Installing vPars Using Software Distributor

For the root disk of each partition, use Software Distributor to install HP-UX, desired patches, the Quality Pack bundle, and the vPars software bundle. (For more information on the Quality Pack bundle, see “Quality Pack”.)

Boot the disk that is intended to be the boot disk of the first partition into the normal (non-vPars) HP-UX environment.

In our example, if the primary path is set to the boot disk of the first partition winona1:

BCH> bo pri
interact with IPL: n

NOTE: So that the TERM variable will always be set correctly, you should ensure that the first partition owns the hardware console port. For more information, see “Ensuring the Hardware Console Port Is Owned by the First Virtual Partition”.

Use ioscan to verify the hardware addresses in your partition plan:

# ioscan

Create the partitions using the information you prepared in the partition plan.

For the example computer, the commands are:

# vparcreate -p winona1 -a cpu::2 -a cpu:::2 -a mem::640 -a io:0/0 -a io:0/4 -a io:0/0/2/0.6.0:BOOT
# vparcreate -p winona2 -a cpu::2 -a cpu:::2 -a cpu:41 -a cpu:45 -a mem::1280 -a io:0/8 -a io:1/10 -a io:0/8/0/0.5.0:BOOT
# vparcreate -p winona3 -a cpu::1 -a cpu:::1 -a mem::1280 -a io:0/5 -a io:1/4 -a io:1/4/0/0.5.0:BOOT

Reboot the computer.

# /etc/shutdown -r

Interrupt the boot process as your computer comes back up to reach the ISL prompt.

BCH> bo pri
interact with IPL: y

At the ISL prompt, boot the monitor and all the virtual partitions.

In our example, the command is:

ISL> hpux /stand/vpmon -a