Installing and Managing HP-UX Virtual Partitions (A.02.01)

Planning Your Virtual Partitions and Installing vPars

Applying a vPars Sub-System Patch

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Applying a vPars Sub-System Patch

The vPars sub-system patch includes the vPars monitor, commands, and

daemons. To apply a vPars patch to an existing version, perform the

following:

1. Shut down all the virtual partitions.

2. Reboot the server into standalone mode. This consists of the

following:

a. At the MON> prompt, type reboot

b. 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

3. Install the vPars sub-system patch using swinstall.

4. Reboot the hard partition:

# shutdown -r

5. Boot the vPars monitor and the virtual partitions from the disk

where you installed the vPars sub-system patch. For example, if we

had installed the patch 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 “Autobooting the

Monitor and All Virtual Partitions” on page 127.