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

Installing, Updating, or Removing vPars and Upgrading Servers with vPars

Updating from vPars (A.02.xx or A.03.xx) to A.03.xx

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Updating from vPars (A.02.xx or A.03.xx) to A.03.xx

To update from an earlier vPars A.02.xx or A.03.xx version to the latest vPars A.03.xx version, perform the

following:

Step 1. Save a copy of the vPars database in case you need to revert back to the earlier version of vPars or

you need to restore the database.

Step 2. Shut down all the virtual partitions.

Step 3. Reboot the server into standalone mode. This consists of the following:

1. At the MON> prompt, type reboot

2. If needed, interrupt the boot sequence at the BCH> and boot /stand/vmunix instead of

/stand/vpmon. For example:

BCH> bo pri

interact with IPL? y

ISL> hpux /stand/vmunix

Step 4. Install the new vPars bundle using swinstall. For the appropriate bundle name, see “Bundle

Names” on page 76.

Step 5. Reboot the system:

# shutdown -r

Step 6. Boot the vPars Monitor and the virtual partitions from the disk where you installed the vPars

bundle. For example, if we had installed the bundle to the disk at the primary path:

BCH> bo pri

interact with IPL? y

ISL> hpux /stand/vpmon -a

If you have conﬁgured your AUTO ﬁle in the LIF area to boot the Monitor and virtual partitions

automatically, then this step will be performed automatically. For more information, see “Autoboot”

on page 171.

Step 7. On each virtual partition, repeat For "Install the new vPars bundle using swinstall. For the

appropriate bundle name, see “Bundle Names” on page 76.", see page 100. to install the new vPars

bundle on each boot disk of each virtual partition (you do not need to reboot the hard partition).

Because the boot disk used to boot in standalone mode in For "Reboot the server into standalone

mode. This consists of the following:", see page 100. already has the new vPars bundle (this was

installed during For "Install the new vPars bundle using swinstall. For the appropriate bundle

name, see “Bundle Names” on page 76.", see page 100.), you can exclude this step for the boot disk

at the primary path.