HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.05.03)

For more information on using vPars with fibre channel devices, see the HP-UX Virtual
Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide.
• On sx2000 Integrity Servers, Booting an OS Kernel while in the Wrong
Mode May Cause a Panic Instead of Displaying Error Messages
Related JAG or Patch ID Number JAGag06132
Applicable On
— vPars A.05.xx on Integrity
— 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
................
Launching /stand/vmunix
SIZE: Text:29561K + Data:7016K + BSS:7128K = Total:43705K
Console is on virtual console
Booting kernel...
Stored message buffer up to panic:
5028, 0x11, 0x40).
pinned_pdk_malloc_avail_contig(): 0x33000
Bad News: Cannot use the Kernel Stack when interrupted on the ICS.
Bad News: Fault/trap with interrupts disabled and we cared.
reg_dump(): Displaying register values (in hex) from the save state
...
System Panic:
double panic: Bad News!
Workaround After the system comes back up, make sure the system is in the mode you
want (vPars or nPars), then boot the appropriate item (vpmon for vPars mode and vmunix
for nPars mode).
Related Information
This section lists the official vPars documents. All documents, including additional topic-specific
papers related to using vPars, are available at the HP Documentation web site at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv3.html#Virtual%20Partitions
• HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (this document)
This describes what’s new as well as known problems for a specific vPars release.
• HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator’s Guide
This is the vPars system administrator's guide that describes the basic concepts and common
tasks for the vPars product.
• HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide
This document contains information on licensing and version requirements for the vPars
product and related HP-UX products, such as HP-UX 11i Operating Environments (OEs),
for servers using vPars. The document also contains the information on supported hardware,
firmware, I/O cards and devices, and other HP-UX products used with vPars.
• Topic Specific Papers:
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