HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator's Guide (includes A.05.02)

CPU, Memory, and I/O Resources (A.05.xx)
Memory: Setting the Granularity Values (Integrity)
Chapter 6
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2. You create an alternate database /stand/vpdb.alt with a granularity value of 512 MB for ILM and 256
MB for CLM.
# vparcreate -D /stand/vpdb.alt -g ILM:512 -g CLM:256 -p keira1 ...
3. This writes the granularity value to the vPars database but not to firmware, which allows you to continue
using the active vPars database /stand/vpdb with its 128 MB granularity value.
When you wish to load /stand/vpdb.alt, you must then set the granularity value in firmware using
vparenv, reboot the nPartition, and load the alternate database.
# vparenv -g ILM:512 -g CLM:256 /* to set granularity value in firmware */
MON> reboot /* reboot the nPartition
...
HPUX> boot vpmon -D /stand/vpdb.alt /* load the alternate database */