12-02-2009
Yes, you missed several steps. There is at least one Redbook on this subject. Let me run over the high points for you.
1) Spend some time thinking about how many client partitions you are likely to need and what resources those partitions are likely to require.
2) For each client partition you will need, modify the VIOS profile to add at least one v-scsi host adapter in it. When defining the host adapters, do _not_ use the "any" option. It will just cause problems later. When defining each host adapter, make sure to specify the partition ID of the client partition that will be using it and the virtual slot number of an available virtual slot in that client. By available, I mean a virtual slot number that is not occupied by a virtual serial or virtual network adapter.
3) When the VIOS profile has been modified to your satisfaction, power off the VIOS by running "shutdown -F". You can also use the HMC to power it off, but specify the "OS option". Do not use the "immediate" option, since that is equivalent to unplugging the power cord and may leave your VIOS rootvg in a bad state. But the important point here is that in order to let the VIOS see the new partition definition, you must deactivate and reactivate it. A simple reboot will not do this.
4) Use the HMC (or IVM if that is what you have) to re-activate the VIOS with the new partition definition. When it comes back up again, the new vhostX adapters should be available. You can assign your disk resources to the vhost adapters at this point.
5) Use the HMC to modify the partition definitions for each client, to add the client vscsi adapters. Make sure to specify the correct virtual slot number in the VIOS for the corresponding vhost adapter for that client. It is possible to assign multiple client adapters to a single vhost adapter, but only the first client to be activated wins. The others will not be able to open their adapter, so will not see any disks and will fail to install.
Now, you should be able to activate the client partitions and install them. The whole magic is making sure you have the client and host adapters matched up correctly.
Hope this helps.
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reboot(1M) reboot(1M)
NAME
reboot - reboot the system
SYNOPSIS
time] message]
time] message]
DESCRIPTION
The command terminates all currently executing processes except those essential to the system, then reboots the system, or halts, or makes
the partition ready for reconfiguration. When invoked without arguments, syncs all disks before rebooting the system.
Options
The command recognizes the following options:
Shut down the system and halt.
Shut down the system and reboot automatically (default).
Shut down the system to a ready-to-reconfigure state and reboot if possible.
If the partition is unable to reboot, it will stop at a ready-to-reconfigure state. However, if the option is also
specified, the system will always stop at ready-to-reconfigure state. This option is available only on systems that
support hardware partitions.
Shut down the system to a ready-to-reconfigure state and do not reboot.
This option can be used only in combination with the option. This option is available only on systems that support
hardware partitions.
Do not sync the file systems before shutdown.
The and options are ignored with this option.
Sync the file systems before shutdown;
for file systems that were cleanly mounted, modify the flag from to (default).
Quick and quiet.
Suppress broadcast of warning messages, terminate processes by brute force (with and immediately call with arguments
as indicated by the other options (see reboot(2)). No logging is performed. The and options are ignored with this
option.
Specify what time
will bring the system down. time can be the word (indicating immediate shutdown) or a future time in one of two for-
mats: and The first form brings the system down in number minutes; the second brings the system down at the time of
day indicated (based on a 24-hour clock).
Display message at the terminals of all users on the system at decreasing intervals as reboot time approaches. The message
must not contain any embedded double quotes.
At shutdown time a message is written in the file
(if it exists), containing the time of shutdown, who ran and the reason.
Only users with appropriate privileges can execute the command.
WARNINGS
does not invoke the shutdown scripts associated with subsystems to bring them down in a cautious manner. See shutdown(1M).
If the option is used in a virtual partition environment on a partitionable system, then the requested reconfiguration will not take place
until all the virtual partitions on that hard partition are shut down and the virtual partition monitor is rebooted.
AUTHOR
was developed by HP and the University of California, Berkeley.
FILES
Shutdown log
SEE ALSO
vpartition(1), reboot(2), partition(5).
reboot(1M)