HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.05.09)

vPars A.05.09 Release Notes
This document provides information about the HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) A.05.09 release. In
this release the updates are made to support Dynamic Cores in HP Superdome 2 (SD2) vPars.
vPars Overview
The HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) product runs multiple instances of HP-UX simultaneously on one
server, or nPartition, by dividing it into virtual partitions. Each virtual partition is assigned its own
subset of hardware, runs a separate instance of HP-UX, and hosts its own set of applications. vPars
provides application and operating system fault isolation.
New and Changed Features in This Release
This section lists features that are new in this release, or previously available features that have
changed in this release.
Changes in This Release
This release of vPars A.05.09 on HP-UX 11i v3 includes the following changes and enhancements:
• Updated the man pages for Dynamic Cores support in HP Superdome 2 (SD2) vPars.
For more information about the features, see HP Superdome 2 Partitioning Release Notes and
HP Superdome 2 Administrator Guide, March 2012.
Note: Starting March 2010 release (vPars A.05.06), HP-UX Virtual Partitions will not be delivered
as part of the bundle T1335CC. The product number for vPars bundle T1335CC is now changed
to T1335DC. Henceforth, both the Virtual Server Environment Operating Environment (VSE OE)
media and the Application Release (AR) media will contain the vParsT1335DC bundle. The T1335DC
bundle was originally introduced in the HP-UX March 2009 release.
Compatibility and Installation Requirements
This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for this release.
For specific installation instructions, see the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator's Guide.
Required Patches
vPars A.05.09 requires the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) March 2012 update release, including the
following patch bundles from the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 update release:
• B.11.31.2012 March FEATURE11i (required patches for vPars installation)
You can download patches from the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) website:
http://itrc.hp.com/
vPars Checklist
This section is a brief checklist of common but significant items you should check while setting up
vPars.
Firmware Checklist
• Check Server Firmware:
Check the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide for the required server
firmware.
For the non-nPartition-able systems, firmware upgrades must be done outside of the vPars
environment (in standalone mode).
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