vpar and ignite ux

[Kwhite_1]

Hello People,

I had two questions
1) if i boot a system in npar mode will it be
accessible on the network
2) I am having 11.31 itanium system and trying to install from an ignite serve. I have one vpar up and running and need to install OS on the second vpar, how can i install using my ignite server.

[Torsten.]

1) yes of course, you are using the same OS like one of your vPars.

2) many possibilities (cold install via ignite server, ignite golden image ...) - see the docs for complete procedures

[Kwhite_1]

Thank you Torsten, actually I have always ignited on Pa-risc the command was simple. However on itanuim its not accepting any argument with the vparboot -I command. Is there something different that needs to be done.

[Torsten.]

This may help you:

http://docs.hp.com/en/6770/golden.images.pdf

[Torsten.]

anther document:

http://docs.hp.com/en/5760/vPars_DVD_TAPE_NET_Usage_V2.pdf

Source:

http://docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv2.html#Virtual%20Partitions

[Sharma Sanjeev]

Hi

You have to set ENV

e.g

vparenv â m nPars

than your system will be booted in npar mode next time when u will boot the system

Regards
Sanjeev

[Steve Reynolds · Accepted solution]

You currently have one vPar within one nPar.

1.To boot in nPar mode you will need to
determine the value of vparenv.
This can be done from your vPar with the
command, vparenv.
To change the status for the next boot,
you would use vparenv -m (vPars or nPars)

You also can change the mode for the next
boot from the EFI shell with the vparconfig
command. ie: fs0: vparconfig reboot nPars

Whatever boot disk you use, the nPar will
now see all hardware that previously
was defined to any vPars you had in the
nPar.

2. To Ignite another vPar.
vparcreate the vPar with the IO paths
you will be using.
On your Ignite Server modify /etc/bootptab
with entries identifying the new vPar,
Network card, IP, sm, etc.
server08:\
bf=/opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi:\
hn:\
ht=ethernet:\
ha=0015605EB395:\
ip=10.81.1.84:\
sm=255.255.0.0:\
gw=10.81.1.1

on The Ignite server you must build
an entry for the Network card you are
going to Ignite from.
/var/opt/ignite/clients/MAC address
You can set up a link for the MAC address
to point to an existing image you are going
to Ignite from. You can copy the image from
the recovery directory of an existing image
to the MAC address directory as well.

From the existing vPar issue
a vparboot -p (new vPar) -I

Using the vp monitor your boot will
stop for you to select the LAN interface
to use.

NOTE:
If your Ignite Server is not on the same
subnet as the server you are Igniting,
you must set up a boot helper. There is
a very good explanation the Ignite administrators manual.

[Kwhite_1]

Thanks Steve/ Torsten thats what I was trying to ignite a vpar from an existing vpar. I will let see how this goes.