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

1. Make sure the target virtual partition is in the down state. For example, if it is up, shutdown
the virtual partition:
winona2# shutdown -hy 0
2. Boot the virtual partition. The exact vparboot command line depends on how you set up the
install kernels. For example, if you used bootsys, use this command:
winona1# vparboot -p winona2 -B hardware_path -b /stand/WINSTALL
3. When the main Ignite-UX menu is displayed, select Install HP-UX.
4. When the User Interface and Media Options screen is displayed, select Media only installation
from the Source Location Options, and Advanced Installation from User Interface Options,
then select OK.
5. From the Media Installation Selection, select Boot from CD/DVD, Recover from Tape. Note
that there does not need to be a CD or DVD in the server. Select OK.
6. From the Tape Drive Selection menu, select the appropriate tape drive, and press the Enter.
Once you enter the Ignite-UX itool screen, proceed as normal with the recovery.
Using make_tape_recovery within a vPars Environment
For PA-RISC servers, vPars supports tape drives beginning with vPars A.03.03 for HP-UX 11i v1,
vPars A.04.03 for HP-UX 11i v2, and vPars A.05.01 for HP-UX 11i v3. This includes recovery of
a virtual partition within a vPars environment and without using an Ignite-UX server as a boot
helper.
For HP Integrity servers, vPars supports tape drives beginning with vPars A.04.04 for HP-UX 11i
v2, and vPars A.05.02 for HP-UX 11i v3, including recovery of a virtual partition within a vPars
environment and without using an Ignite-UX server as a boot helper.
Requirements and the BOOT Attribute
To use the tape device during a recovery, you must meet the following requirements:
• The tape device must be owned by the target virtual partition (the partition that is being
recovered).
• The tape drive must be connected through an external SCSI device or be internal to the
machine.
• On PA-RISC systems, the tape device must be an explicitly specified resource with the attribute
TAPE. The TAPE attribute is not specified on HP Integrity systems.
This is similar to specifying the boot device with the attribute BOOT. For example, on a PA-RISC
system:
# vparcreate -p winona2 -a io:1/0/14/0/0/4/0.5.0:TAPE
or
# vparmodify -p winona2 -a io:1/0/14/0/0/4/0.5.0:TAPE
Note that when modifying io resources, the target virtual partition must be in the down state.
On PA-RISC systems, the vparstatus -v command should show the tape device with the
TAPE attribute:
# vparstatus -p winona2 -v
[Virtual Partition Details]
Name: winona2
.
.
.
[IO Details]
1.0.14
1.0.12
1.0.14.0.0.4.0.10.0.0.0.0.0 BOOT
1.0.14.0.0.4.0.5.0.0.0.0.0 TAPE
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