vPar will not let me add memory

[Mduffy_1]

I have an 8640 with 5 vPars on it, all running 11iv3, they all have vPar monitor 5.04 or 5.05 (just upgraded two of them) software on them.
I am trying to add memory to any of the vpars, and it fails. I have 18GB of memory free when I run a vparstatus -A. When I look at the syslog I have the following error.
vmunix: Line 4459 in /ux/core/kern/em/plat/psm/cec_psm.c: cec_ola_validate: get_obj_info failed (1) - uid 0xa4e
Oct 30 08:52:16 uxadm01 vmunix: Line 255 in /ux/core/kern/common/plat/cdio/cb_cdio_olstar.c:
Oct 30 08:52:16 uxadm01 vmunix: cb_olstar_ken_handler -- status (-3), Desc.(PSI_OLA_VALIDATE)
Oct 30 08:52:16 uxadm01 vmunix: vPar: OL* go failed (22)


Also if I do a vparstatus -v of this partition I see
[OL* Details]
Sequence ID: 14

Operation: Memory Addition

Status: ABORT


Any idea what the problem is or what I can do, I really need to add 8 GB of RAM to one of our systems.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

swlist -l product | grep -i vpar

You may need the latest version of vpar software to do this.

We have that here on a superdome and this operation does work, though we plan more rigorous tests.

Note: The operation takes time and you can't reduce a system below "CORE" memory requirements which for 11.31 is between 1-2 GB.

SEP

[Torsten.]

What exact command performed?

What ware the config details?

What error message received?

[Mduffy_1]

swlist -l product | grep -i vpar
PHKL_36487 1.0 Fabric Services vPars & Dynamic NPartitions Support
PHKL_38646 1.0 Page Table Mgmt, MCA/Fault on vPars/IPF
PHKL_38772 1.0 vPars PSM component for vPars A.05.05 release
VPAR-Core B.11.31 HP-UX Kernel support for Virtual Partitions
VParProvider B.11.31.01.02 vPar Provider

The current memory on the system I am trying to add floating memory to....
ILM Total (MB): 10240 (Floating 4096)

Now at this point I tried adding floating memory to other vPars on here, and that is not working as well.

exact command is
vparmodify -p servername -a mem::8192:f

When I run the command there is no error message, it just doesnt add memory. I find the message that is listed above in syslog.

[Torsten.]

Can you post the vPar config details, please (vparstatus only, with -v/-A)?

[Duncan Edmonstone · Accepted solution]

known issue - install patch PHKL_40224 and dependencies:

http://www13.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?patchid=PHKL_40224

HTH

Duncan

[Mduffy_1]

vparstatus
/var/adm/syslog-8061# vparstatus
[Virtual Partition]
Boot
Virtual Partition Name State Attributes Kernel Path Opts
============================== ===== ============ ======================= =====
oraprd01 Up Dyn,Auto,Nsr /stand/vmunix
oraprd02 Up Dyn,Auto,Nsr /stand/vmunix
oratst04 Up Dyn,Auto,Nsr /stand/vmunix
oraprd04 Up Dyn,Auto,Nsr /stand/vmunix
uxadm01 Up Dyn,Auto,Nsr /stand/vmunix

[Virtual Partition Resource Summary]
CPU Num Num Memory Granularity
Virtual Partition Name Min/Max CPUs IO ILM CLM
============================== ======= ==== ==== ========== ==========
oraprd01 1/ 24 6 8 128 128
oraprd02 1/ 24 7 6 128 128
oratst04 1/ 24 2 6 128 128
oraprd04 1/ 24 3 5 128 128
uxadm01 1/ 24 5 5 128 128

Memory (MB)
ILM CLM
# User # User
Virtual Partition Name Ranges/MB Total MB Ranges/MB Total MB
============================== ====================== ======================
oraprd01 0/ 0 12288 0/ 0 0
oraprd02 0/ 0 28159 0/ 0 0
oratst04 0/ 0 8192 0/ 0 0
oraprd04 0/ 0 16384 0/ 0 0
uxadm01 0/ 0 10240 0/ 0 0


I am downloading the patch now Duncan and will check that out.

[Mduffy_1]

One other thing I just found out, any system that has the vpar software that is 5.04 I can add memory too, and there is no error, any system that has 5.05 and was recently patched and rebooted I can not add memory too.

[Duncan Edmonstone]

>> I am downloading the patch now Duncan and will check that out.

You did not the patch dependencies for PHKL_40224 didn't you?

PHKL_38630 PHKL_38641 PHKL_38642 PHKL_38737

You need those too if they aren't already installed.

HTH

Duncan

[Mduffy_1]

I downloaded the patch, and all of the dependencies I think there was around 10 total.

Only problem is I am working on getting downtime, so I cant patch it yet, hoping for the afternoon.

[Mduffy_1]

This patch resolved the issue. Thank you everyone for your help, Duncans answer was right on.

[Mduffy_1]

Load patch PHKL_40224 and its dependencies.