HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator's Guide (includes A.05.02)

How vPars and its Components Work
Comparing vPars Versions
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Comparing vPars Versions
This tables shows the differences in features among vPars versions.
Table 2-2 Differences Among vPars Versions
vPars Version A.03.xx A.04.xx A.05.xx
Architectures Supported PA-RISC PA-RISC, Integrity PA-RISC, Integrity
Product Number T1335AC T1335BC T1335CC
Media Format CD DVD DVD
OS 11.11 11.23 11.31
Monitor Supports mixed HP-UX 11i
v2/v3 vPars
no no yes
Update Supported N/A 11.11 -> 11.23 11.23 -> 11.31
Basic Memory Syntax by size (ILM)
by address range
by size (ILM)
by address range
by cell/size (CLM)
by size (ILM)
by address range
by cell/size (CLM)
as base or float
Dynamic Memory Migration no no
yes
a
Memory Types ILM ILM and CLM ILM and CLM
Memory Granularity no yes yes
CPU Types Bound or Unbound Boot Processor or
Dynamic
Boot Processor or
Dynamic
CPUs Able to Process Interrupts Only Bound CPUs At boot time, all CPUs
Otherwise, any (using
intctl)
At boot time, all CPUs
Otherwise, any (using
intctl)
Recommended CPU Specifications and
Assignments
min specification
by total
by hardware path
max specification
min specification
by total
by hardware path
max specification
by cell local processor
min specification
by total
by hardware path
max specification
by cell local processor
CPU quantity calculations total=bound +
unbound
number of CPUs
assigned by hw_path is
subset of min count
total=boot processor +
assigned by Monitor +
by cell local processor
+ by hardware path
total=boot processor +
assigned by Monitor +
by cell local processor
+ by hardware path
Hyperthreading On (HT ON) support no no
yes
b
(Integrity only,
with dual-core Intel
Itanium 2 processors)