Notes On Smp Configuration - Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 User Manual

Notes on SMP configuration

When you boot LPAR manager with different LP models in a SMP configuration,
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the lower level LPAR manager is booted. The primary server blade is the one
installed in a slot with the smallest number, the left-end slot viewed from the front.
Primary
Enterprise model
Enterprise model
Essential model
Essential model
If LPAR manager firmware versions are different between the primary server

blade and non-primary one, the firmware version on the primary server blade is
used.
In an SMP configuration, updating LPAR manager firmware updates that are on
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the primary server blade. Those on the non-primary server blades are not
updated.
LPAR manager configuration file of the primary server blade is used for SMP

configuration. The following table shows the relation between the server blade
configuration and LPAR manager configuration files.
Server blade configuration
SMP Configuration
2-blade SMP
2-blade SMP
4-blade SMP
Since the LPAR manager configuration file of the primary server blade is used for

SMP configuration, this configuration is taken over. The non-primary server blade
configuration, such as settings for NIC, FC, and processor group, returns to the
default, not taken over. Then, you need to set them again.
LP model
Non-primary
Enterprise model Enterprise model
Essential model Essential model
Enterprise model Essential model
Essential model Essential model
Slot number
0 to 1
1 to 2
2 to 3
4 to 5
5 to 6
6 to 7
0 to 3
4 to 7
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LP model
to boot
LPAR manager configuration
file used
LPAR manager configuration
file 0
LPAR manager configuration
file 1
LPAR manager configuration
file 2
LPAR manager configuration
file 4
LPAR manager configuration
file 5
LPAR manager configuration
file 6
LPAR manager configuration
file 0
LPAR manager configuration
file 4