HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator Guide (includes A.05.09) (5900-2188, March 2012)

We wish to update to the following:
• keira1 running A.05.01 (on 11.31)
• keira2 running A.04.02 (on 11.23)
• keira3 running A.05.01 (on 11.31)
The Update Process: Step by Step
The following steps should be done from the console:
1. Make sure that all the virtual partitions are up. You can check this with vparstatus.
Example:
keira1# vparstatus
[Virtual Partition]
Boot
Virtual Partition Name State Attributes Kernel Path Opts
============================== ===== ============ ======================= =====
keira1 Up Dyn,Auto,Nsr /stand/vmunix
keira2 Up Dyn,Manl,Nsr /stand/vmunix
keira3 Up Dyn,Auto,Nsr /stand/vmunix
2. Record the current autoboot and autosearch settings of all the virtual partitions. The update
process sets autoboot to manual, so you will need to restore these settings later. To find the
current settings, use vparstatus.
Example:
keira1 # vparstatus
[Virtual Partition]
Boot
Virtual Partition Name State Attributes Kernel Path Opts
============================== ===== ============ ======================= =====
keira1 Up Dyn,Auto,Nsr /stand/vmunix
keira2 Up Dyn,Manl,Nsr /stand/vmunix
keira3 Up Dyn,Auto,Nsr /stand/vmunix
TIP: In our example, we are updating all the virtual partitions. However, if you have virtual
partitions that already meet the mixed/OS vPars requirements (vPars A.04.02 or later) and
are not updating those virtual partitions, you can skip the update steps for these partitions.
3. Install the latest and OS-applicable Update-UX bundle onto each virtual partition (use Ctrl-A
to switch between consoles).
Note that this does not update the operating system, only the Update-UX bundle.
Example where target OS will be 11.31:
keira1 # swinstall -s depot1:/release/1131/HPUX11i-OE-Ent.DVD Update-UX
keira3 # swinstall -s depot1:/release/1131/HPUX11i-OE-Ent.DVD Update-UX
Example where target OS will be 11.23:
keira2 # swinstall -s depot1:/release/1123/HPUX11i-OE-Ent.DVD Update-UX
4. Determine if you need to change the PRI boot path and perform accordingly.
If the current nPartition’s PRI boot path currently points to a virtual partition that will be updated
to only A.04.xx and not A.05.01, you will need to change the nPartition’s PRI boot path such
that it points to the boot disk of a virtual partition that will be updated to A.05.01. For more
information, see “Changing nPartition Boot Paths To Boot the vPars A.05.xx Monitor” (page 95).
Example:
In our example, the first virtual partition keira1 is being updated to vPars A.05.01, so we
would not need to change the nPartition PRI boot path and can proceed to the next step.
96 Installing, Updating, or Removing vPars and Upgrading Servers with vPars