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

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

Installing vPars Using Software Distributor (PA-RISC or Integrity)

Chapter 4

Installing vPars Using Software Distributor (PA-RISC or Integrity)

1. For the root disk of each virtual partition, use Software Distributor to install HP-UX, desired patches, the

Quality Pack bundle, the vPars software bundle, and the desired vPars-related bundles.

2. Boot the disk that is intended to be the boot disk of the first virtual partition into the normal (non-vPars)

HP-UX environment.

In our example, if the primary path is set to the boot disk of the first virtual partition keira1, the

command is:

• PA-RISC

BCH> bo pri

interact with IPL: n

NOTE: So that the TERM variable will always be set correctly, you should ensure that the first virtual

partition owns the hardware console port. For more information, see “Ensuring the Hardware Console

Port Is Owned by the First Virtual Partition (PA-RISC)” on page 55.

•Integrity

Shell> fs0:

fs0:\> hpux

HPUX> boot vmunix

3. Use ioscan to verify the hardware addresses in your virtual partition plan:

# ioscan

4. Create the virtual partitions using the information you prepared in the virtual partition plan.

For example:

# vparcreate -p keira1 -a cpu::2 -a mem::1024 -a io:0.0.1 -a io:1.0.0 -a

io:1/0/0/3/0.6.0:BOOT

# vparcreate -p keira2 -a cpu::1 -a cell:1:cpu::1 -a mem::1024 -a io:1.0.1 -a io:1.0.4

-a io:1/0/4/1/0/4/0.1.0.0.0.0.1:BOOT

# vparcreate -p keira3 -a cpu::1 -a mem::1024 -a io:0.0.2 -a io:0.0.0 -a

io:0/0/0/3/0.6.0:BOOT

5. If you are on an Integrity system, set the mode to vPars; otherwise, you will not be able to boot into the

vPars environment:

# vparenv -m vPars

6. Reboot the system.

# /etc/shutdown -r

7. Boot the system to ISL or EFI shell and boot the Monitor and all the virtual partitions:

• PA-RISC

BCH> bo pri

interact with IPL: y

ISL> hpux /stand/vpmon vparload -all

•Integrity