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Virtual Partitions (vPars) Management on nPartitions
Determining if an nPartition is Running vPars
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions, rev 5.1 505
Determining if an nPartition is Running vPars
This section gives you several methods for determining if an nPartition
has loaded/booted HP-UX in or more vPars. For example, typing Control-a
at the nPartition console, or using the vparstatus command.
vPar Management: Determining if an nPartition
is Running vPars
Step 1. Login to the service processor (GSP) for the server where the nPartition
resides, and access the nPartition’s console.
From the GSP main menu, enter CO for the console menu and select the
nPartition’s console.
Step 2. At the nPartition’s console, determine the current boot state.
The nPartition’s current console prompt, if any, provides the first clue
about the boot state:
• If you can interact with a BCH command prompt such as the
following:
Main Menu: Enter command or menu >
Then the nPartition has not booted HP-UX or any vPars.
• If you can interact with a vPars monitor prompt (MON>) then the
nPartition has at least booted the /stand/vpmon vPars monitor.
It is possible that one or more vPars also are loaded/booted.
• If you can interact with the HP-UX console login prompt or the
HP-UX command line then you still need to determine if HP-UX has
booted in a vPar or in non-vPars mode.
If the nPartition console does not have any interactive prompt or
command line, then you can use the Virtual Front Panel to help
determine if the nPartition is in the process of booting/resetting or if
HP-UX has hanged.
Step 3. When the nPartition’s console gives access to the vPars monitor or
HP-UX, use additional techniques to determine how many (if any) vPars
are loaded/booted.