LPAR manager backup files
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Create a backup file of LPAR manager, and keep the backup file safe
before starting the operation, or when performing
creating backup files on page 6-2
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Quick recovery can be performed due to creating backup files for LP
configuration even when a failure occurs. We recommend that back up LP
configuration files regularly in case the LP configuration should be restore
to original settings.
Note that, by using the KeepConfig option, you are able to back up an
LPAR manager configuration as of a point in time before device isolation,
even after the device isolation. For details, see
manager configuration as of a time before device isolation on page 6-3
.
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When a hardware failure occurs, isolation or degradation may occur.
Some devices cannot be recognized at the next LP startup time, and some
LP configuration information are deleted or reconfigured when isolation/
degradation occurs in a processor, a memory, or a PCI device. Restore
backup files to return to the original LP configuration information after
hardware exchange when this event occurs. For restrictions of isolation/
degradation, see
Isolation/degradation for CPU, memory, or PCI device on
CPU core degradation on page 10-14
.
Figure 6-1 Saving and backing up the LPAR manager configuration
information
Operations required creating backup files
Before creating backup files
– Increase or decrease of CPU, change of Hyper-Threading settings, change
of plan degradation settings
– Increase or decrease of memory, change of plan degradation settings
– Increase or decrease of mezzanine card, change of type of cards
– Change of SMP configuration for server blade
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Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User's Guide