HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.04.04)

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.
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.
New Features
The following features are new with the A.04.04 release of vPars:
• Support for HP 9000 rp7440, rp8440, Superdome sx2000 Servers
• Pre-enablement of SCSI Tape Boot and Recovery for Integrity Servers
Compatibility and Installation Requirements
This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for this release.
For specific installation instructions, refer to the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator's Guide.
Required Patches
Version A.04.04 of vPars requires the following patches:
• From HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) release 0706 OE:
— FEATURE11i (required patches for vPars install)
— HWEnable11i (required patches for new hardware)
— QPKAPPS & QPBASE (recommended OS patches)
— OnlineDiag, NPar, iCAP, WBEM (changes for vPars support)
• From the HP ITRC or Patch Hub:
— PHKL_34088 (bootloader patch for sx2000 systems)
— PHKL_35114 (11.23 VMvPar fix)
— PHNE_36225 (Cumulative mux and pty patch)
— PHKL_36288 (Cumulative diag2 driver and vPars enablement)
— PHKL_33929 (11.23 page cache synchronization and pfdats fix)
— PHKL_33930 (11.23 pstat maxmem fix with CLM and pfdats fix)
NOTE: PHKL_34088 is required for vPars running on Integrity systems with the sx2000
chipset. Without this patch, your vPars system will not properly load the vPars Monitor.
NOTE: PHNE_36225 is required for vPars running on HP9000 systems with the sx2000
chiptset. Without this patch, both the console and the vPar will hang when a vPar with the
PDH console device attached is booted.
You can download patches from the following Web site:
http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/mainPage.do
vPars Overview 5