About nPartition Configuration Privilege

When running Partition Manager on a local nPartition, or when connecting via WBEM to a remote nPartition, the ability to perform configuration operations on a complex is affected by the setting of the nPartition Configuration Privilege. If the privilege is unrestricted, all configuration operations are permitted. If the privilege is restricted, then you will only be able to perform operations that affect the local or remote nPartition, and no operation that modifies the Stable Complex Configuration Data will be permitted.

NOTE:
	If the nPartition Configuration Privilege is restricted, you can still use Partition Manager to make complex-wide configuration changes by connecting to the service processor of the complex via IPMI over LAN. You will need to provide the IPMI password for the service processor. See the user authentication topic for more information.

The default setting of the nPartition Configuration Privilege is unrestricted. The setting can be changed by logging onto the service processor and using the PARPERM command from the Command Menu.

NOTE:
	The nPartition Configuration Privilege does not control provisioning of iCAP processors.

Purpose

The restricted setting is intended for use in environments where different nPartitions are managed by different system administrators. The system administrators need Administrator (root) privileges on their own nPartitions, but are restricted from making configuration changes that affect other nPartitions. Complex-wide configuration changes can only be made by administrators with the service processor IPMI password.

Restricted Operations

When the nPartition Configuration Privilege is restricted, the following operations are not permitted from a local or remote nPartition.

Allowed Operations

The following operations can be performed from a local or remote nPartition even when the nPartition Configuration Privilege is restricted.