vparconfig.1m (2010 09)

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vparconfig(1M) vparconfig(1M)
(Itanium(R)-Based Systems Only)
NAME
vparconfig - specify the partition mode policy, partition CLM policy, and partition ILM policy for the next
system boot
SYNOPSIS
vparconfig [reboot [mode]]
vparconfig memtype size
vparconfig help
Platform Support Remarks
vparconfig is not supported on systems with Onboard Administrator (OA) based partition
management.
DESCRIPTION
The
vparconfig command sets the EFI variable that determines the partition mode on Itanium-based
systems and then automatically reboots the system. The partition mode policy can be vPars or nPars.
In addition, the
vparconfig command sets the partition ILM policy EFI variable (for InterLeaved
Memory) and the partition CLM policy EFI variable (for Cell Local Memory). However, the reboot does
not happen automatically. The partition ILM policy or partition CLM policy change will only occur when
you reboot the system using the vparconfig reboot command.
The default behavior of the
vparconfig command specified without any options is to display the
current settings of the partition mode policy, the partition ILM policy, and the partition CLM policy.
This command is only available at the EFI shell if the vPars depot has been installed on the disk.
This command is not supported on PA-RISC platforms.
Options and Arguments
vparconfig recognizes the following command line options and arguments:
reboot [mode] Specifies the partition mode for the next system boot and then automatically reboots
the system. The valid values for mode are case-insensitive vPars and nPars. The
system reboots in the following ways:
• If mode is
vPars, then after reboot, the system will be in vPars mode.
vPars mode allows you to boot the vPars Monitor and virtual partitions in the
next nPartition boot.
• If mode is
nPars, then after reboot, the system will be in nPars mode.
In nPars mode you cannot boot the vPars Monitor or virtual partitions. How-
ever, you can boot HP-UX as a standalone operating system.
• If
vparconfig reboot is specified with no arguments, then the system
reboots with the existing mode.
memtype size Specifies the desired granularity of Cell Local Memory (CLM) or InterLeaved
Memory (ILM) to be set in the appropriate EFI variable for the next reboot.
memtype is either
ilm-policy or clm-policy.
size specifies the desired granularity in megabytes corresponding to memtype . Only
a decimal value is allowed to specify the granule size.
help Displays command line options and arguments.
EXAMPLES
Reboot the system to
vPars mode.
Shell> fs0:
fs0:> vparconfig reboot vPars
Reboot the system to nPars mode.
Shell> fs0:
fs0:> vparconfig reboot nPars
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