You can configure and deconfigure processors by using any
one of the following procedures:
You can configure and deconfigure processors from any cell
that is assigned to an nPartition. Deconfiguring a processor causes it to
not be available for use by the cell or its nPartition.
Whenever you configure or deconfigure processors, you must
reboot the corresponding nPartition for the configuration change to take effect.
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Procedure 7-12 Configuring and Deconfiguring Processors (BCH Menu)
From the BCH Configuration Menu, use the CPUCONFIG command
to configure or deconfigure processors in the local nPartition. The BCH Menu
is available only on HP 9000 systems.
Access the BCH
Main Menu for the nPartition whose processors you want to configure or deconfigure.
Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) and enter CO to
access the Console list. Select the nPartition console. When accessing the
console, confirm that you are at the BCH Main Menu (the Main
Menu: Enter command or menu> prompt). If at a BCH menu
other than the Main Menu, then enter MA to return to the
BCH Main Menu.
Enter CO to
access the BCH Configuration Menu.
From the Configuration
Menu, use the CPUCONFIG command to configure or deconfigure
a processor on a cell in the nPartition.
Enter CPUCONFIG with
no arguments to list the current processor configurations for all cells assigned
to the local nPartition.
CPUCONFIG cell cpu OFF deconfigures
the specified processor (cpu) on the specified cell
(cell).
CPUCONFIG cell cpu ON configures
the specified processor on the cell
Enter HELP CPUCONFIG for details.
Reboot the nPartition
using the REBOOT command.
Whenever
changing processor configurations you must reboot the corresponding nPartition
to allow the configuration changes to take place.
Exit the console
and service processor interfaces if finished using them.
To
exit the BCH environment type ^B (Control-B);
this exits the nPartition console and returns to the service processor Main
Menu. To exit the service processor, type X at the Main
Menu.
Procedure 7-13 Configuring and Deconfiguring Processors (EFI Shell)
From the EFI Shell environment, use the cpuconfig command
to configure or deconfigure processors in the local nPartition. The EFI Shell
is available only on HP Integrity systems.
Access the EFI
Shell environment for the nPartition whose processors you want to configure
or deconfigure.
Login to the service processor (MP
or GSP) and enter CO to access the Console list. Select
the nPartition console.
When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the
EFI Boot Manager menu (the main EFI menu). If at another EFI menu, select
the Exit option from the sub-menus until you return
to the screen with the EFI Boot Manager heading.
From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the EFI
Shell menu option to access the EFI Shell environment.
Enter the cpuconfig command
with no arguments to list the current processor configurations for all cells
assigned to the local nPartition.
Use the cpuconfig command
to change processor configurations for any of the cells assigned to the local
nPartition.
cpuconfig cell cpu off deconfigures
the specified processor (cpu) on the specified cell
(cell).
cpuconfig cell cpu on configures
the processor on the cell.
Enter help cpuconfig for more details
on configuring and deconfiguring processors from the EFI Shell.
Reboot the nPartition
using the reset command.
Whenever
changing processor configurations you must reboot the corresponding nPartition
to allow the configuration changes to take place.
Exit the console
and service processor interfaces if finished using them.
To
exit the EFI environment type ^B (Control-B);
this exits the nPartition console and returns to the service processor Main
Menu. To exit the service processor, type X at the Main
Menu.
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