HOW to install the VPARs using the IGNITE server on the INTEGRITY systems (HP-UX)

HOW to install the VPARs using the IGNITE server on the INTEGRITY systems

Note: These apply to VPARs versions 4.x/5.x . For the latest in case of any differences refer to the latest documents on the VPARs

NOTE: During the Ignite install on a VPAR in the Integrity server the LAN card of the target VPAR is used to boot the VPAR from the IGNITE server.

1) in the EFI shell configure the NPAR for the acpiconfig defaults

SHELL> acpiconfig default

SHELL> reset

To reboot the NPAR with the acpiconfig default setting as such reset has to be given.

Also make a note of the first boot path for the server.

2) Install the OS on the NPAR from an IGNITE server.

SHELL>lanboot select --- select the LAN card to boot over network from the IGNITE server and install the OS on the same. Make sure that VPARs Products also gets installed along with the OS on the system.

Also make a note of the first boot path for the server.

2) Install the OS on the NPAR from an IGNITE server.

SHELL>lanboot select --- select the LAN card to boot over network from the IGNITE server and install the OS on the same. Make sure that VPARs Products also gets installed along with the OS on the system.

3) Now create the VPARs on the server.

Create the FIRST VPAR first, say this one is vpar1.

#vparcreate –p vpar1 –a cpu::2 –a cpu:::2 –a mem::1024 –a io:0.0.1 –a io:1.0.0 –a io:1/0/0/3/0.6.0:BOOT

#vparcreate –p vpar2 –a cpu::1 –a cell:1::1 – mem::1024 –a io:1.0.1 –a io:1.0.4 –a io:1/0/4/1/0/4/0.1.0.0.0.0.1:BOOT

#vparcreate –p vpar3 –a cpu::1 –a mem::1024 –a io:0.0.2 –a io:0.0.1 –a io:0/0/0/3/0.6.0:BOOT

4) Set the system to be booted into the VPARs mode.

#vparenv –m vPars

#shutdown –ry 00

5) As the system comes in the EFI shell, we need to boot the same in the VPARs mode.

SHELL> fs0:

Fs0:>boot /stand/vpmon –p vpar1

vpar1 boots as a VPAR.

6) Install the Other VPARs from the Ignite server.

vpar1#vparboot –p vpar2 –I

This will lead to modify the EFI shell settings for vpar2 and shall execute the lanboot select for the same.

Go to the console of the vpar2 using CTRL-A.

The vparboot command uses the LAN card of the target VPAR vpar2 to contact the ignite server and boot the same from the IGNITE server.

IINSTALL and IINSTALLFS are tftp downloaded from the IGNITE server by the target VPAR LAN card only. 

The booting VPAR connects the IGNITE server using the same LAN card as specified and rest of the installation takes place from there.

Repeat the same steps for the other VPARs also.