Installing and Managing HP-UX Virtual Partitions (A.01.01)

Monitor and Shell Commands
Simulating the AUTO File on a Partition
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Simulating the AUTO File on a Partition
On a non-vPars computer, the LIF’s AUTO file on the boot disk can
contain a boot string that includes boot options, such as -lq for booting
without quorum, or a boot kernel path, such as /stand/vmunix.other
for booting an alternate kernel. The AUTO file can be changed either
through lif shell commands or mkboot.
However, on a vPars computer, the LIF’s AUTO file is read only on
computer bootup; for example, the AUTO file might contain "hpux
/stand/vpmon", which causes the vPars monitor to be booted when the
computer is booted. The AUTO file is not read when a virtual partition is
booted.
To simulate the AUTO file effect when a partition is booted, you can
modify the boot options and boot path entries in the vPars partition
database via vparmodify:
Examples • On a non-vPars computer, to change the AUTO file to use the boot
options -lq, the command is:
# mkboot -a "hpux -lq"
On a vPars computer, to get the same effect when the partition
winona2 is booted, modify the partition database using -o (boot
options):
# vparmodify -p winona2 -o "-lq"
• On a non-vPars computer, to change the AUTO file to use a different
kernel, the command is:
# mkboot -a "hpux /stand/vmunix.other"
On a vPars computer, to get the same effect when the partition
winona2 is booted, modify the partition database using -b (boot
path):
# vparmodify -p winona2 -b "/stand/vmunix.other"
NOTE On a vPars computer, the HP-UX command mkboot does modify the LIF’s
AUTO file. However, on a vPars computer, what is booted initially is the
vPars monitor; then the monitor boots the virtual partitions. Therefore,