HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator's Guide (includes A.03.05 and A.04.05)

When the partition that owns the hardware console port is not running, the vPars Monitor takes
over the management of the I/O to the hardware console port, so you will still have access to the
virtual console displays.
You can access the console port as you would on any non-vPars server, for example, through a
dumb terminal or lan console. Then, to cycle between the virtual console displays of the various
partitions, press Ctrl-A.
34 How vPars and its Components Work