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

local partition This is the virtual partition from which a vPars command
is executed. For example, in the command:
winona1# vparmodify -p winona2 -a cpu::1
assuming the HP-UX shell prompt contains the hostname,
the vparmodify command is executed from winona1, so
winona1 is the local virtual partition. winona2 is the target
partition.
designated-admin virtual partition This is a virtual partition that is allowed to perform vPars
commands that affect other virtual partitions. For example,
assume the flexible administrative capability feature is ON
and the following command is executed:
winona1# vparmodify -p winona2 -a cpu::1
Because this command affects another virtual partition
(winona2), the local virtual partition winona1 must be a
designated-admin virtual partition in order for this
command to be successful.
CAUTION: In a mixed HP-UX 11i v2/v3 vPars
environment, the vparcreate and vparremove
operations can only be performed from the vPars
A.05.01/11.31-OS virtual partitions; vparmodify
operations affecting other virtual partitions can only be
performed from the vPars A.05.01/11.31-OS virtual
partitions.
When the flexible administrative capability is ON
(enabled), setting only vPars A.04.xx/11.23-OS virtual
partitions as designated-admin virtual partitions is not
recommended. In a mixed HP-UX 11i v2/v3 vPars
environment, if all the designated-admin virtual partitions
are vPars A.04.xx/11.23-OS virtual partitions, no partitions
will be able to perform vparmodify, vparremove, or
vparcreate operations on other partitions.
non-designated-admin virtual
partition
This is a virtual partition that is not allowed to perform
vPars commands that affect other virtual partitions. For
example, assume the flexible administrative capability
feature is ON and the following command is executed:
winona1# vparmodify -p winona2 -a cpu::1
vparmodify: Error: Only Designated-Admin virtual partitions can
perform this operation on winona2.
Because this command affects another virtual partition
(winona2), if the local virtual partition winona1 is a not a
designated-admin virtual partition, the command will not
be successful.
designated-admin virtual partition
list
This is the list of virtual partitions that are currently set as
designated-admin virtual partitions. If a virtual partition
is in this list or added to this list, it is a designated-admin
virtual partition. If a virtual partition is not in this list or
is deleted from this list, it is a non-designated-admin virtual
286 vPars Flexible Administrative Capability (vPars A.03.03, A.03.04, vPars A.04.02, A.04.03, A.05.01)