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Cell-based HP servers enable you to configure a single
server complex as one large system or as multiple smaller systems by configuring
nPartitions. Each nPartition defines a subset of server hardware resources
to be used as an independent system environment. An nPartition includes one
or more cells assigned to it (with processors and memory) and all I/O chassis
connected to those cells. All processors, memory, and I/O in an nPartition are used
exclusively by software running in the nPartition. Thus, each nPartition has
its own system boot interface, and each nPartition boots and reboots independently. Each nPartition provides both hardware and software isolation,
so that hardware or software faults in one nPartition do not affect other
nPartitions within the same server complex. You can reconfigure nPartition definitions for a server
without physically modifying the server hardware configuration by using the
HP software-based nPartition management tools. For procedures for creating and reconfiguring nPartitions,
see Chapter 6. Operating Systems Supported on nPartitions | |
Table 1-1 lists the
operating systems that can run on nPartitions. For an overview of the server models that support nPartitions,
see “HP Server Support for nPartitions”. For details on operating system boot and reset procedures,
see Chapter 5. Table 1-1 nPartition Operating System Support | Operating System | Supported
Cell-Based Servers |
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| HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) | HP-UX
11i v1 (B.11.11) is supported on HP 9000 servers, including the cell-based
HP 9000 servers. The HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) December 2003 release
and later supports rp7420, rp8420, and HP 9000 Superdome (SD16A, SD32A, SD64A
models), based on the HP sx1000 chipset. The HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11)
December 2006 release and later supports rp7440, rp8440, and HP 9000 Superdome
(SD16B, SD32B, SD64B models), based on the HP sx2000 chipset. HP-UX
11i v1 does not support cell local memory. Also see “nPartition Hardware Requirements for Operating Systems”. | | HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) | HP-UX
11i v2 (B.11.23) is supported on HP Integrity servers, including the cell-based
HP Integrity servers. The HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) September 2004
release and later also supports cell-based HP 9000 servers based on the HP
sx1000 chipset. HP-UX 11i v2 supports cell local memory. Also
see “nPartition Hardware Requirements for Operating Systems”. | HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) | HP-UX
11i v3 (B.11.31) is supported on HP Integrity servers and HP 9000 servers. HP-UX
11i v3 is supported on all servers based on the HP sx1000 chipset, and on
HP Integrity servers based on the HP sx2000 chipset. HP-UX 11i
v3 supports cell local memory. Also see “nPartition Hardware Requirements for Operating Systems”. | HP OpenVMS I64 8.2-1 and 8.3 | OpenVMS I64 8.2-1 is supported on cell-based HP Integrity
servers based on the HP sx1000 chipset. OpenVMS I64 8.3 is supported
on HP Integrity servers based on the HP sx1000 and sx2000 chipsets. OpenVMS
I64 does not support cell local memory. Also see “nPartition Hardware Requirements for Operating Systems”. | | Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 | Windows Server 2003 is supported on HP Integrity
servers, including the cell-based HP Integrity servers. Windows
Server 2003 supports cell local memory. Also see “nPartition Hardware Requirements for Operating Systems”. | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update
2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 3 Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 are supported on HP Integrity servers, including
the cell-based HP Integrity servers. Red Hat Enterprise Linux
does not support cell local memory. Also see “nPartition Hardware Requirements for Operating Systems”. | SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SuSE
Linux Enterprise Server 10 | SuSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 are supported on HP
Integrity servers, including the cell-based HP Integrity servers. SuSE
Linux Enterprise Server 9 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 support cell
local memory. Also see “nPartition Hardware Requirements for Operating Systems”. |
HP Server Support for nPartitions | |
HP supports nPartition capabilities on cell-based servers,
listed in Table 1-2. On HP Superdome servers based on the HP sx1000 chipset,
you can mix both PA-RISC nPartitions and Intel® Itanium® 2 nPartitions in
the same server complex under specific system configurations. For details,
refer to “HP Superdome Hybrid Servers: Intel® Itanium® 2 and PA-RISC nPartition
Mixing”. The same basic nPartition features are supported for cell-based
HP 9000 servers and cell-based HP Integrity servers, though some differences
exist in the sets of supported tools and management capabilities. Where such
differences exist, this document notes them. Table 1-2 HP Servers Supporting nPartitions HP 9000 Servers. HP 9000 servers have PA-RISC processors. | The first-generation cell-based
HP 9000 servers include the following models: HP 9000 Superdome servers, including the SD16000, SD32000,
and SD64000 models. These models support up to 16 cells in a server complex. HP 9000 rp8400 model, which supports up to four cells in a
server complex. HP 9000 rp7405/rp7410, which supports up to two cells in a
server complex.
For details see “Server Hardware Details: Cell-Based HP Servers”. | The following second-generation cell-based
HP 9000 servers use the HP sx1000 chipset. For details see “sx1000 Chipset for HP Servers”. HP 9000 Superdome servers, including the SD16A, SD32A, and
SD64A models. These models support up to 16 cells in a server complex. HP 9000 rp8420 model, which supports up to four cells in a
server complex. HP 9000 rp7420 model, which supports up to two cells in a
server complex.
The following third-generation cell-based HP 9000 servers
use the HP sx2000 chipset. For details see “sx2000 Chipset for HP Servers”. HP 9000 Superdome servers, including the SD16B, SD32B, and
SD64B models. These models support up to 16 cells in a server complex. HP 9000 rp8440 model, which supports up to four cells in a
server complex. HP 9000 rp7440 model, which supports up to two cells in a
server complex.
For details see “Server Hardware Details: Cell-Based HP Servers”. | HP Integrity Servers. HP Integrity servers have Intel® Itanium® 2 processors. The Intel® Itanium® processor family architecture was co-developed
by Hewlett-Packard and Intel. | Cell-based
HP Integrity servers use either the HP sx1000 chipset or the HP sx2000 chipset. The
following cell-based HP Integrity servers use the HP sx1000 chipset; for details
see “sx1000 Chipset for HP Servers”. HP Integrity Superdome servers include the SD16A, SD32A, and
SD64A models. These models support up to 16 cells in a server complex. The HP Integrity rx8620 model supports up to four cells in
a server complex. The HP Integrity rx7620 model supports up to two cells in
a server complex.
The following cell-based HP Integrity servers
use the HP sx2000 chipset; for details see “sx2000 Chipset for HP Servers”. HP Integrity Superdome servers include the SD16B, SD32B, and
SD64B models. These models support up to 16 cells in a server complex. The HP Integrity rx8640 model supports up to four cells in
a server complex. The HP Integrity rx7640 model supports up to two cells in
a server complex.
For details see “Server Hardware Details: Cell-Based HP Servers”. |
Hardware Components of nPartition-Capable Servers | |
All hardware within a cell-based server—including all cells,
I/O chassis, cables, cabinet hardware, fans, and power and utility components—is
considered to be a server complex. Within each cell-based server cabinet are one or more cells,
each of which contains processors and memory. Each cell-based server cabinet can have multiple I/O chassis
that provide PCI slots for I/O cards. I/O resources also include any I/O devices
attached to I/O cards within the I/O chassis. Core I/O is required for each nPartition to provide console
services and other boot and management abilities. On first-generation cell-based
servers and HP sx1000 chipset-based servers, core I/O is provided by a PCI
card residing in an I/O chassis. On HP sx2000 chipset-based servers, core
I/O is provided on each cell. On all cell-based servers, each nPartition has
only one core I/O active at a time. Each I/O chassis connects to only one cell in the server.
Some cell-based servers also support optional I/O expansion cabinets to provide
additional I/O chassis. An HP Superdome complex can consist of one cabinet
or two server cabinets, and can also include one or two I/O expansion cabinets
(to provide additional I/O chassis). The two-cell HP servers consists of a
single server cabinet only. The four-cell servers consists of a single server
cabinet and can optionally include one I/O expansion cabinet to provide two
additional I/O chassis. For details on listing and managing nPartition hardware
components, see Chapter 7. |
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