Installing and Managing HP-UX Virtual Partitions (A.02.01)

Monitor and Shell Commands
Using an Alternate Partition Database File
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Using an Alternate Partition Database File
By default, the local copy of the vPars partition database is kept in the
file /stand/vpdb on the boot disk of each virtual partition within a hard
partition. However, you can create, edit, and delete virtual partitions in
an alternate partition database file by using the "-D filename " option in
the vPars command string, where filename is the name of the alternate
partition database file. For more information on the vPars command
strings, see the vPars manpages.
The alternate partition database file can be used to create an entirely
different virtual partition configuration without affecting the live
partition database in the monitor’s memory or the local copies in
/stand/vpdb.
Example
Suppose the current virtual partition configuration is:
Partition
Name
winona1 winona2 winona3
Bound CPUs
total = 2
min = 2
total = 2
min = 2
paths = 41,45
total = 1
min = 1
Unbound
CPUs
three CPUs are available
Memory
640 MB 1280 MB 1280 MB
I/0 Paths
(LBAs)
0/0
0/4
0/8
1/10
0/5
1/4
Boot Path
0/0/2/0.6.0 0/8/0/0.5.0 1/4/0/0.5.0
LAN
0/0/0/0 1/10/0/0/4/0 0/5/0/0/4/0
Autoboot
AUTO AUTO AUTO