topic Re: vpar's multiple root disks problem in Operating System - HP-UX

vpar's multiple root disks problem

uk1 — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:43:03 GMT

Currently I am trying to create a bootable vpar using 3 different luns connected by fibre channel. With the following command:

vparcreate -p $host -a cpu::6 -a cpu:::6:6 -a mem::48000 -a io:1/0/8 -a io:1/0/10 -a io:1/0/12 -a io:0/0/14 -a io:0.0.8.1.1.173.0.2.0.3.3:BOOT

When vpmon comes up and tries to boot that vpar it pulls:

[MON] Booting
Kernel file is not relocatable
File address is 0x0000000000020000 and memory address is 0x0000000004000000
Error reading program segments
Failed to load (0/0/8/1/1.173.0.2.0.3.3;)/stand/vmunix

Can vpars boot using multiple fc boot devices in vg00? Or am I specifing the vparcreate command incorrectly, by chance?

Thanks,

-David

Re: vpar's multiple root disks problem

uk1 — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:45:52 GMT

Let me include that 0/0/8/1/1/1.73.0.2.0.3.3 is the pri boot disk. However there are two other disks that are included in vg00

Re: vpar's multiple root disks problem

Luk Vandenbussche — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 01:13:40 GMT

David,

Did you create an extra Vpar or did you modify the bootpath of a vpar.

Did you install an os if you created an additional vpar?

Re: vpar's multiple root disks problem

RAC_1 — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 01:17:31 GMT

What does lifls -l on boot disk say?? Should be authenticate LIF volume.

Re: vpar's multiple root disks problem

Richard Pope — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 04:26:20 GMT

Haven't done this myself for a few months, but should the vparcreate command include "-a io:0/0/8" as well as "-a io:0.0.8.1.1.173.0.2.0.3.3:BOOT"

Re: vpar's multiple root disks problem

baiju_3 — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:29:57 GMT

You need to have an OS installed under 0/0/8/1/1.173.0.2.0.3.3.

Please verify.

Thanks,
BL.

Re: vpar's multiple root disks problem

uk1 — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:40:35 GMT

Yea I am not sure what I was copying there but 0.0.8 was included in the vparcreate command. Also the disk is bootable from bch just not vpmon. I have a call to hp right now asking if vpars is supported over cisco switches connected to an xp1024.

Re: vpar's multiple root disks problem

Luk Vandenbussche — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:51:30 GMT

Your vparcreate command is ok this is a valid i used

vparcreate -p vpar1 -a cpu::2 -a cpu:::2:2 -a cpu:0.10 -a cpu:0.11 -a mem::4096 -a io:1.0.0 -a io:1.0.1 -a io:0.0.8 -a io:0.0.10 -a io:0.0.2 -a io:1.0.0.3.0.6.0:boot

Then you have to execute the following to load the os

1) Create a depot
make_depots â r B.11.11 â s /dev/cdrom

2) Add vpar soft to depot (with vpar cdrom)
make_depots â r B.11.11 â a 800 â s /dev/cdrom

3) make igniteux file
make_config â r B.11.11

4) update ignite index for applications
manage_index â a â f /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.11/apps_800_cfg

5) start ignite
/opt/ignite/bin/ignite

6) modify config as following

Options -> Server Configuration -> Server Options tab:
Default configuration: HP-UX B.11.11 Default
Client Timeouts: 40
Run clients installation UI on: server
Options -> Server Configurations -> Session Options tab:
Select options:
Confirm new clients
Show the welcome screen for the install server
unselect :
Halt the client after installation

7) boot the vpar from ignite server :
vparboot -p vparx -I IP ignite server,/opt/ignite/boot/WINSTALL

Re: vpar's multiple root disks problem

Torsten. — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:04:45 GMT

Hi David,

this looks to me like you're trying to boot an OS without having the vPars software installed on this OS instance. You need to have vPars software installed on *all* vPar instances.

Re: vpar's multiple root disks problem

Richard Pope — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:11:44 GMT

Can you confirm that the appropriate version of the vPar software is loaded on the vPar that you are trying to boot?

Re: vpar's multiple root disks problem

Richard Pope — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:12:24 GMT

D'oh, Torsten beat me to it!

Re: vpar's multiple root disks problem

uk1 — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:15:02 GMT

The internal disk was shipped with vpar software we did not receive any third party software. Reading this I could kick myself! You guys are 100% right, I need to somehow get the software on the new boot paths.

Re: vpar's multiple root disks problem

Torsten. — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:36:54 GMT

Normally the software cd should be included, I guess.

If you have the necessary licences (to be legal) you may clone your first partition using ignite.
1. option:

backup the running vPar to a ignite server and restore the backup to the new vPar

2. option:
backup the OS without running vPar (/stand/vmunix booted instead of /stand/vpmon) to a tape and restore the backup to the new disk. After this start the first vPar, configure and start the second.

Remember, every vPar have to use its own FC HBA.