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

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.
• TC Command of the GSP
Related JAG or Patch ID Number JAGae41558
Applicable on
• vPars A.04.xx on PA
• vPars A.03.xx on PA
Description Initiating a Transfer of Control (TC) at the Guardian Service Processor GSP,
while the vPars Monitor is booted, may cause the hard partition or system to hang.
Symptoms If the vPars Monitor is booted and a TC is issued via the GSP, the hard partition
or system may hang.
Workaround If the hard partition or system hangs, issue an RS (hard reset) at the GSP.
• Configuring an Ultra2 or Ultra160 Card with vparutil
Related JAG or Patch ID Number JAGaf00411
Applicable on
• vPars A.04.xx on PA
• vPars A.03.xx on PA
Description On nPartition-able servers, using the vparutil command to configure an
Ultra2 or Ultra160 SCSI card can cause the virtual partition that owns the SCSI card to fail
to boot.
Symptoms On nPartition-able servers, the virtual partition connected to an Ultra2 or
Ultra160 SCSI boot device fails to boot after the SCSI card is configured using the vparutil
command.
Workaround For vPars A.03.xx, bring down all the virtual partitions and configure the
card from the Boot Console Handler (BCH) using the SCSI command to set the desired
parameters. Then, boot the vPars Monitor.
For vPars A.04.xx, use the mptconfig command. For information on mptconfig, see the
Ultra320 SCSI Support Guide or the support guide for your card.
• Autoboot Fails from Fibre Channel Device via Brocade 3800 Switch
Related JAG or Patch ID Number JAGae78109
Applicable on
• vPars A.04.xx on PA
• vPars A.03.xx on PA
Description Using a fibre channel mass storage device going through a Brocade 3800
switch with firmware version 3.1.1, autobooting virtual partitions fails on rp5405,
L3000/rp5470, or N4000/rp7400 servers with PDC 43.22 installed.
Symptoms Autoboot fails.
Workaround Boot the virtual partitions manually from the vPars Monitor or HP-UX shell
prompt. For example:
MON> vparload -p vpar2
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