HP-UX HB v13.00 Ch-17 - vPars

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 33 (of 46)
Chapter 17 Virtual Partitions (vPars)
October 29, 2013
cpu::num
io:path[:attr1[,attr2]]
mem::size
mem:::base:range
Yes
No
No
No
vpardump
The vpardump command is used to create and analyze a virtual partition’s monitor dump file.
vparmon is the image of the virtual partition monitor and dumpfile is the crash dump file
corresponding to that image. vpardump is usually run from the vparinit rc script to analyze a
crash dump during the HP-UX boot. If no options are specified, vpardump checks whether the
dump file has been cleared or not. If not, it analyzes the dump file and prints information about
the crash to stdout. Then, vpardump marks the dump file as cleared. If the dump file is not
specified, the string .dmp is appended to vparmon as in /stand/vparmon.dmp. If vparmon is
not specified, it defaults to /stand/vpmon.
vparextract
This extracts memory images from a running virtual partition system. A useful initial
troubleshooting method for virtual partitions is to use vparextract –l to print the log buffer of
the vPars monitor. It contends time stamps (vPars version 3.02 and earlier) with warning and
error messages about critical activities related to vPars monitor.
vparreloc
Relocate the load address of a vmunix file, determine if a vmunix file is relocatable, or promote
the scope of symbols in a relocatable vmunix file
vparremove
The vparremove command deletes a virtual partition previously created using the vparcreate
command. All resources associated with the virtual partition are made available for allocation to
other partitions. Example:
vptest# vparremove -p vpar1
Remove virtual partition vpar1? [n]: y
vparreset
The vparreset command simulates, at the virtual partition level, the RS and TOC operations at
a “Control-B prompt” on the system console. This can be done from another running vPars on
the same system. Other running partitions are not affected. Example:
To TOC the vPars vpar1
vptest# vparreset -p vpar1 -t
To shutdown vpar1