HP Superdome 2 Partitioning Administrator Guide HP-UX 11i v3 (766170-001, May 2014)

6. Installing a vPar is similar to installing an nPar. For the next steps on vPars product installation

on HP-UX, see the HP-UX Installation and Update Guide at:

http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs.

7. To disconnect the DVD drive, use the set partition dvd disconnect npar:vpar

command.

IMPORTANT: This is a mandatory step to enable the DVD drive for future installations.

For information on using the vPars commands, see the following sections:

• “Managing: Creating a Virtual Partition” (page 100)

• “Booting a Virtual Partition” (page 100)

Bundle Names

You can install vPars on an existing HP-UX installation directly from a depot, DVD, or from an

Ignite-UX server.

vPars Product Bundles

The vPars bundle name is T1335DC for HP-UX 11i v3.

vPars A.05.07 or later is required for partitions containing CB900s i2 blades (with Intel Itanium

9300 series processors).

vPars A.05.10 or later is required for partitions containing CB900s i4 blades (with Intel Itanium

9500 series processors).

NOTE: For information on versions, including vPars version, OS versions, and other product

versions required to run with vPars, see the document HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and

Configuration Guide available at:

www.hp.com/go/hpux-vpars-docs

Ignite-UX Cookbook

For information on how to install an Ignite-UX server, install HP-UX using Ignite-UX, and recover

clients from media or over the network, see the

Ignite-UX Administration Guide at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs.

Removing the vPars Product

To remove the vPars product, run 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 is removed.

IMPORTANT: Remove the vPars product only at the product level (VirtualPartition). Do not remove

the vPars product at the bundle level (T1335DC). Recommended kernel patches are included in

the vPars bundle; if the bundle is removed, the 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.

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