Some questiones about VPAR6.0

[Jack007]

Q1:According to the following output, how many MEMORY I can use to create a new vpar? 48000?

root@server[/] # vparhwmgmt -p memory -l System Memory Sizes   LDOM#    Size(MB)   Free(MB)      0       14336        184      1       14336        943      2       14336       1295      3       14336       1265      4       14336       1356      5       14336       1395      6       14336       1384      7       14040       1119     -1       16361          2 Total:      130753       8943 vPar/VM Memory Pool Sizes   LDOM#    Size(MB)   Free(MB)      0       12864          0      1       12864          0      2       12864          0      3       12800          0      4       12800      12032      5       12800      12032      6       12800      12096      7       12544      11840     -1       12032          0 Total:      114368      48000

Q2: When I reboot the VSP OS, the vpar boot up automatically. How can I change the "auto boot" setting ?

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Adding new questions

12.17 2011

Q3: one vpar has some LUNs which state are NO_HW in the VSP OS. I cannot boot it up and even modify the vpar. what should I do?

The output is:

# vparmodify -p rxna2 -a disk:avio_stor::disk:/dev/rdisk/disk8
vPar/VM rxna2 configuration problems:
Error 1 on item /dev/rdisk/disk5: '/dev/rdisk/disk5' backing device does not exist or is not currently available.
vparmodify: Unable to modify the vPar.

#vparboot -p rxna2

 vparboot: ERROR (host): libIO error on function call 'io_is_legacy_dev': System call error. on device /dev/rdisk/disk112.

vPar/VM rxna2 configuration problems:     Warning 1 on item /tmp/hpux31.1109.iso: '/tmp/hpux31.1109.iso' backing devic e does not exist or is not currently available.

These problems may prevent the vPar or VM rxna2 from starting.

vparboot: Unable to continue.

Because the Storage guy has delete the unused LUN, so the ioscan -fnNCdisk cannot show out the "disk112".

what should I do?

Q4: Where is the configuration file of every vpar?

Continue waiting.

Q5:

Thanks! 

[donze]

>> Q2: When I reboot the VSP OS, the vpar boot up automatically. How can I change the "auto boot" setting ?

VSP# hpvmmodify -P <vparname> -B manual

François

[Dave Olker]

     Q1:According to the following output, how many MEMORY I can use to create a new vpar?

What does "hpvmstatus -s" show on your VSP?  As an example:

# hpvmstatus -s
                [HPVM Server System Resources]

        vPar/VM types supported by this VSP = vPar
        Processor speed = 1729 Mhz
        Total physical memory = 261826 Mbytes
        Total number of operable system cores = 32
        CPU cores allocated for VSP = 1
        CPU cores allocated for vPars and VMs = 31
        CPU cores reserved for virtual partitions = 16
        Available VSP memory = 18166 Mbytes
        Available swap space = 31471 Mbytes
        Total memory allocated for vPars and VMs = 231744 Mbytes
        Memory in use by vPars and VMs = 98304 Mbytes
        Available memory for vPars and VMs = 133440 Mbytes    <<<

The "Available memory for vPars and VMs" line should give you a good idea of the memory available to dedicate to vPars.

Dave

[Jack007]

hi Donze,

thanks!

But I cannot find out the -B option in vparmodify manpage. Later I will test this in the OS.

[Jack007]

Dear Dave,

thanks a lot!

[Dave Olker]

Hi Jack,

I think if you check again you'll see Francois suggested using the hpvmmodify command, not the vparmodify command.

Dave

[Jack007]

Sorry, I find it.

It's quite strange, VM's command can be used to set VPAR's  attribute.

We need a VPAR6.0 CLI guide. 

[Dave Olker]

Yes, the v6 CLI is a bit confusing because we needed to preserve as much of the vPar experience as possible for previous vPar customers and at the same time prepare for v6.1 where you'll be able to run either vPars or VMs on a VSP using a common set of commands.

To clarify - the plan for v6.1 is to allow you to run either VM's or vPars on a single VSP, but not both simultaneously. Simultaneous vPars and VMs on the same VSP is a future roadmap item.

Dave

[Jack007]

Dear Dave:

Thanks!

Could you tell me the bigest difference between VPAR6.x and VM in our future planning? 

[Dave Olker]

Hi Jack,

Here are a couple of slides from my vPars v6 presentation that compare vPars v6 against HPVM v4.3.  If you have any questions about what any of these comparisons mean let me know.

Dave