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Setting the mode using the OA CLI, Booting from the CLI

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Setting the mode using the OA CLI • parmodify -p [-N] next_boot_mode where: next_boot_mode has the value of either vPars or nPars Specifies whether the nPartition has to be booted as a single partition (nPars mode) capable of running only a single operating system (OS) instance or as one or more virtual partitions (vPars mode) as defined in the virtual partition database in the partition specification, each capable of running its own OS instance. Booting from the CLI To set the vPars environment, you must set the nPartition into vPars mode so that the next nPartition boot allows you to boot into vPars mode. To set the nPartition mode: 1. Set the nPartition in vPar mode. # parmodify -p -N vpars 2. Do one of the following: a. poweron partition {nPartition identifier}[:{vPar identifier}] (Not specifying a vPar will result in all of the vPars in the nPartition to be booted.) b. Use the pe command to prompt you for the partition to activate: Example 4 Booting a vPar pe This command controls power enable to a partition. Partition Partition Number Name 1 nPar0001 2 nPar0002 2:1 nPar0002:vPar0001 Q) Quit Select partition number: 2:1 The power state is OFF for partition 2:1. In what state do you want the power? (ON/OFF) on Booting from the GUI In the OA GUI, using the left navigation pane, go to the vPar's partition status page. Click on the Virtual Devices tab and then click on the Momentary Press button: Modes: Switching between nPars and vPars Modes 91

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Setting the mode using the OA CLI
•
parmodify -p <npar_name> [-N] next_boot_mode
where:
next_boot_mode
has the value of either vPars or nPars
Specifies whether the nPartition has to be booted as a single partition (nPars mode) capable
of running only a single operating system (OS) instance or as one or more virtual partitions
(vPars mode) as defined in the virtual partition database in the partition specification, each
capable of running its own OS instance.
Booting from the CLI
To set the vPars environment, you must set the nPartition into vPars mode so that the next
nPartition boot allows you to boot into vPars mode. To set the nPartition mode:
1.
Set the nPartition in vPar mode.
# parmodify
–
p <npar_name> -N vpars
2.
Do one of the following:
a.
poweron partition {nPartition identifier}[:{vPar identifier}]
(Not specifying a vPar will result in all of the vPars in the nPartition to be booted.)
b.
Use the
pe
command to prompt you for the partition to activate:
Example 4 Booting a vPar
pe
This command controls power enable to a partition.
Partition
Partition
Number
Name
---------
---------
1
nPar0001
2
nPar0002
2:1
nPar0002:vPar0001
Q)
Quit
Select partition number: 2:1
The power state is OFF for partition 2:1.
In what state do you want the power? (ON/OFF) on
Booting from the GUI
In the OA GUI, using the left navigation pane, go to the vPar's partition status page. Click on the
Virtual Devices
tab and then click on the
Momentary Press
button:
Modes: Switching between nPars and vPars Modes
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