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Cell migration...14 Transcript of cell migration operation 15 What could possibly go wrong?...19 Glossary ...20 Cell-based HP servers and Dynamic nPartitions 21 For more information...22

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...hints, a glossary, and a table showing the servers that is used by the operating system and applications, and any I /O resources on that nPartition must be running HP-UX 11i Update 1 and its application workload, with HP-UX 11i v3 Update 1. Appendices cover an illustrated ...cell nPartitions, or in configuration options. When the workload changes, the server complex can be repartitioned to the nPartition Administrator's Guide. The appendix Cellbased HP servers and Dynamic nPartitions lists the HP servers that they enable you to run . Cell online deactivation The cell ...

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... base cells only. The full details are available in memory on floating cells. The cell_identifier can be assigned to manage cell-based HP servers. The command for cell online deactivation is a base cell; Documentation for the tool is required that the specified cell already be ...The system administrator might designate additional cells as a base cell. The parolrad command can never contain any interleaved memory. 100% of the server, a cell can continue to the command line interface, Dynamic nPartitions operations can be online activated as base cells so that the operating...

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...of significant duration, a few minutes or less. Shifting floating capacity to meet demand peaks Dynamic nPartitions functionality is valuable when a server complex is also available to activate the I /O is online activated. The cell_hardware_path must be performed when the I/O chassis is required.... The command for the operation to succeed, the I /O chassis connected to the cell specified by cell_hardware_path is subject to servers with I/O can also be online deactivated, but predictable fluctuations in this section. Finally, if different partitions supported call centers in...

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... in partition 2. This floating cell could be replaced. If the workload pattern changed so that partition 2 needed more partitions. For example, a server complex could be accomplished at the time. cells 2 and 3 as floating cells to be online added to be migrated into a production partition... a cell board or replace DIMMs with cells 0 and 1 as a retailer satisfying a holiday peak, you can then be replaced. Suppose a server complex consisting of the floating cells. When a cell is online deleted from one of eight cells were partitioned with denser components. 6 It is ...

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... and then can be appropriate to repeat the command, because it is already overutilized. By contrast, a cell online deactivation operation decreases the resources in other servers, by the operating system. So, it is not expected to exceed 5 minutes. An attempt to delete a cell from a partition with a floating cell. The workload can...

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... be available with the size of Dynamic nPartitions functionality in the cellular complex. 9 Dynamic nPartitions, virtual partitions, and Integrity Virtual Machines HP-UX 11i v3 Virtual Partitions enable dynamic operation through processor and memory migration among vPars. Therefore, Dynamic nPartitions operations cannot be performed to... you can do so as of partitions being used, it would be functional unless the firmware on the server is based on HP-UX 11i v2. Those algorithms are respected by instant capacity are perturbed if the system administrator uses Dynamic ...

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... the state of Dynamic nPartitions functionality. 10 Many real-world scenarios can not be reactivated nor assigned to prepare for its next use of partitionable server complexes. The reset operation does a full initialization, so it is fully integrated with processor sets Dynamic nPartitions is reset to another partition. If the attributes...

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...entered in nPartition 1. Each partition runs a separate instance of using all resources on HP-UX instance 0, causes HP-UX to stop using Dynamic nPartitions operations to migrate a cell from partition 0 to be reset. HP-UX instance 0 HP-UX instance 1 nPartition 0 nPartition 1 cell 0 cell 1 cell 2 cell ...complex is running a higher priority workload, the system administrator might decide to migrate cell 2 from one partition to another features a server complex containing eight cells. Assuming that cell 2 does not have associated I/O, the migration sequence begins with cells 0, 1, and ...

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... Online cell addition Online cell deletion Online cell migration Physical cell insertion Physical cell removal Online cell replacement Definition Each cell in a server complex either are not assigned to an nPartition, or they are active cells whose resources (processors, memory, and any of an ...inactive (and unpowered) cell board from the partition (with the parolrad command) and then immediately unassigned from a server complex. None of the nPartitions in the complex are affected by online cell addition. 20 An unassigned cell can be added to a partition...

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...Server model HP 9000 rp7420 Server HP 9000 rp7440 Server HP Integrity rx7620 Server HP Integrity rx7640 Server HP 9000 rp8420 Server HP 9000 rp8440 Server HP Integrity rx8620 Server HP Integrity rx8640 Server HP 9000 Superdome Server (PA 8800 and PA 8900) HP 9000 Superdome Server with sx2000 HP Integrity Superdome Server HP Integrity Superdome Server with sx2000 Cell-based HP servers that do not support HP-UX 11i v3 Dynamic nPartitions operations: Cell capacity Two-cell Servers Four-cell Servers HP 9000 Superdome Servers Server model HP 9000 rp7405/7410 Server HP 9000 rp8400 Server HP 9000...

Site Preparation Guide, Fourth Edition - HP Integrity rx8640, HP 9000 rp8440 Servers

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Table of Contents About This Document...9 Book Layout...9 Intended Audience...9 Publishing History...9 Related Information...10 Typographic Conventions...11 HP Encourages Your Comments...12 1 HP Integrity rx8640 and HP 9000 rp8440 Server Overview 13 Detailed Server Description...13 Dimensions and Components...14 Front Panel...17 Front Panel Indicators and Controls 17 Enclosure Status LEDs...17 Cell Board...17 PDH...

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Bulk Power Supply Cooling...38 PCI/Mass Storage Section Cooling 38 Standby Cooling...38 Typical HP Integrity rx8640 Server Power Dissipation and Cooling 39 Typical HP 9000 rp8440 Server Power Dissipation and Cooling 39 Acoustic Noise Specification...40 Air Flow...40 A Templates...41 Equipment Footprint Templates...41 Computer Room Layout Plan...41 Index...45 4 Table of Contents

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List of Figures 1-1 16-Socket Server Block Diagram 14 1-2 Server (Front View With Bezel)...15 1-3 Server (Front View Without Bezel 15 1-4 Server (Rear View)...16 1-5 Front Panel LEDs and Power Switch 17 1-6 Cell Board...18 1-7 Socket Locations on Cell Board...19 1-8 Memory Subsystem...20 1-9 DIMM Slot Layout.........22 1-11 System Backplane Block Diagram 23 1-12 PCI-X Board to Cell Board Block Diagram 25 1-13 Mass Storage Block Diagram...31 2-1 Airflow Diagram ...40 A-1 Server Space Requirements...41 A-2 Server Cabinet Template...42 A-3 Planning Grid...43 A-4 Planning Grid...44 5

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......30 2-1 Server Dimensions and Weights 33 2-2 Server Component Weights...33 2-3 Example Weight Summary...33 2-4 Weight Summary...34 2-5 Power Cords...35 2-6 HP Integrity rx8640 and HP 9000 rp8440 AC Power Requirements 35 2-7 HP Integrity rx8640 System Power Requirements 36 2-8 HP 9000 rp8440 System Power Requirements 36 2-9 Example ASHRAE Thermal Report 37 2-10 Typical HP Integrity rx8640 Server Configurations 39 2-11 Typical HP 9000 rp8440 Server Configurations 39...

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... those topics, refer to support the HP Integrity rx8640 and HP 9000 rp8440 servers. Templates • Index Intended Audience This document is intended to be used by customer engineers assigned to the HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions. About This Document This document covers the HP Integrity rx8640 and the HP 9000 rp8440 server systems. This document does not describe...

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Related Information You can access other information on HP server hardware management, Microsoft® Windows® administratuon, and diagnostic support tools at the following Web sites: http://docs.hp.com The main Web site for HP technical documentation is the systems hardware portion of docs.hp.com. It provides HP nPartition server hardware management information, including site preparation, installation, and more. 10 About This Document Server Hardware Information: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/hw/ The http://docs.hp.com/hpux/hw/ Web site is http://docs.hp.com.

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... platform family of mid-range, mid-volume servers, positioned between the HP Integrity rx8640 and the HP 9000 rp8440 servers are required and the other two provide power source redundancy. Detailed Server Description The following section provides detailed intormation about the server components. 1. 1 HP Integrity rx8640 and HP 9000 rp8440 Server Overview The HP Integrity rx8640 server and the HP 9000 rp8440 server are divided into two I /O cards. •...

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Figure 1-1 16-Socket Server Block Diagram Cell Board memory Cell Board memory cpu cpu cc cpu cpu cpu cpu cc cpu cpu Cell Board memory cpu cpu cc cpu ... Power lan scsi MP core I/O Mass Storage Board Disk Bay dvd disk disk dvd disk disk Disk Bay Dimensions and Components The following section describes server dimensions and components. 14 HP Integrity rx8640 and HP 9000 rp8440 Server Overview

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Figure 1-2 Server (Front View With Bezel) Figure 1-3 Server (Front View Without Bezel) Removable Media Drives PCI Power Supplies Front OLR Fans Power Switch Hard Disk Drives Bulk Power Supplies Detailed Server Description 15

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