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Tips and Features for Administrators
Assessing Configuration Requirements
Important:
Reserved for partitioned servers and extended systems. Please contact your Bull
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At least one IOC and one QBB are required for each server domain.
You can use the following checklist to help you make an accurate plan of how you want to
partition and manage your system. For easy planning, you can print a copy of the Scheme,
Domain Identity, and Resources checklist templates provided on page 5-80.
Scheme Checklist
Name What name do I want to use for my Scheme?
Examples:
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MyFullConfigScheme
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MyPartConfigScheme
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MyNightScheme
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MyDayScheme
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MyTest_ProductionScheme
Description
How can I describe my Scheme to reflect its scope?
Examples:
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Central Subsystems included
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Resources used
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Domain Identities used
Central Subsystem(s) Which Central Subsystem(s) do I want to use?
Number of domains How many domains do I need?
Domain size How many cells do I want to assign to each domain?
EFI boot LUNs Which EFI boot LUN do I want to use for each domain?
I/O resource location Which cells host the I/O resources I want to use?
Domain Identity Checklist
Name What name do I want to use for my Domain Identity to reflect
the tasks/jobs it will run?
Examples:
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MyDataMiningIdentity
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MyDataBaseIdentity
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MyProductionIdentity
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MyTestIdentity
Description
How can I describe my Domain Identity to reflect its use?
Examples:
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OS and applications
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Time zone
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Boot path
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IP address
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Network name
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URL
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Production / test conditions
Operating System Which OS do I want to run on this domain? Does this OS sup-
port assigned hardware (CPUs, DIMMs)?
Domain network name
Which network name will be used to identify this domain?
Domain IP address Which IP address will be used to reach this domain?
Domain URL
Which URL can be used to reach my domain Web site (if any)?
Table 36. Domain configuration assessment criteria