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6.6 Considerations When Changing a Physical Partition Number


6.6 Considerations When Changing a Physical Partition Number
You can change the physical partition number of a configured physical partition to a different number. Consider the following point when changing the number:

- The physical partition configuration information must be re-set.

If you have changed a physical partition number, you need to set the configuration information of the new physical partition. For details on setting physical partition configuration information, see "3.1.12 Setting Physical Partition Configuration Information" and "Chapter 4 Configuring a Physical Partition."

- The CPU Activation must be reassigned.

After a physical partition number is changed, the CPU Activation is still assigned to the original physical partition number. Therefore, you need to release the CPU Activation assignment and then reassign it by specifying the new physical partition number.

- The host ID and Ethernet (MAC) address are changed.

When the physical partition number is changed, the host ID and Ethernet (MAC) address specific to the physical partition are also changed. Consideration must also be given to the fact that the host ID and Ethernet (MAC) address may be used for license authentication and setting information for the Oracle Solaris ZFS file system and applications.