How to remove virtual partition that contains the physical console

[Marlou Everson]

How do you remove the virtual partition that contains the console?

We have 4 virtual partitions on a rp7400 running HP-UX 11.11 with Vpar version A.03.05.07. We have finished using "Vpar1" and would like to remove it. Since it is the partition that contains the physical path to the console, I am not sure that we can just do a vparremove on it. Vpar1 also contains the internal boot drives and the tape drive.

We have another partition, Vpar2, that we would like to use the internal drives and the tape drive. The IO paths are as follows:


Vpar1 IO Details
0.0
0.0.2.0.6.0 BOOT
0.12
0.0.2.1.6.0,ALTBOOT

Vpar2 IO Details
1.8
1.12
1.0
1.0.0.0.10.28.0.0.2.3 ALTBOOT
1.0.0.0.2.17.0.0.3.1,BOOT

I'm not sure if there is a quick/easy way to remove Vpar1 and add the 0.0 hardware path to Vpar2, keeping the current boot drives for Vpar2.

Anyone have any experience doing this?

Thanks,
Marlou

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

Shutdown vpar1 and vpar2, remove vpar1 and add the resources to vpar2. Take care about the disks - adjust the boot path stored in NVRAM to boot from vPar2's disk (if you want to use the "old" disks for other things ...).

[Stephan.]

Hi,
biggest issue are the boot disk, they must be adjusted in nPar mode (run 'vparenv -m nPars' before you shutdown vPar1) otherwise the changes will not be reflected on the EFI Shell and you end up with a non bootable system.

Check http://docs.hp.com/en/T1335-90098/index.html for details.

[Torsten.]

There is no EFI, no nPars/vPars mode on this system - don't worry.

[Marlou Everson]

This is a rp7400, a PA-RISC system. There is no EFI shell.

Marlou

[Stephan.]

Ops :-)

Sometimes i should read more carefully and i would love an edit Button.

I had the same problem last week on an Integrity so ... my fault, the other guys are right.

[Marlou Everson]

svo

No problem. Consider it useful information for someone that has an Integrity system.

Marlou

[Marlou Everson]

Thanks for the information. We have not done this yet. Taking advantage of an unused vpar for other testing at the moment. Definitely want vpar2 boot disks since they are the ones with the desired patches, kernel parameters. etc.

Marlou