HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator's Guide (includes A.04.06 and A.05.04)

MON> vparload -p winona2 -B 0.8.0.0.2.0
Note:
— -b kernelpath allows you to change the target kernel for only the next boot of
partition_name. If you wish to make a permanent change to the partition database,
use the vparmodify command.
For example, to change the partition database information so that winona2 always
boots using /stand/vmunix.other:
# vparmodify -p winona2 -b /stand/vmunix.other
See the vparmodify(1M) manpage for more information on modifying the partition
database.
(vPars A.04.01) For 11i v2 (11.23) systems, alternate kernels are in the directory /stand/
alternate_config/.
Also, when a virtual partition is booted, there may be a pause in the console output.
For more information, see “Booting a Virtual Partition” (page 154).
Finally, when there is a pending Reboot for Reconfiguration for the involved nPartition,
the target virtual partitions will not be booted until all the virtual partitions within the
nPartition have been shut down and the vPars Monitor rebooted. For more information
see “Shutting Down or Rebooting the nPartition (Or Rebooting the vPars Monitor)”
(page 156).
• bootpath displays the device from which the vPars Monitor (/stand/vpmon) was booted
Example:
MON>bootpath
disk(0.0.2.0.6.0)
• reboot [mode] reboots the entire hard partition. Other hard partitions are not affected.
mode sets the mode for the next reboot and has the value of either nPars or vPars. This is
applicable on only Integrity systems.
NOTE: You should shut down each virtual partition (using the Unix shutdown command)
prior to executing the vPars Monitor reboot command. A confirmation prompt is provided,
but if you accept confirmation of the reboot while any virtual partitions are running, the
reboot brings the running partitions down ungracefully. For more information, see “Shutting
Down or Rebooting the nPartition (Or Rebooting the vPars Monitor)” (page 156).
Displaying Information
• cat filename [openonly] displays the contents of filename. When openonly is
specified, this command only prints "open succeeded" if the vPars Monitor was able to
open the filename. This command is similar to the Unix cat command.
filename must be a text file on an HFS file system.
/stand is the default directory
Example:
— To display the file /stand/notes.txt
MON> cat notes.txt
10/13/2001: built new kernel today. if problems arise, revert to saved kernel vmunix.original
• cbufpartition_name displays the contents of the console buffer of partition_name
• clear_pending clears a pending Reboot for Reconfiguration. If there is a pending Reboot
for Reconfiguration within the nPartition, no virtual partitions can be rebooted until all the
virtual partitions within the given nPartition are shut down and the involved vPars Monitor
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