HP Integrity Superdome 2 32-socket HP Superdome 2 Partitioning Administrator G - Page 89
Managing and Booting Virtual Partitions, Modes: Switching between nPars and vPars Modes, Modes
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8 Managing and Booting Virtual Partitions This chapter addresses the following topics: • "Modes: Switching between nPars and vPars Modes " (page 89) • "Managing: Creating a Virtual Partition" (page 93) ◦ "Booting a Virtual Partition" (page 93) ◦ "Managing: Modifying Attributes of a Virtual Partition" (page 94) ◦ "Commands: Displaying vPars Resource Information (vparstatus)" (page 95) ◦ "Shutting Down or Rebooting a Virtual Partition" (page 98) ◦ "Shutting Down All Virtual Partitions" (page 99) ◦ "Managing: Removing a Virtual Partition" (page 99) Modes: Switching between nPars and vPars Modes Modes The mode can be set for an nPartition during creation time using the parcreate or the parmodify command. Mode switching can thus be performed from the OA CLI. For vPars usage, there are only two modes: • vPars Sets the next nPartition boot, to boot into the vPars environment. This enables you to boot to the vPars mode, thereby booting all the virtual partitions in the nPartition. • nPars Sets the next nPartition boot, to boot into the standalone environment. In this mode, you cannot boot the virtual partitions. However, you can boot any OE instance into the standalone mode. For an nPartition that is already inactive, the mode switch occurs when the inactive nPartition is booted. Setting the mode using the OA GUI The mode can be set for an nPartition during creation time using the Boot Options in the Modify nPartition Window. Mode switching can thus be performed from the OA GUI. To set the mode using OA GUI: 1. Open the OA GUI. 2. Login using the administrator credentials. 3. Click on nPartition name. 4. In the nPartition Status tab, click Modify nPartition. 5. Expand the Boot Options row to select the boot option. 6. Click Apply. The mode is set for the next boot of the nPartition. Modes: Switching between nPars and vPars Modes 89