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

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 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 partition configuration without affecting the live partition
database in the monitor’s memory or the local copies in /stand/vpdb.
Example
Suppose the current 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