Removing the vPars Product

From a Single Virtual Partition

To remove the vPars product, execute the swremove command from the target virtual partition. For example, to remove the vPars product from the partition winona3:

winona3# /usr/sbin/swremove -x autoreboot=true \ VirtualPartition

The product will be removed, and the virtual partition will be shut down. Because the vPars-specific kernel modifications have been removed, the OS instance cannot be booted again as a virtual partition . However, the OS instance can be booted into standalone mode.

If you are at the console of winona3, use Ctrl-A to toggle to another virtual partition.

	CAUTION: Remove the vPars product only at the product level (VirtualPartition). Do NOT remove the vPars product at the bundle level (T1335AC or VPARSBASE). Recommended kernel patches are included in the vPars bundle; if the bundle is removed, these kernel patches will also be removed. For more information on bundles and patches, see the "Patch Management Guide for HP-UX 11.x" at http://docs.hp.com.

	NOTE: When the vPars product is removed, the contents of the AUTO file in the LIF area will be set to the default hpux (where /stand/vmunix is the default argument). This is true even if you have previously modified the AUTO file to contain hpux /stand/vpmon. This replacement occurs on the boot devices associated with the target virtual partition, including the devices listed in /stand/bootconf and the primary and alternate paths of the target virtual partition. See bootconf(4) for more information on the file /stand/bootconf.