HOW TO BOOK A PARTITION AND XFT RESOURCES ONLY =============================================== Use this if you don't want to take a run or test coldstart, but do need to book a TS partition and the XFT crates in order to prevent anyone else from stealing them from you during your tests. 1. setup fer on any b0dap** machine. 2. Type "resources &" to start the resource manager. 3. A partition menu GUI will appear. Click on any free partition (cyan) numbered 0-7. The GUI will disappear and... 4. A resource manager GUI will appear. Right-click on XFT box to bring up XFT selector. Left-click on XFT crate(s) you want to test. The XFT crates you've selected should go green. If they are red, then someone else already has them booked. Hover the mouse over the crate to find out which partition owns the crates, then go to the CDF Resource Selector Partition menu and click on List Active Partitions. 'Phone the person and ask politely if you can have the XFT crate(s). Explain in general terms what you want to do, if necessary! 5. When you've finished your tests, go to the Partition menu and click Close Partition. Then go the file menu and click Exit.