Not able to access the console

[Azaru]

Hi gurus,

I am not able to access the vpars in mp console

Thanks
azaru

[likid0]

More information please..

Otherwise is difficult to help.

what do you mean by can't access.

From the MP once your are in the vpar partition it wan't let you change console with control + a ??

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi,

can u tell that what error you are getting and how you are trying to access the vpar.

Sample Mathod..

Login through MP.

User Name - ****
Passwd - ****

MP MAIN MENU:

CO: Consoles
VFP: Virtual Front Panel
CM: Command Menu
CL: Console Logs
SL: Show Event Logs
FW: Firmware Update
HE: Help
X: Exit Connection

[test] MP> co

Partitions available:

# Name
--- ----
0) Partition 0
1) Partition 1
2) Partition 2
Q) Quit

Please select partition number: 1

Connecting to Console: Partition 1

(Use ^B to return to main menu.)


- - - - - - - - - - Prior Console Output - - - - - - - - - -

after selecting the partition number, it will be connected to that partition, then you can use Ctrl+a to toggle between vPars.

[Azaru]

Hi orange/Farhan,

Yes i have connected to mp ip and selected the node partition. After that i am not able to do Ctrl+a or even prompt of vpars.

Please see below.



MP login: Admin
MP password:

* Your connection is via Telnet. For improved security this MP *
* now supports SSH-2. Telnet can be disabled via the SA command. *

(c) Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Welcome to the
Management Processor
HP 9000 and Integrity Superdome Server SD32B


Supported firmware-updateable entity combination: Recipe 8.7e



MP MAIN MENU:

CO: Consoles
VFP: Virtual Front Panel
CM: Command Menu
CL: Console Logs
SL: Show Logs
FW: Firmware Update
HE: Help
X: Exit Connection

[TCS-SD-SIRUSERI] MP> co

Partitions available:

# Name
--- ----
0) East
1) West
2) North
3) South
Q) Quit

Please select partition number: 3


Connecting to OS Console: South

(Use to return to main menu.)


- - - - - - - - - - Prior Console Output - - - - - - - - - -

#
[MON]

MON> vparload -p wpsprod
[MON] Booting wpsprod...
MON> vparload -p newportal
[MON] Booting newportal...

- - - - - - - - - - - - Live Console - - - - - - - - - - - -


After this i can't do anything.

[Azaru]

And cpus are allocated fully for vpars.
No cpu is available. If i remove one cpu i can able to control the vpars through MP console. For that to i have down one of the vpar to get control and change the cpu.
But in our case all the cpus to be allocated.

Please help me to resolve this issue.

Thanks
azar

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi Azar,

Kindly let us know that, what actually you want to do.

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi,

What i understand that your vPar is booting...now you check the logs from Main Menu>SL>t.

or you can check status from VFP also.

[likid0]

Hy are u using vpars on a pa-risc platform ??

if you are using them on the pa-risc you have to take in account that one of the vpars has to have the typical lba 0/0/0 assigned to a parttion otherwise you wan't have control of the console.

please post a vparstatus -A so we can check, if you have io not assigned.

also your vpar kernel monitor could be frozen, but you would need a reboot of the hole npar for that ...

[Azaru]

Hi orange,

Please find the output of
#vparstatus -A and
#vparstatus -v


# vparstatus -A
[Unbound CPUs (path)]: 5.14
5.15
5.16
5.17
7.10
7.11
7.12
7.13
7.14
7.15
7.16
7.17
[Available CPUs]: 0

[Available I/O devices (path)]: 5.0.0
5.0.4
5.0.5
5.0.6
5.0.8
5.0.14
5.8.1
7.0.0
7.0.4
7.0.5
7.0.6
7.0.8
7.0.14

[Unbound Memory (Base /Range)]: 0x3000000/16
(bytes) (MB) 0x8000000/1920
0x680000000/38848
0xffc000000/48
[Available Memory (MB)]:

# vparstatus -v
[Virtual Partition Details]
Name: newportal
State: Up
OS Version: B.11.11
Attributes: Dynamic,Autoboot,Nosearch
Kernel Path: /stand/vmunix
Boot Opts:

[CPU Details]
Min/Max: 1/16
Bound by User [Path]:
Bound by Monitor [Path]: 5.11
Unbound [Path]: 5.10
5.12
5.13

[IO Details]
5.0.12.1.0.4.0
7.0.12.1.0.4.0
5.0.13.1.0.4.0.0.0.0.0.0.0 BOOT
7.0.13.1.0.4.0.0.0.0.0.0.0,ALTBOOT

[Memory Details]
Specified [Base /Range]:
(bytes) (MB)

Total Memory (MB): 24576

[Virtual Partition Details]
Name: wpsprod
State: Down
OS Version: Unknown
Attributes: Dynamic,Autoboot,Nosearch
Kernel Path: /stand/vmunix
Boot Opts:

[CPU Details]
Min/Max: 1/16
Bound by User [Path]:
Bound by Monitor [Path]:
Unbound [Path]:








[IO Details]
5.0.2.1.0.4.0
7.0.2.1.0.4.0
5.0.1.1.0.4.0.0.0.0.0.0.0 BOOT
7.0.1.1.0.4.0.0.0.0.0.0.0,ALTBOOT

[Memory Details]
Specified [Base /Range]:
(bytes) (MB)

Total Memory (MB): 16384

[Virtual Partition Details]
Name: etcsapp3
State: Down
OS Version: Unknown
Attributes: Dynamic,Autoboot,Nosearch
Kernel Path: /stand/vmunix
Boot Opts:

[CPU Details]
Min/Max: 1/16
Bound by User [Path]:
Bound by Monitor [Path]:
Unbound [Path]:




[IO Details]
5.0.9.1.0.4.0
7.0.9.1.0.4.0
5.0.10.1.0.4.0.0.0.0.0.0.0 BOOT
7.0.10.1.0.4.0.0.0.0.0.0.0,ALTBOOT

[Memory Details]
Specified [Base /Range]:
(bytes) (MB)

Total Memory (MB): 24448

#

[Torsten.]

The OS is 11.11 so it must be PA-RISC.

From the manual:

...
CAUTION: (A.03.xx only) The first virtual partition that you create must own the LBA (local
bus adapter) that contains the physical hardware console port. For an example, see â Assigning
the Hardware Console LBAâ (page 57).
...

Please check this!


Since you have a sx2000 based server, note this (from the manual):

"...
CAUTION:
vPars Console Assignment on sx2000-based Servers The console UART for sx2000-based
servers is no longer on a PCI card, and the system console is memory mapped and moved to
PDH. Hence, there is no LBA component for the console to be assigned to a virtual partition.
Thus, for sx2000-based servers, youmust assign the console by hardware path to a virtual partition
by performing the following steps. For sx2000-based servers running vPars A.03.xx, the console
hardware path must be assigned to the first virtual partition created.
..."



See page 58 in HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administratorâ s
Guide