topic Re: vpar creation in Operating System - HP-UX

vpar creation

artic — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:49:21 GMT

i hv two dvd-roms attached to my rp8420 server and these hardware paths are assigned to two different vpars.

i bought up the first vpar using my existing os installation.

To install the second vpar, I am unable to install the OS from DVD with the below error

# vparboot -p vpar2 -B 0/0/8/1/0/4/1.1.0
vparboot: Booting vpar2. Please wait...
# Failed to open (0/0/8/1/0/4/1.1.0.0.0.0.0;)/stand/vmunix
Failed to load (0/0/8/1/0/4/1.1.0.0.0.0.0;)/stand/vmunix
[MON] vpar2 has halted.

#
#

now how do i start the OS installation onto the second vpar from the DVD ?

Re: vpar creation

artic — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:46:39 GMT

Now am getting this error when i try to install it from the ignite server which is the first vpar as well in the same npar.

* Bringing up Network (lan0)
* Reading configuration information from server...

* tftp error log follows:
tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> Transfer timed out.
tftp>
NOTE: Retrying loadfile command...
* tftp error log follows:
tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> Transfer timed out.
tftp>
NOTE: Retrying loadfile command...
* tftp error log follows:
tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> Transfer timed out.
tftp>
NOTE: Retrying loadfile command...
* tftp error log follows:
tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> Transfer timed out.
tftp>
NOTE: Retrying loadfile command...
* tftp error log follows:
tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> Transfer timed out.
tftp>
NOTE: Retrying loadfile command...
* tftp error log follows:
tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> Transfer timed out.
tftp>
Press any key to return to the network configuration menu: hethe

Re: vpar creation

Torsten. — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:14:19 GMT

Hi,

you cannot install the second from DVD while the first vPar is running, because the kernel must be vPar aware (vPar software must be loaded at the same time as installing the OS while another vPar is running).

1. Create an ignite backup (golden image) from the first and restore the second from it

or
2. install from an swdepot OS and vPar at the same time

or
3.
stop the first vPar, install the second in a non-Vpar (npar/stand alone) environment,
start both vPars

Reason:

The kernel must be relocatable in the memory. This is done by installing the vPar software

Re: vpar creation

Torsten. — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:53:01 GMT

You may read my comment here also:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1117850

Re: vpar creation

artic — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:46:10 GMT

thnks for the clarification