topic Single User on Virtual Partition in Operating System - HP-UX

Single User on Virtual Partition

Susan Pellerito — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:27:47 GMT

I need to increase /var in order to install a patch bundle. I am having a problem getting to single user on this OS which is a virtual partition. When I wait to interrupt the boot, I simply see a message regarding MON booting the partition and have no option to interrupt. Am I missing something? Help please!

Re: Single User on Virtual Partition

Joelmel Roche — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:17:55 GMT

Hi Susan,

You can boot the second vPar from the first,
and pass boot options to boot vpar2 in to single-user mode.
For example:
vpar1/# vparboot -p vpar2 -o "-is"

In MON:
MON>
MON> vparload -p vpar2 -o "is"

Re: Single User on Virtual Partition

Sameer_Nirmal — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:22:56 GMT

Assuming you have standalone Vpar, you need to change the AUTO file content.
Check the current content using
# lifcp :AUTO -

Modify it using
# mkboot -a 'hpux /stand/vpmon'

Check the auto file as mentioned above.

Reboot the Vpar and you will get to MON prompt. Boot the server in single user mode using

MON > vparload -p -o "-is"

Re: Single User on Virtual Partition

Torsten. — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:38:58 GMT

Hi Susan,

see also this thread:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1146308

Re: Single User on Virtual Partition

Susan Pellerito — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:27:50 GMT

Thanks so much for your suggestions. The suggestion to vparboot to single user from the running partition did the trick.