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

Workaround
Configure the virtual partition with enough base memory using the guidelines in the following
table.
Minimum Base MemoryTotal Memory Assigned to the Virtual Partition
1/2 of total memory1 GB to 8 GB
4 GB8 GB to 16 GB
1/4 of total memoryOver 16 GB
• Dynamically adding RAM on PA-RISC servers with older PDC firmware
causes a panic in mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2/v3 vPars environment
Applicable On
vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
Description
If PDC firmware is not updated, side effect can be a panic during dynamic memory migration.
Symptoms
Panic during dynamic memory migration.
Workaround
Update PDC firmware to the supported revision as specified in the HP-UX Virtual Partitions
Ordering and Configuration Guide.
• vparreset: Error: Cannot access PIM data for virtual partition
Applicable On
• vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
• vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Description
On PA-RISC systems configured with virtual partitions, the vparreset command sometimes
reports an error message, however the reset succeeds.
Symptoms
The vparreset command throws the following error message, but a crash dump is taken
successfully.
vparreset: Error: Cannot access PIM data for virtual partition vparname
Workaround
None. Ignore the message if the reset is successful.
• ALTBOOT automatically set when booted in vPars mode
Related Defect ID and Patch Number
JAGag43601
Applicable On
vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC systems
Description
After creating a new vPars database (vpdb) the ALTBOOT variable for a virtual partition may
be automatically set when booting in vPars mode. Explicitly set alternate boot path settings
are unaffected by this issue.
8 vPars A.05.09 Release Notes