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NAME

vparboot - boot a virtual partition

SYNOPSIS

vparboot -p vp_name [-b kernel_path ][

-o boot_opts ][-B boot_addr ]

PA-RISC platforms only

vparboot -p vp_name -I ignite_kernel

Itanium-based platforms only

vparboot -p vp_name -I [[-d name]| [

-s server_ip [-c client_ip -g gateway_ip

-m subnet_mask] -b boot_ﬁle [

-o optional_data]]]

Platform Support Remarks

This

vparboot describes functionality on systems not running Onboard Administrator (OA) based

partition management. For vparboot on systems with OA based partition management, refer to

vparboot2 (1M), by typing man vparboot2.

DESCRIPTION

The

vparboot command causes the virtual partition monitor to boot the speciﬁed virtual partition. The

monitor must be running. The virtual partition must exist in the monitor conﬁguration and be in the

Down state. For this reason, it is not possible to boot the local partition using this command. The parti-

tion in which the command is executing is called the local partition.

On hard-partitionable systems, such as Superdome, if there is a pending reboot for reconﬁguration, the

speciﬁed virtual partition will not be booted until all the virtual partitions on that hard partition (nParti-

tion) are shut down and the virtual partition monitor is rebooted. Refer to "Performing a Reboot for

Reconﬁg for an nPartition" in the nPartition Administrator’s Guide for more information.

Also if the system is up and running in vPars mode, and the next boot mode is set to nPars mode, the

speciﬁed virtual partition will not be booted until the system’s next boot mode is changed to vPars mode

using

vparenv -m vPars.

Options

vparboot recognizes the following command line options and arguments:

-p vp_name Speciﬁes the unique name of the virtual partition that is to be booted. The virtual

partition must exist in the monitor’s database, must be in the

Down state, and must

have a conﬁgured boot device. Required.

-b kernel_path Speciﬁes the absolute path to a bootable kernel for the virtual partition. For exam-

ple, if a non-partitioned system start string at the ISL prompt is:

ISL> hpux -iS /stand/vmunix

the kernel-path is the /stand/vmunix portion of this string.

If this option is omitted, the value is taken from any

-b kernel_path speciﬁed dur-

ing virtual partition creation or its most recent modiﬁcation, or /stand/vmunix if

-b kernel_path has never been speciﬁed.

-o boot_opts Speciﬁes the command-line options to be applied when the virtual partition is

booted. For example, if a non-partitioned system start string at the ISL prompt is:

ISL> hpux -iS /stand/vmunix

the boot_opts string in this case will be -iS. Note that if there is a space included

in the string, the string must be quoted.

Refer to the virtual partitions administration guide Installing and Managing HP-

UX Virtual Partitions, and the chapter titled "Monitor and Shell Commands" for a

full list of supported boot option strings.

If the

-o option is omitted, the value is taken from any -o boot_opts speciﬁed dur-

ing virtual partition creation or its most recent modiﬁcation, or the empty string if

-o boot_opts has never been speciﬁed.

-B boot_addr Speciﬁes the device from which the virtual partition kernel image is read. It must

be one of the following three forms:

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Summary of content (4 pages)

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vparboot(1M) vparboot(1M) NAME vparboot - boot a virtual partition SYNOPSIS vparboot -p vp_name [-b kernel_path ] [-o boot_opts ] [-B boot_addr ] PA-RISC platforms only vparboot -p vp_name -I ignite_kernel Itanium -based platforms only vparboot -p vp_name -I [ [-d name]| [-s server_ip [-c client_ip -m subnet_mask] -b boot_file [-o optional_data]]] -g gateway_ip Platform Support Remarks This vparboot describes functionality on systems not running Onboard Administrator (OA) based partition management.
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vparboot(1M) vparboot(1M) bo[ot] | pri[mary] (case-insensitive). This is the default if the -B option is omitted. vparboot attempts to boot vp_name from the device previously configured with the BOOT attribute. It is an error if no device has been so configured. alt[ernate|boot] (case-insensitive). vparboot attempts to boot vp_name from the device previously configured with the ALTBOOT attribute. It is an error if no device has been so configured. tape (case-insensitive).
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vparboot(1M) vparboot(1M) -s server_ip Specifies the static IP address for the boot server -c client_ip Specifies the static IP address for the client. If client IP information is missing in the DB-Profile, DHCP will be used by default. -g gateway_ip Specifies the static IP address for the gateway -m subnet_mask Specifies the subnet mask for the local network -b boot_file Specifies the absolute path to a bootable file on the boot server.
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vparboot(1M) vparboot(1M) NOTE: If the boot device has not been configured properly, the vparboot command will complete without error, but the virtual partition will not boot. Possible reasons for this could be: — The BOOT or ALTBOOT attribute was assigned to a device other than a disc or DVD. — The TAPE attribute was assigned to a device other than tape. — The file at the default or configured kernel path does not exist or is not a bootable image.