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Virtual Partitions (vPars) Management on nPartitions
Reboot for Reconfig or Shutdown to Ready for Reconfig from a vPar
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions, rev 5.1 509
Note: A profile change is pending. The hard partition must be
rebooted to complete it.
If this note is presented, then in all other vPars at an “Up” or “Load” or
“Boot” state issue the shutdown -r command and skip the next step.
Step 4. Issue the shutdown command with the options appropriate for the type
of reboot you want to perform.
You can perform a reboot for reconfig or reset the nPartition to the
ready for reconfig (inactive) state.
Use either of the following lists for details.
To perform the reboot for reconfig of the local nPartition:
• First issue the shutdown -R command in the current vPar.
• Then in all other vPars at an “Up” or “Load” or “Boot” state, issue the
shutdown -r command.
Any vPars in a “Load” or “Boot” state must be shut down after they
finish loading/booting HP-UX.
If the nPartition has only one vPar—or if all other vPars are in a
“Down” or “Shut” state—you do not need to shut down other vPars.
To reset the nPartition to a ready for reconfig (inactive) state:
• First issue the shutdown -R -H command in the current vPar.
• Then in all other vPars at an “Up” or “Load” or “Boot” state, issue the
shutdown -r command.
Any vPars in a “Load” or “Boot” state must be shut down after they
finish loading/booting HP-UX.
If the nPartition has only one vPar—or if all other vPars are in a
“Down” or “Shut” state—you do not need to shut down other vPars.
Step 5. Monitor the nPartitions boot state by using its Virtual Front Panel. You
can access the VFP from the HP Superdome service processor (GSP)
main menu.
Refer to the chapter An Overview of nPartition Boot and Reset on
page 161 for boot status details.