HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes A.04.04 vPars A.04.04 HP Part Number: T1335–90072 Published: June 2007 Edition: 1.
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Table of Contents vPars Overview.......................................................................................................................................5 New and Changed Features in This Release..........................................................................................5 New Features.....................................................................................................................................5 Compatibility and Installation Requirements.....................
This document provides information about the A.04.04 release of HP-UX Virtual Partitions (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.
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). For nPartition-able systems, call your HP Support Representative.
• If you are at the EFI shell prompt, use the following EFI utility to switch to either nPars or vPars mode: Shell:> fsN: fsN:> vparconfig reboot nPars|vPars Since vparconfig is not a built-in EFI shell command, you must go to the disk to execute vparconfig.
Known Problems and Workarounds This section provides a list of problems and limitations known to HP at the time of publication. If workarounds are available, they are included. For information on specific defects, see the HP ITRC at http://itrc.hp.com. • Virtual Partition Panic Related JAG and Patch ID Number Applicable On JAGaf96876, Patch ID Number PHKL_35114 HP-UX Virtual Partitions A.04.
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.
or vpar1# vparboot -p vpar2 For more information on using vPars with fibre channel devices, see the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide. • Virtual Partition Fails to Load after a Reboot Related JAG or Patch ID Number JAGae88150 Applicable on • vPars A.04.xx on PA • vPars A.03.xx on PA Description When using an rp7405, rp7410, or rp8400 system with firmware version 6 (which includes PDC 17.005), the virtual partitions will not boot to the up state after a reboot.
Current Triggering alert levels are: 13 Do you want to modify them? (Y/[N]): n Automatic System Restart configuration has been updated GSP Host Name: keira GSP> On nPartition-able servers, use the following procedure: GSP> cm Enter HE to get a list of available commands GSP:CM> ar This command modifies the automatic system restart configuration of the selected partition.
switchType: switchState: switchMode: ... port 0: -port 1: -port 2: -port 3: sw port 4: sw ... 2.4 Online Native No_Module No_Module No_Module Online F-Port 50:06:0b:00:00:10:23:fa Online F-Port 50:06:0b:00:00:00:f4:28 The switch information after the reboot shows: brocade01:admin> switchshow switchName: brocade01 switchType: 2.4 switchState: Online switchMode: Native ...
Applicable on vPars A.04.xx on Integrity Description On Integrity servers, if you are in vPars mode and you boot the OS Kernel (boot vmunix) instead of the vPars Monitor (boot vpmon), an error message is typically displayed on the console. You may, however, receive a system panic message, instead of an error message. Symptoms The system panic displays messages similar to the following EFI\HPUX\AUTO ==> boot vmunix ................
• setboot Extraneous Output in stdout and stderr Related JAG or Patch ID Number Applicable on Description Symptoms JAGaf41706 and JAGaf47668, PHCO_33044 vPars A.04.xx on Integrity and vPars A.04.xx on PA In a vPars environment, setboot may display extraneous output. setboot may display the following extraneous mpctl error message: winona1# setboot mpctl: Invalid argument ... or the extraneous note: winona1# setboot ...
Description A virtual partition does not boot from its mirror root disk because there is no longer a valid EFI to hardware path mapping in the vPars database. Symptoms After creating a mirror root disk, the virtual partition fails to boot from this disk. You may see messages similar to the following: Load of 1/0/8/1/0.22.31.0.0.0.1 failed: Not Found Workaround After the mirror is created, use the vparefiutil -u command to add the new hardware path to EFI path mapping to the vPars database.
Software Depot • You can order this release of vPars from the HP Software Depot at: http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot For licensing and configuration information as well as required firmware, see the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide. NOTE: Note: the home of the HP Software Depot has changed • from: http://software.hp.com to: http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot The direct links to the vPars products on the HP Software Depot are: • vPars A.05.xx: http://h20293.www2.hp.
