Question about VPAR

[Ali Imran Abbas]

I havea superdome server and on the second npar, I am creating 3 vpars. I have already created one vpar and its functional. I wanna create 2 more vpars and then install unix on it.

My questions are as follows:

The first vpar needs to have base io included in it, what abt the second and third vpars. Do they have some requirements in this regard.

I have taken an image using ignite ux ona tape and tape drive is still a part of vp1, can I install unix on vp2 and vp3 using that tape drive without physically moving it to other vpars or adding to other vpars.

I am sorry I am doing it for the first time so I have lots of confusions. Any help in this regard is highly appreciated

[Torsten.]

Superdome is not an exact model description.

There many different, e.g. the legacy, the sx1000 based and the sx2000 based.
Almost all of them could be HP9000 (PA-RISC) or Integrity (Itanium) or a mix.

For vPars this makes a big difference.

Do you have a PA-RISC based or an Integrity?

What vPars version do you run?

[Ali Imran Abbas]

It is PA RISC based and version 1.2. I need some more clear concept about base IO. Here are the steps, I am gonna take:

From the root prompt of the vp1, I will create vp2 and vp3 using vparcreate command. (I need some clarification in this regard to include base IO in them or not)

Then I am gonna boot vp2 and then vp3 using the following command.

vparboot -p vp2 _ /opt/ignite/Rel_B.11.11/WINSTALL

then I think the vp2 will start booting off the first vpar vp1.

During installation it ask for the boot device, where should I point that to, to the tape drive or to the boot drive of vp1.

[Torsten.]

First of all:

Version 1.02???
There was never a version like this.

This could not be true.

Try

#swlist |grep -i virtual


Regarding the core I/O:

The important on this card/device is the console!

The first vPar will create a virtual console server (on your server model) on that device.

Other vPar will only have a virtual console client - this is enough.

[Torsten.]

If you get

VPARMGR B.11.11.01.02 Virtual Partition Manager - HP-UX

this is only the manager - not the release version of vPars.

Look for something like this:

T1335AC A.03.02.04 HP-UX Virtual Partitio

[Ali Imran Abbas]

Here is the version I am using

T1335AC A.03.01.05 HP-UX Virtual Partitions
VPARMGR B.11.11.01.02 Virtual Partition Manager - HP-UX

Now about the steps, usually we log on to central server and then do remsh to other servers in the network. Should I start doing vparboot using remsh to unx1 hosting on vp1 or go to gsp for that, pls check other steps also as mentioned in my last reply.

I will really appreciate your help in this regard.

[Torsten.]

Hmm, version A.03.01 and A.03.02 are already unsupported - if you consider an update now it may be easier than if you have more vPars running.

Current version for HP-UX 11.11 is A.03.05.

Back to the question.

You need at least 1 vPar running and you need to log on to this vPar (telnet/ssh ... whatever you want).

Now you need to know what slots you want to assign to that new vPar - do you know this already?

Once the second vPar is created - there are many, many possible procedures to load the OS (cold install/ golden image/ cold install from ignite ...).
It depends on you ... what do you want?

[Torsten.]

One of the pros of a current version:

You can backup the first vPar to tape, disconnect the tape and connect it to a HBA that belongs to the second vPar.

No boot from the tape and enter the interactive mode, adjust the network settings, install and boot - you are done.

For your version this does not work.

You can only backup and shutdown the first vPar. Now install the second while no vPar is running. After this adjust the boot settings (boot /stand/vpmon - not /stand/vmunix).

You can also use an ignite server together wtih a golden image.

As said before - many options ...

[Ali Imran Abbas]

Yea, i will create the second vpar vp2. Now the question is how to install unx on it. Here is the proceedure I am following can u pls further elloborate this.

From the root prompt of first vpar:

# vparboot -p vp2 -I /opt/ignite/boot/Rel_B.11.11/WINSTALL

What do u call this method

Lets say if the second vpar start booting off the first vpar does it still need some image of OS to load. When I was installing the OS for the first vp1, I used tape ignite archive. This tape drive is a part of first vp1. Do I need to move it to the second vp2 before starting installation or if I am using the above method, I dont need the tape drive for image. The second vp2 will boot off the first vp1.

[Torsten.]

From the manual:

For our example, if the target partition is winona2, we would execute the following command from
winona1:
# vparboot -p winona2 -I ww.xx.yy.zz,/opt/ignite/boot/Rel_B.11.11/WINSTALL



This will load the boot kernel from the ignite server. The IP of the ignite server is ww.xx.yy.zz.

Now you need either the install files or a golden image on that server to install from.




Consider this (if you want to clone vPar1 to vPar2):

- create vPar2 (with all needed settings!)
- backup vPar1 to tape
- shutdown
- boot from tape
- install vPar2 from tape to the new boot disk of vPar2
- adjust IP settings+hostname
- reboot using vpmon from the first disk (note all original boot settings on BCH before you begin)

=> both vPars will be loaded

[Tim Nelson]

Your ignite image to boot the second vPar will need to either come from tape, CD, or Ignite server.

If tape:
-Must deassign tape from first vpar to second.
-Must have version of vPars that supports TAPE boot.

If cd:
-Must deassign cd (if) then assign to vpar2
-vparboot that device

If ignite:
-use vparboot with -I IGNITE_SERVER(check man page )

Good overview doc is here.
http://docs.hp.com/en/5760/vPars_DVD_TAPE_NET_Usage_V2.pdf

[melvyn burnard]

If you were to have used your origional thread, it might hav emade this easier:
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1185879

The additional vpars do NOT require the core i/o card .
>>
have taken an image using ignite ux ona tape and tape drive is still a part of vp1, can I install unix on vp2 and vp3 using that tape drive without physically moving it to other vpars or adding to other vpars.
<<

No you cannot.
As I said in the previous thread, read the manuals at http://docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11i.html
specifically:
http://docs.hp.com/en/5760/vPars_DVD_TAPE_NET_Usage_V2.pdf

[Torsten.]

If this was all you want to know, consider to read this now:


http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#33


or come back with further questions ;-)