Installing and Managing HP-UX Virtual Partitions (includes A.04.02)

Installing, Updating, or Removing vPars and Upgrading Servers with vPars
Other Considerations
Chapter 4
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Other Considerations
This section covers:
• “Notes on Installing Server Firmware” on page 68
• “Setting the GSP Terminal Type” on page 69
• “Increase in Size of /stand File System” on page 70
• “VxFS (Veritas File System) (vPars A.03.xx)” on page 70
Notes on Installing Server Firmware
Installing Firmware for the systems running vPars must be done in a standalone (PA-RISC) or nPars
(Integrity) mode. Once in standalone or nPars mode, the procedure for installing firmware on a system with
vPars installed is the same as a system without vPars installed. Additional information is shown below. For
information on specific firmware versions for your servers, see the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and
Configuration Guide.
• Non-nPartitionable Systems
On the rp5470/L3000 and rp7400/N4000 servers, for firmware patches to take effect in a vPars
environment, follow this procedure:
1. Shut down all the virtual partitions.
2. Reboot the server into standalone mode using the primary path. This consists of the following:
a. At the MON> prompt, type reboot
b. If needed, interrupt the boot sequence at the BCH>, and using the primary path, boot
/stand/vmunix instead of /stand/vpmon. For example:
BCH> bo pri
interact with IPL? y
.
.
.
ISL> hpux /stand/vmunix
NOTE The server must be in standalone mode for the patches to take effect, so please do not
skip this step.
3. Install the firmware patch as you would in a non-vPars environment. The firmware patch will reboot
your server.
4. After the firmware installation has completed, you can boot the Monitor and virtual partitions as you
normally would.
For example, if you have not modified your AUTO file in the LIF area to boot the vPars Monitor and
virtual partitions, boot the vPars Monitor (for example, ISL> hpux /stand/vpmon) and then the
virtual partitions (for example, MON> vparload -auto).