Vpar installation

[santosh jha]

Hi ,

I have a rp7410 server with three virtual partitions with HP-UX 11.11 installes.
Now i have to make them (Reinstall) HP-UX 11.23.

Please help me ...how should i go about it.

Regards
Santosh Jha

[Arunvijai_4 · Accepted solution]

Hi Santhosh,

Check these threads,

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=585586
http://docs.hp.com/en/T1335-90018/index.html

-Arun

[Devender Khatana]

Hi,

Have a look at

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

HTH,
Devender

[santosh jha]

Hi Guys ,

Now i installed vpar software and created partitions.But i am getting the following error when am trying to boot the partition.
"MON> vparload -p curie
[MON] Booting curie...
MON>

MON> Failed to patch new partition's kernel
[MON] curie has halted.

MON> vparload -p pascal
[MON] Booting pascal...
Failed to patch new partition's kernel
[MON] pascal has halted."

Please help.

[Muthukumar_5]

check this:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=967099

--
Muthu

[santosh jha]

anyone please ...the problem is till the same ...even i removed the partitions and recread them.

Regards

[Arunvijai_4]

Hi Santhosh,

Hope this link will be helpful

http://docs.hp.com/en/7042/T1335-90041.pdf

(Installing and Managing vPARs)

-Arun

[santosh jha]

Hey Guys ,

Do we need to install HP-UX on all the disks which will be boot disks for different vpar's.If yes how?

[santosh jha]

I installed HP-UX on each disk and than created vpar.

But still vpar's are not booting but getting a different error
"# vparboot -p curie
vparboot: Booting curie. Please wait...
# Kernel file is not relocatable for curie
File address is 0x0000000000020000 and memory address is 0x0000000010000000
Error reading program segments
Failed to load (0/0/2/0/0/4/0.8.0.0.0.0.0;)/stand/vmunix
[MON] curie has halted.

# vparboot -p pascal
vparboot: Booting pascal. Please wait...
# Kernel file is not relocatable for pascal
File address is 0x0000000000020000 and memory address is 0x0000000010000000
Error reading program segments
Failed to load (0/0/4/0/0/4/0.8.0.0.0.0.0;)/stand/vmunix
[MON] pascal has halted."

Please help

[Sandy Chen]

Hi Santosh,

Could you tell me how you install the HPUX on the other vpar? (curie and pascal)

regards,
Sandy

[santosh jha]

Normal way.

Install on one disk....reboot again boot from cd and select another disk which will act as root disk to the other partition.

Regards

[Alzhy]

Peace Santosh!. Here's how I would do it:

1. Install on one disk (1st vPar's disk) 11.23+patches+vPars software,etc... name the server as vPar1's hostname.

2. Create Ignite Backup

3. Rrestore Ignite backup on vPar2's disk naming the server to vPar2's hostname.

4. Do the same for vPar3 and 4, etc...

5. Boot vPar1's OS fully and configure your vPars.

6. Reboot vPar1's disk to BCH, ISL, VPMON and start the vPars starting with vPar1...


Enjoy.

[melvyn burnard]

Regarding your error:
"# vparboot -p curie
vparboot: Booting curie. Please wait...
# Kernel file is not relocatable for curie
File address is 0x0000000000020000 and memory address is 0x0000000010000000
Error reading program segments
Failed to load (0/0/2/0/0/4/0.8.0.0.0.0.0;)/stand/vmunix


This is because thje kernel file is not relocatable in memory. VPars REQUIRES the kernel to be relocatable.
If you use the vparreloc command you can check this:
# vparreloc -f /stand/vmunix
The source vmunix file /stand/vmunix is relocatable
#
This could be due to the way you have installed these partitions.
I would use the method proposed whereby you create an Ignite image, and install from this in interactive mode.