HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.03.02)

vPars Release Notes
What’s New in This Version of vPars
Chapter 14
What’s New in This Version of vPars
This version adds support for:
• specifying only the SBA on the vPars command-line
• new autosearch attributes using vparcreate and vparmodify commands to enable
automatic fallback to an alternate bootpath
• new -m option that displays vPars monitor information for the vparstatus command
• logging of vPars commands that are executed
• customer-viewable defect fixes
Known Problems and Workarounds
This section describes the critical known problems and workarounds of which you should be
aware before installing this version of vPars.
Virtual Partition Appears to Hang after Typing control-s
JAG
JAGae98555
Description
While a virtual partition is shutting down, panicking, or booting, typing
control-s to suspend its console output may cause the virtual partition to
stop making forward progress. The virtual partition may appear to hang.
Symptoms
If a control-s is typed at the system keyboard while the virtual partition
currently writing to the console is shutting down, panicking, or booting, that
virtual partition may appear to hang.
Workaround
Type control-q to resume console output.