nodes must be different.

Creating a scalable partition

Complete the following steps to create a scalable partition:

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