HP Superdome 2 Partitioning Administrator Guide (5900-1801, August 2011)

9 Installing or Removing the vPars product from the OS
This chapter addresses the following topics:
• Before You Install the vPars Software
• “Installing vPars” (page 101)
• “Bundle Names” (page 103)
• “Ignite-UX Cookbook” (page 103)
• “Removing the vPars Product” (page 103)
Before You Install the vPars Software
You must have a complete understanding of vPars before attempting installation. For more
information, see the “Planning Your System for Virtual Partitions” (page 79).
Related Information
• For information on the installation of HP-UX and what is supported for your HP-UX version,
see the HP-UX 11i Installation and Update Guide and the HP-UX 11i Release Notes for your
OS version.
• For information on swinstall and software depots, see the manual "Software Distributor
Administration Guide for HP-UX".
• For information on how to install an Ignite-UX server, install HP-UX using Ignite-UX, and recover
clients from media or over the network, see the Ignite-UX Administration Guide.
• For information on HP Superdome 2 Installation, see the HP Superdome 2 Installation Guide.
Installing vPars
You can install the vPars software using either media or a network depot. To install vPars:
1. Verify or correct the memory granularity. For more information, see “Parspec change policy”
(page 87).
2. Set the nPartition to boot in vPar mode.
3. If you are using the enclosure DVD drive for installation, ensure that the iLO is connected to
the vPar. Run the following command:
vparmodify -a ioslot:enclosure#/blade#/6.
4. Power on the partition and stop at the UEFI Shell prompt.
Installing through a Media (using an Ignite server)
a. Load the media into the enclosure DVD drive.
b. Connect the DVD to the vPar using the set partition dvd connect <vpar>
command.
c. At the UEFI Shell prompt, run the map –r –b command.
d. Switch to the DVD, Shell> fsXX, and type install.
NOTE: XX is an integer used to specify which device to work from.
e. For next steps on installing through media, see steps 5 to 7.
Repeat the above steps, 1 through 4, for each vPar.
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