Installing and Managing HP-UX Virtual Partitions (includes A.04.01)

Monitor and Shell Commands
Monitor: Using Monitor Commands
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• vparload -all
vparload -auto
vparload -p partition_name [-b kernelpath] [-o boot_options] [-B hardware_path]
boots the virtual partition partition_name; this command is similar to the vPars Unix shell command
vparboot.
Examples:
To boot the partition winona2 into single-user mode:
MON> vparload -p winona2 -o "-is"
To boot the partition winona2 using the kernel /stand/vmunix.other:
MON> vparload -p winona2 -b /stand/vmunix.prev
To boot the partition winona2 using the disk device at 0/8/0/0.2.0:
MON> vparload -p winona2 -B 0.8.0.0.2.0
Note:
-b kernelpath allows you to change the target kernel for only the next boot of partition_name. If
you wish to make a permanent change to the partition database, use the vparmodify command.
For example, to change the partition database information so that winona2 always boots using
/stand/vmunix.other:
# vparmodify -p winona2 -b /stand/vmunix.other
See the vparmodify (1M) manpage for more information on modifying the partition database.
(vPars A.04.01) For 11i v2 (11.23) systems, alternate kernels are in the directory
/stand/alternate_config/.
Also, when a virtual partition is booted, there may be a pause in the console output. For more
information, see “Boot||Shut: Booting a Virtual Partition” on page 129.
Finally, when there is a pending reboot for reconfiguration for the involved nPartition, the target
virtual partitions will not be booted until all the virtual partitions within the nPartition have been
shut down and the vPars Monitor rebooted. For more information see “Boot||Shut: Shutting Down or
Rebooting the nPartition (OR Rebooting the vPars Monitor)” on page 132.
-all boots all virtual partitions, regardless of the autoboot or autosearch
attributes. For more information on the autoboot or autosearch attributes,
see the vparcreate (1M) or vparmodify (1M) manpages.
-auto boots all virtual partitions that have their autoboot attribute flag set to AUTO.
-b kernelpath boots the virtual partition using the kernel kernelpath instead of the
default kernel
-o boot_options boots the virtual partition using the options boot_options, such as -is for
single-user mode or -lm for LVM maintenance mode.
-B hardware_path boots the virtual partition using the disk device at the hardware_path