It’s been a very long time since I partitioned an ES47/GS80 (would have been whilst I worked for Compaq prior to the HP takeover) but ISTR that the reason for the 2P rule was that you couldn’t partition the memory subsystems within a dynamic duo. It’s been a long time and I no longer have access to the appropriate documentation so I could be recalling incorrectly. I don’t even have an ES47 at work anymore to play around with :-(
Huw > On 14 Feb 2022, at 16:24, cctalk@classiccmp.org wrote: > > Hey guys- > Anyone on here know much about the Marvel boxes? I've had one for years > but never had much time to fiddle with it. I'm looking at the partitioning > features. In particular, the manual says: > > Hard partitions must be on 2P boundaries > Tru64 only supports hard partitions > > However, I can confirm that you can definitely create a hard partition with > a single CPU. This got me thinking, and I dug a little deeper into the MBM > CLI. The manual seems to suggest that this is the case, but says that the > operating system won't work correctly in that configuration. Anyone know why > not? > > When you create a hard partition, you specify what type of subpartition the > hard partition can contain. The manual says that only "soft" partitions are > officially supported, but the CLI also allows you to create subpartitions of > type "firm" and "semi-firm". Does anyone know what "firm" and "semi-firm" > partitions do differently than soft partitions? And does Tru64 work with any > of that, or is all of that OpenVMS-specific stuff? > > Also, on a side note, I don't suppose anyone here has a rail kit for an > ES47 or ES80 they'd like to sell, or an I/O drawer... > > Many thanks in advance! > > -Ben > >
