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Creating a scalable partition
Complete the following steps to create a scalable partition:
1. If you have not already done so, connect the RXE expansion and RXE
management cables between the server and the remote expansion enclosure.
See "RXE Expansion Port cabling" in the Option Installation Guide on the
Documentation CD.
2. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
3. From the main menu, select Advanced Setup.
4. Select Scalable Partition Settings.
5. Select Create Scalable Partition Settings.
6. For 4-way and 8-way, single chassis configurations, complete the following
steps:
a. Select 1 SS370 chassis, as the Scalable System Configuration.
b. Select the number of PCI-X slots available to the RXE Expansion Port in the
remote expansion enclosure. The following choices are available:
0 - No PCI-X slots are assigned to the RXE Expansion Port.
6 - Only six of the 12 slots are assigned to the RXE Expansion Port.
12 - All 12 PCI-X slots are assigned to the RXE Expansion Port.
c. Complete one of the following procedures, depending on the number of
SMP Expansion Modules that are installed:
v One SMP Expansion Module - If six or 12 PCI-X slots are available,
select Primary Scalable Node, Port A for the RXE Port destination.
v Two SMP Expansion Modules - If six or 12 PCI-X slots are available to
port A or port B, select Primary Scalable Node, Port B for the RXE Port
destination. If six PCI-X slots are available to port A and six PCI-X slots
are available to port B; then, select Primary Scalable Node, Port A for the
RXE Port A destination and Primary Scalable Node, Port B for the RXE
Port B destination.
d. Go to step 8 on page 60.
7. For 16-way, two-chassis configuration, complete the following steps:
a. Select 2 SS370 chassis, as the Scalable System Configuration.
b. Enter a Scalable Partition ID 0000 through 9999.
c. For the primary boot node select SMP ID 0.
Note: The SMP ID can be 0 or 2, but it must be different from the SMP ID
of the secondary x445 scalable node.
d. Enter the Secondary ASM host name or IP address.
e. From the Secondary Scalable Node SMP ID menu, select Yes, SMP ID 2.
Note: This SMP ID must be different from the SMP ID for the primary boot
node.
f. Select the number of PCI-X slots available to the RXE Expansion Port in the
remote expansion enclosure. The following choices are available:
0 - No PCI-X slots are assigned to the RXE Expansion Port.
6 - Only six of the 12 slots are assigned to the RXE Expansion Port.
12 - All 12 PCI-X slots are assigned to the RXE Expansion Port.
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