2nd vPar doesn't load

[Karthik S S]

Hi,

We had a RP8400 server with 2 hard partitions (2 cells for each partition). Partition0 with 0/0/0/2/0.6.0 as root disk and the Partition1 with 1/0/0/2/0.6.0 as the root disk. Then we decided to have two virtual partitions on a single nPartition ( 4 cells) instead of having 2 nPartitions
I follwed the below steps,

1. Installed vPar software A.02.02 on both the root disks of the nPartition.

2. Removed Partition1 and added those cells to Partition0.

3. Booted the hard partition using the disk 0/0/0/2/0.6.0

4. And created 2 virtual partitions using the following commands,

# vparcreate -p vpar1 -a cpu::8 -a cpu:::2:12 -a mem::12288 -a io:0/0/0 -a io:0/0/0/2/0.6.0:boot -B auto

# vparcreate -p vpar2 -a cpu::8 -a cpu:::2:12 -a mem::4096 -a io:1/0/0 -a io:1/0/0/2/0.6.0:boot -B auto

The Idea is to have two virtual partition using the disks which already had 11i OS installed ( when it was in 2 * npartition configuration ).

5. Rebooted the machine using 0/0/0/2/0.6.0 disk and from ISL,
hpux /stand/vpmon
MON>vparload -p vpar1

6. This successfuly booted the vPar - vPar1.

7. From vPar1, I issued,
# vparboot -b vapr2

This gives me the following error,

vpar1-host:/>vparboot -p vpar2
vparboot: Booting wesperf. Please wait...

vpar1-host:/>Kernel file is not relocatable for vpar2
File address is 0x0000000000020000 and memory address is 0x0000000008000000
Error reading program segments
Failed to load (1/0/0/2/0.6.0.0.0.0.0;)/stand/vmunix
[MON] vpar2 has halted.

I think it is because the root disk of vpar2 1/0/0/2/0.6.0 doesn't have a updated /stand/vpdb. How can I resolve this problem??

Kindly help me.

Thanks
Karthik

[Karthik S S]

Hi,
After running the same set of vparcreate commands, booting hpux through 1/0/0/2/0.6.0 path I was able to bring up both the vPars. Does it mean that each and every time I create a vpar I have to manually run the command on all the OS instances?? Is there any way to automate it??

Pl. clarify,

Thanks
Karthik

[T. M. Louah]

Was the vpar software installed on vpar2?
From that error it shoulds as if the 1/0/0/2/0.6.0 boot drive was not installed with vpar software and required patches???? Probably need to verify how this drive was installed.

Cheers

[Karthik S S]

Hi,

I have installed the vpar s/w on both the vPar to be rootdisks. I have mentioned the same in my very first step.

Thanks
Karthik

[Nico Schockaert]

Hi,

I discovered the same issue. The problem seems to be related to the fact that you have two core I/O. One of them is the master. The first vpar must have the console. The console is connected to the master core I/O. This core I/O is physically located in the lowest core I/O slot. As such, your first vPar must be booted from the Master Core I/O and the disks are 1/0/...

Regards,

Nico