The virtual partition manager (vparmgr) provides an easy to use graphical interface to the vPars command
utilities. Using vparmgr, you can perform the following
tasks:
create a new virtual partition
modify an existing virtual
partition, including
modify attributes such
as boot path and kernel path
add or remove I/O local
bus adapters
delete an existing virtual
partition
display the resources
assigned to each virtual partition
display the status of
each virtual partition
display logs of vPars
activity
reset a virtual partition
The virtual partition manager has special features
to save you time and effort:
with a command-line parameter,
you can start vparmgr directly in the task that
you want to perform
after using the graphical
interface to select the task and options that you want to perform,
vparmgr can show you the command line that would
perform the operation directly.
Starting the Virtual Partition Manager |
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Before you can start the virtual partition manager,
vPars must be installed and running. For information on installing
vPars, see “Installing, Updating, or Removing vPars and Upgrading Servers
with vPars”. For information on installing the virtual partition manager, see “Installing and Removing vPars-related Bundles ”.
After vPars is installed and running, you must
boot at least one virtual partition to a HP-UX kernel. You can then
start the virtual partition manager in that virtual partition by executing
the command vparmgr
/opt/vparmgr/bin/vparmgr [-h]
/opt/vparmgr/bin/vparmgr -t create
/opt/vparmgr/bin/vparmgr -t modify|par_details -p vp_name |
With no arguments, the vparmgr graphical user interface is launched. You can perform all vparmgr operations from the GUI, as discussed below under
using the graphical user interface.
Options |
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-h
displays usage instructions
-t create
creates a new virtual partition
-t modify
modifies an existing virtual partition. You must
specify which virtual partition to modify, using the vp_name parameter.
-t par_details
displays the status, attributes, and resources
of a virtual partition. You must specify which virtual partition to
display, using the vp_name parameter.
-p vp_name
the name of a virtual partition
Using the vPars Graphical User Interface (GUI) |
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When the vparmgr GUI starts,
it displays the virtual partition status screen.
This displays the status of all of the virtual
partitions and available resources on the system. To perform an action
on an object (a virtual partition or a set of available resources),
click on the object in the list and then click the button corresponding
to the action that you want to perform on that object. For more information
about this screen, select the virtual partition status
page from the navigation links on the left side of the
Virtual Partition Manager online help.
Each vparmgr screen works in
a similar fashion. Select the object, then click a button to act on
the object. Some buttons do not require a selected object. For example,
the refresh button will refresh the display,
using the latest data available from the vPars Monitor.
The online help provides a more detailed information
for each vparmgr screen. Clicking any screen’s help button will launch a web browser to display the
help specific to that screen. For more information about using the
online help system, click using help from
the navigational links on the left side of the Virtual Partition Manager
online help.
Stopping the Virtual Partition Manager |
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To exit vparmgr, click the Exit button on the virtual partition status screen.
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