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HP Part Number: T1335-90098

Edition: 16

Published: September 2008

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Table of Contents

About This Document

Publication History

1 Introduction

What Is vPars?

Product Features
Why Use vPars?

Supported Environments

HP Product Interaction

Ordering vPars

2 How vPars and Its Components Work

Partitioning Using vPars

vPars Monitor and Database

vPars Monitor
vPars Partition Database

Boot Sequence

Boot Sequence: Quick Reference
Boot Sequence: The Details

Virtual Consoles

nPartition Logs
MCA (Machine Check Abort) Logs on Integrity Systems

EFI and Integrity Notes

Integrity Differences Relative to PA-RISC

Booting
Commands
For Further Information

Comparing vPars on PA-RISC and Integrity

Comparing vPars Versions

Resource Migration and Required States

Transitioning from vPars A.03.xx to vPars A.04.xx/A.05.xx (CPU Syntax and Rules)

3 Planning Your System for Virtual Partitions

Full ioscan Output of Non-Cellular System Named winona

Full ioscan Output of Cellular (nPartitionable) System Named keira

Planning, Installing, and Using vPars with an nPartitionable Server

I/O Hardware Paths
CPU Hardware Paths

Planning Your Virtual Partitions

Virtual Partitions Layout Plan
Number of Virtual Partitions
Virtual Partition Names
Minimal Hardware Configuration
CPUs
Memory
I/O
Assigning the Hardware Console LBA
Choosing the Boot and Lan Paths
Autoboot
Virtual Partition Plan

Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2 vPars Environments in vPars A.04.05

Features of Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2 vPars Environments
Feature Summary

Mixed HP-UX 11i v2/v3 vPars Environments in vPars A.05.xx

Features
Feature Summary
Booting Summary
Determining the Version in a Mixed HP-UX 11i v2/v3 vPars Environment

Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2/v3 vPars Environments in vPars A.05.03

Features of Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2/v3 vPars Environments
Features Summary

4 Installing, Updating, or Removing vPars and Upgrading Servers with vPars

Notes, Cautions, and Other Considerations Before You Update or Install vPars

Notes
Cautions
Other Considerations

Bundle Names

vPars Product Bundles
vPars-related Bundles (A.03.xx and earlier)

Setting Up the Ignite-UX Server

Ignite-UX Versions
Determining the Ignite-UX Version
Ignite-UX Cookbook

Ignite-UX, the LAN, the LAN card, and vparboot -I

PA-RISC
Integrity

Updating from vPars A.04.xx to A.05.xx

Update-UX Preparation Steps
The Update Process: Goal
The Update Process

Updating from vPars A.03.xx to Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2 vPars (A.03.05 and A.04.05) Environment

Overview of the Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2 vPars Environment Update Process
Update-UX Primer
Changing nPartition Boot Paths To Boot the vPars A.04.xx Monitor
The Update Process for Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2 vPars Environments: Step by Step Details

Migrating from vPars A.03.xx to Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2/v3 vPars (A.03.05, A.04.02 or later, A.05.03)

Updating from vPars A.04.xx to Mixed HP-UX 11i v2/v3 vPars (A.04.xx and A.05.xx) Environment

Update-UX Primer
Changing nPartition Boot Paths To Boot the vPars A.05.xx Monitor
The Update Process: Goal
The Update Process: Step by Step

Updating from vPars A.03.xx to A.05.xx

General Process for A.03.xx to A.05.xx Workaround (PA only)

Updating from vPars A.03.xx to A.04.xx

The Steps

Updating vPars A.03.xx to vPars A.03.05

The vPars A.03.05 Update Process

Updating from vPars (A.02.xx or A.03.xx) to A.03.xx

Applying a vPars Sub-System Patch

Upgrading Integrity Servers from the sx1000 to sx2000 Chipset

Hardware Path Changes
vPars Database Changes
Hardware Path Tables

Upgrading HP 9000 Servers from the sx1000 to sx2000 Chipset

Hardware Path Changes
vPars Database Changes
Hardware Path Tables

Upgrading Backplanes from PCI to PCI-X

Updates Involving VPARSBASE

Installing vPars with Ignite-UX on PA-RISC

Installing vPars with Ignite-UX on Integrity

Installing vPars with Software Distributor

Removing the vPars Product

From a Single Virtual Partition
From the Entire System

5 vPars Monitor and Shell Commands

Notes on Examples in this Chapter

Syntax of Example Commands
Example Server

Modes: Switching between nPars and vPars Modes (Integrity Only)

Modes
Commands to Set the Mode
Usage Scenarios

EFI Boot Disk Paths, including Disk Mirrors, and vparefiutil (Integrity Only)

vPars Monitor: Booting the vPars Monitor

vPars Monitor: Accessing the vPars Monitor Prompt

vPars Monitor: Using vPars Monitor Commands

Booting
Displaying Information

vPars Monitor: Using the vPars Monitor Commands from ISL or EFI

Commands: vPars Manpages

Commands: vPars Commands Logging

Log File Location and Log Format
Cases Where No Logging Occurs
Cases Where Logging Occurs
Constraints and Restrictions to Logging
Syslog and Priority and Facility Codes

Commands: Displaying vPars Monitor and Resource Information (vparstatus)

Virtual Partition States
vparstatus Output Examples
vparstatus: Summary Information
vparstatus: Verbose Information
vparstatus: Available Resources
vparstatus: CPU Information on vPars A.04/A.05
vparstatus: Dual-Core CPUs
vparstatus: Pending Migrating CPUs Operations
vparstatus: Pending Migrating Memory Operations
vparstatus: Base and Float Memory Amounts
vparstatus: Pending nPartition Reboot for Reconfiguration
vparstatus: vPars Monitor and Database Information

Managing: Creating a Virtual Partition

Managing: Removing a Virtual Partition

Managing: Modifying Attributes of a Virtual Partition

Booting a Virtual Partition

Shutting Down or Rebooting a Virtual Partition

When to Shutdown All Virtual Partitions

Shutting Down or Rebooting the nPartition (Or Rebooting the vPars Monitor)

Setboot and System-wide Stable Storage

Using Primary and Alternate Boot Paths

Autoboot and Autosearch Attributes
Setting the Primary or Alternate Boot Paths
Using Primary and Alternate Paths with nPartitions
Booting Using the Primary or Alternate Boot Paths

The AUTO File on a Virtual Partition
Autobooting the vPars Monitor and Virtual Partitions

Single-User Mode

Example: A Hung Partition

Other Boot Modes

Maintenance Mode
Overriding Quorum
Changing the LVM Boot Device Hardware Path for a Virtual Partition

Resetting a Virtual Partition

Hard Reset
Soft Reset

Using an Alternate Partition Database File

Example

Managing Resources With Only One Virtual Partition

6 CPU, Memory, and I/O Resources (A.05.xx)

I/O: Topics

I/O: Concepts and Functionality

System, Cells, SBA, LBA, Devices and Relationships

I/O: Adding or Deleting LBAs

I/O Syntax in Brief
Examples

I/O: Allocation Notes

Memory: Topics

Memory: Concepts and Functionality

Definitions for Assigning (Adding) Or Deleting ILM or CLM Memory
Definitions for Dynamically Migrating ILM or CLM Memory
Advanced Topic: Granularity

Memory: Assigning (Adding) or Deleting by Size (ILM)

Syntax
Examples

Memory: Assigning (Adding) Or Deleting by Size (CLM)

Memory: Assigning (Adding) Or Deleting by Address Range

2 GB Restriction (PA-RISC only)

Memory: Available and Assigned Amounts

vparstatus: Available ILM and CLM Memory
vparstatus: Base and Float Memory Amounts

Memory: Converting Base Memory to Float Memory

Memory: Granularity Concepts

Granularity Value Locations

Memory: Granularity Issues (Integrity and PA-RISC)

Memory: Setting the Granularity Values (Integrity)

Syntax
Commands
vparenv
vparcreate
Usage Scenarios

Memory: Setting the Granularity Values (PA-RISC)

Syntax
Commands
vparcreate
Usage Scenario

Memory: Notes on vPars Syntax, Rules, and Output

Memory: CLI Rules for Dynamic Migration of Memory
Memory: Allocation Unit Notes

CPU: Topics

CPU: Concepts and Functionality

CPUs: Definitions for CPUs

CPU: Specifying Min and Max Limits

CPU: Adding and Deleting by Total

vparcreate
vparmodify

CPU: Adding or Deleting by CLP (Cell Local Processor)

CPU: Adding or Deleting by Hardware Path

Using both the Hardware Path Specification and CLP specification

CPU: Notes on vPars Syntax, Rules, and Output

CPU: CLI Rules for Dynamic Migration of Memory and CPU
CPU: Deleting CPUs Summary
CPU: vparstatus
CPU: Counts Summary

CPU: Dual-Core Processors

Determining If the System Has Dual-Core Processors
Determining Sibling CPUs

CPU: Hyperthreading ON/OFF (HT ON/OFF)

CPUs: Managing I/O Interrupts

intctl Command
Notes

CPU: CPU Monitor (Formerly Known As LPMC Monitor)

Memory, CPU: Canceling Pending Operations

Status: Pending
Cancel Pending Usage

7 CPU, Memory, and I/O Resources (A.04.xx)

I/O: Concepts

Acronyms
System, Cells, SBA, LBA, Devices and Relationships

I/O: Adding or Deleting LBAs

I/O Syntax in Brief
Examples

I/O: Allocation Notes

Memory: Concepts and Functionality

Acronyms
Assignments
Granularity

Memory: Assigning by Size (ILM)

Syntax
Examples

Memory: Assigning by Size (CLM)

Memory: Specifying Address Range

2 GB Restriction (PA-RISC only)

Memory: Granularity Concepts

Granularity Value Locations

Granularity Issues (Integrity and PA-RISC)

Granularity described in vparresources(5)

Memory: Choosing a Granularity Value and Boot Time (Integrity)

The Goal

Memory: Setting the Granularity Values (Integrity)

Syntax
Commands
vparenv
vparcreate
Usage Scenarios

Memory: Setting the Granularity Values (PA-RISC)

Syntax
Commands
vparcreate
Usage Scenario

Memory: Allocation Notes

CPU: Boot Processor and Dynamic CPU Definitions

CPU: Specifying Min and Max Limits

CPU: Adding and Deleting by Total

vparcreate
vparmodify

CPU: Adding or Deleting by CLP (Cell Local Processor)

CPU: Adding or Deleting by Hardware Path

Using both the Hardware Path Specification and CLP specification

CPU: Syntax, Rules, and Notes

vparstatus
Counts Summary
Deleting CPUs Summary

Managing I/O Interrupts

intctl Command
Notes

CPU: Using iCAP (Instant Capacity on Demand) with vPars (vPars A.04.xx and iCAP B.07)

Purchasing Licenses for iCAP CPUs
Activating and Deactivating CPUs
Assigning and Unassigning CPUs
Intended Active Boundary

CPU: Dual-Core Processors

Determining If the System Has Dual-Core Processors
Determining Sibling CPUs

CPU: CPU Monitor (Formerly Known As LPMC Monitor)

8 CPU, Memory, and I/O Resources (A.03.xx)

I/O: Concepts

Acronyms
System, Cells, SBA, LBA, Devices and Relationships

I/O: Adding or Deleting LBAs

I/O Syntax in Brief
Examples

I/O: Allocation Notes

Memory: Concepts and Functionality

Acronyms
Assignments

Memory: Assigning by Size (ILM)

Syntax
Examples

Memory: Specifying Address Range

2 GB Restriction

Memory: Allocation Concepts and Notes

CPU: Specifying Min and Max Limits

CPU: Bound and Unbound

Definitions

CPU: Determining Whether to Use Bound or Unbound

CPU: Determining When to Specify a Hardware Path for a Bound CPU

CPU: Adding and Removing Bound CPUs

CPU Allocation Syntax In Brief

CPU: Adding a CPU as a Bound CPU

Choosing the Hardware Path of a Bound CPU

CPU: Removing a Bound CPU

CPU: Removing a CPU with a Specified Hardware Path

CPU: Adding, Removing, and Migrating Unbound CPUs

CPU: Managing I/O Interrupts

intctl Command
Notes

CPU: Dual-Core Processors

Determining If the System Has Dual-Core Processors
Determining Sibling CPUs

CPU: CPU Monitor (Formerly Known As LPMC Monitor)

9 nPartition Operations

Basic Conceptual Points on using vPars within nPartitions

nPartition Information

Setting Hyperthreading (HT ON/OFF) and cpuconfig Primer

vPars Monitor
cpuconfig

Rebooting and Reconfiguring Conceptual Points

Reconfiguring the nPartition

Reconfiguring an nPartition (Integrity)
Reconfiguring an nPartition (PA-RISC)

Putting an nPartition into an Inactive State and Other GSP Operations

Configuring CLM for an nPartition

parmodify syntax
Example
Configuring CLM Notes

10 Crash Processing and Recovery

Crash Processing

Crash User Interface
Directory Location and Filenames
vPars Monitor Dump Analysis Tool
Kernel Dumps

Network and Tape Recovery

Using make_net_recovery within a vPars Environment
Using make_tape_recovery Outside of a vPars Environment
Using make_tape_recovery and Dual-media Boot
Using make_tape_recovery within a vPars Environment

Expert Recovery

11 vPars Flexible Administrative Capability

Terms and Definitions

Flexible Administrative Capability Commands

Basic Syntax and Usage

Basic Syntax and Usage

Persistence across vPars Monitor Reboots

vPars Commands

Example vPars Monitor Scenario (monadmin)

Turning On The Flexible Administrative Capability Feature
Adding Virtual Partitions to the Designated-admin Virtual Partition List

Example HP-UX Shell Scenario (vparadmin)

A Command Successfully Executed
A Command Not Executed Due to the Flexible Administrative Capability Feature
Adding a Virtual Partition to the Designated-admin Virtual Partition List
Deleting a Virtual Partition to the Designated-admin Virtual Partition List
Listing the Virtual Partitions in the Designated-admin Virtual Partition List
Changing the Flexible Administrative Capability Password
Determining whether Flexible Administrative Capability is ON or OFF

12 Virtual Partition Manager (A.03.xx)

About the Virtual Partition Manager (vparmgr)

Starting the Virtual Partition Manager
Options
Using the vPars Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Stopping the Virtual Partition Manager

A LBA Hardware Path to Physical I/O Slot Correspondence (PA-RISC only)

rp5470/L3000 I/O Block Diagram
rp7400/N4000 I/O Block Diagram
rp7410 and rp7405 PCI I/O Block Diagram
rp8400 PCI I/O Block Diagram
Superdome (SD16000, SD32000, SD64000) PCI I/O Block Diagram

B Problem with Adding Unbound CPUs to a Virtual Partition (A.03.xx)

Example
The Workaround: Reboot the Target Virtual Partition

C Calculating the Size of Kernels in Memory (PA-RISC only)

Calculating the Size of a Kernel

Examples of Using the Calculations

Changing Dynamic Tunables
Migrating OSs from non-vPars Servers to a vPars Server

D Memory Usage with vPars in nPartitions

nPartition Firmware
Firmware Partitions (fPars)
vPars Monitor
Example System

E Moving from a Standalone to vPars

F Supported Configurations for Memory Migration

List of Figures

1-1 vPars Conceptual Diagram
1-2 Superdome Cabinet
2-1 Server without vPars
2-2 Software Stack of Server without vPars
2-3 Server Block Diagram with Two Virtual Partitions
2-4 Software Stack for Server with Two Virtual Partitions
4-1 Overview of Update Process for Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2 vPars Environment
6-1 System to I/O Device Relationship
6-2 LBA Owns Multiple I/O Devices
6-3 vPars Allocates I/O at the LBA Level
6-4 vPars Allocates at LBA Level not SBA Level
6-5 vPars Allocates at LBA Level not SBA Level
6-6 vPars Allocates at LBA Level not Cell Level
6-7 Using Partition Manager to Determine Dual-Core Processors
7-1 System to I/O Device Relationship
7-2 LBA Owns Multiple I/O Devices
7-3 vPars Allocates I/O at the LBA Level
7-4 vPars Allocates at LBA Level not SBA Level
7-5 vPars Allocates at LBA Level not SBA Level
7-6 vPars Allocates at LBA Level not Cell Level
7-7 Using Partition Manager to Determine Dual-Core Processors
8-1 System to I/O Device Relationship
8-2 LBA Owns Multiple I/O Devices
8-3 vPars Allocates I/O at the LBA Level
8-4 vPars Allocates at LBA Level not SBA Level
8-5 vPars Allocates at LBA Level not SBA Level
8-6 vPars Allocates at LBA Level not Cell Level
8-7 Using Partition Manager to Determine Dual-Core Processors
12-1 vPars GUI Status Screen
A-1 rp5470/L3000 I/O Hardware Paths
A-2 rp7400/N4000 I/O Hardware Paths
A-3 rp7410 and rp7405 I/O Hardware Paths
A-4 rp8400 I/O Hardware Paths
A-5 Superdome (SD16000, SD32000, SD64000) I/O Hardware Paths

List of Tables

2-1 PA-RISC and Integrity Differences
2-2 Differences Among vPars Versions
2-3 To Migrate the Resource, the Target Virtual Partition State must be...
2-4 Dynamic Migration
2-5 CPU Syntax from A.03.xx to A.04.xx/A.05.xx
2-6 CPU Rules from A.03.xx to A.04.xx/A.05.xx
3-1 Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2 vPars Environment
3-2 Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2 vPars Feature Summary
3-3 Mixed HP-UX 11i v2/v3 vPars Environment
3-4 Mixed HP-UX 11i v2/v3 vPars Environment Feature Summary
3-5 Boot Attempts and Result
3-6 Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2/v3 vPars Environment
3-7 Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2/v3 vPars Environment Feature Summary
4-1 rx7620 to rx7640 Hardware Path Changes
4-2 rx8620 to rx8640 Hardware Path Changes
4-3 Integrity Superdome Hardware Path Changes (x=cell)
4-4 rp7420 to rp7440 Hardware Path Changes
4-5 rp8420 to rp8440 Hardware Path Changes
4-6 HP 9000 Superdome Hardware Path Changes (x=cell)
5-1 vparconfig versus parconfig
5-2 Virtual Partition States
5-3 possible commands to arrive at vparstatus output
5-4 possible commands to arrive at vparstatus output
5-5 Boot Attempt Results of the autoboot and autosearch Values
6-1 Allowed Memory Migration Operations
6-2 Values for the Status field
10-1 Supported Recovery methods by vPars Release
11-1 Flexible Administrative Capability Impact on vPars Commands
F-1 Minimum Base Memory Requirements

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