HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator's Guide (includes A.03.05 and A.04.05)

3. (PA-RISC only) allows you to chose an alternate device to which the Monitor dump is written.
The alternate device must contain the pre-allocated file /stand/vpmon.dmp. The file
vpmon.dmp is automatically created in/standof a partition’s boot disk by the vPars startup
script.
4. soft resets the current hard partition
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5. hard resets the current hard partition.
6. boots the specified virtual partition for crash processing
7. boots the specified virtual partition for crash processing
If you chose to invoke a virtual partition for crash processing or to examine memory contents,
you will be returned to this menu after those actions are completed (assuming no new crash
event is encountered).
Directory Location and Filenames
On PA-RISC, the Monitor dump is written to the pre-existing file called /stand/vpmon.dmp.
On Integrity, the Monitor dump is written to a file called vpmon.dmp that is created in the EFI
partition of the Monitor boot disk. The file will be at fsN:/efi/hpux/vpmon.dmp.
When the virtual partition that owns the Monitor boot disk is booted, the following files are
created automatically in /var/adm/crash/vpar (where n is a number representing the nth
occurrence of a dump):
copy of the executable image of the Monitor at the time of the dump
vpmon.n
copy of the Monitor dump file
vpmon.dmp.n
an analysis of the crash including PIM info for each processor
summary.n
NOTE: On PA-RISC, the file /stand/vpmon.dmp is a special file. Do not delete, move, rename,
or modify this file. If you need to look at the contents of the Monitor dump file, use the
vpmon.dmp.n file located in /var/adm/crash/vpar.
On PA-RISC, the Monitor dump is not written if the virtual partition which owns the monitor
boot disk has never been booted.
Monitor Dump Analysis Tool
Because the vPars Monitor is not a HP-UX kernel, you cannot use a kernel dump analysis tool
to examine a Monitor dump file. Contact your HP Support Representative to analyze the Monitor
dump file.
Kernel Dumps
If a TOC (transfer of control) or HPMC (High Priority Machine Check) for the entire hard partition
is generated, a kernel dump will not automatically be saved to /var/adm/crash for those
partitions that have not previously had a kernel dump occur. You can save their dumps to
/var/adm/crash by performing the following on each of those virtual partitions:
4. A soft reset (option 4) is not supported on a Superdome.
272 Crash Processing and Recovery