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

Symptoms
ALTBOOT variable for a virtual partition is automatically set.
Workaround
To avoid this issue, you can either:
◦ Ignore the alternate boot path setting.
◦ Explicitly set the alternate boot path for the virtual partition.
• Virtual Partition Fails to Load after a Reboot or Issuing vparload -all
Related JAG or Patch ID Number
JAGae88150
Applicable On
• vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
• vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
• vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Description
On PA-RISC systems, vPars that use certain host bus adapters (such as Ultra320) for boot disks
may not boot to the UP state after a reboot or after the vparload -all command is issued.
Symptoms
The virtual partitions will not boot after a reboot. One or more of the following errors may
appear in the vPars Monitor event log:
iodc_perror: dev_open/Boot device init (0x42)
iodc_perror: reinit_bootdev/Read ENTRY IO (0x44)
iodc_perror: dev_reopen/Read ENTRY IO (0x47)
iodc_perror: iodc_io_init/init module and device(0x4b)
Could not read IODC firmware for HPA <hpa>
Unknown filesystem for path <hardware path>
Workaround
Manually boot the virtual partitions with the vparboot or vparload command.
• Software Configuration Error During HP-UX Install on Virtual Partitions
Related Defect ID and Patch Number
JAGag27323
Applicable On
vPars A.05.xx
Description
During the installation of HP-UX on a virtual partition, an error may occur during the
configuration of the iCOD software product. When the virtual partition reboots following the
configuration phase, the software will be configured correctly, so there is no loss of functionality.
Symptoms
An error message will appear in the install log:
ERROR: The "configure" script for "iCOD.ICOD-RUN" failed
Known Problems and Workarounds 9