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Chapter 5 vPars Monitor and Shell Commands

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Notes on Examples in this Chapter
Syntax of Example Commands
Example Server
Modes: Switching between nPars and vPars Modes (Integrity Only)
Modes
Commands to Set the Mode
Usage Scenarios
EFI Boot Disk Paths, including Disk Mirrors, and vparefiutil (Integrity Only)
vPars Monitor: Booting the vPars Monitor
vPars Monitor: Accessing the vPars Monitor Prompt
vPars Monitor: Using vPars Monitor Commands
Booting
Displaying Information
vPars Monitor: Using the vPars Monitor Commands from ISL or EFI
Commands: vPars Manpages
Commands: vPars Commands Logging
Log File Location and Log Format
Cases Where No Logging Occurs
Cases Where Logging Occurs
Constraints and Restrictions to Logging
Syslog and Priority and Facility Codes
Commands: Displaying vPars Monitor and Resource Information (vparstatus)
Virtual Partition States
vparstatus Output Examples
vparstatus: Summary Information
vparstatus: Verbose Information
vparstatus: Available Resources
vparstatus: CPU Information on vPars A.04/A.05
vparstatus: Dual-Core CPUs
vparstatus: Pending Migrating CPUs Operations
vparstatus: Pending Migrating Memory Operations
vparstatus: Base and Float Memory Amounts
vparstatus: Pending nPartition Reboot for Reconfiguration
vparstatus: vPars Monitor and Database Information
Managing: Creating a Virtual Partition
Managing: Removing a Virtual Partition
Managing: Modifying Attributes of a Virtual Partition
Booting a Virtual Partition
Shutting Down or Rebooting a Virtual Partition
When to Shutdown All Virtual Partitions
Shutting Down or Rebooting the nPartition (Or Rebooting the vPars Monitor)
Setboot and System-wide Stable Storage
Using Primary and Alternate Boot Paths
Autoboot and Autosearch Attributes
Setting the Primary or Alternate Boot Paths
Using Primary and Alternate Paths with nPartitions
Booting Using the Primary or Alternate Boot Paths
Autoboot
The AUTO File on a Virtual Partition
Autobooting the vPars Monitor and Virtual Partitions
Single-User Mode
Example: A Hung Partition
Other Boot Modes
Maintenance Mode
Overriding Quorum
Changing the LVM Boot Device Hardware Path for a Virtual Partition
Resetting a Virtual Partition
Hard Reset
Soft Reset
Using an Alternate Partition Database File
Example
Managing Resources With Only One Virtual Partition

This chapter covers:

  • Using Integrity systems

    • Setting Modes

    • EFI to Hardware Path Mappings

  • Using the vPars Monitor

    • Booting the vPars Monitor

    • Accessing the vPars Monitor Prompt

    • Using vPars Monitor Commands

  • Using the vPars Commands

    • vPars Manpages

    • vPars Commands Logging

    • Obtaining vPars Monitor and Hardware Resource Information

  • Managing the Virtual Partitions

    • Creating a Virtual Partition

    • Booting a Virtual Partition

    • Shutting Down or Rebooting a Virtual Partition

    • Shutting Down or Rebooting the Hard Partition

    • When to Shutdown All Virtual Partitions

    • Removing a Virtual Partition

    • Using Primary and Alternate Boot Paths

    • Autobooting the vPars Monitor and All Virtual Partitions

    • Resetting a Hung Virtual Partition

    • Booting a Virtual Partition Into Single-User Mode

    • Using Other Boot Options

    • Simulating the AUTO File on a Virtual Partition

    • Modifying Attributes of a Virtual Partition

  • Using an Alternate Partition Database File

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