HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes A.05.08

Workaround
Update PDC firmware to the supported revision as specified in the HP-UX Virtual Partitions
Ordering and Configuration Guide.
• vparreset: Error: Cannot access PIM data for virtual partition
Applicable On
• vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
• vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Description
On PA-RISC systems configured with virtual partitions, the vparreset command sometimes
reports an error message, however the reset succeeds.
Symptoms
The vparreset command throws the following error message, but a crash dump is taken
successfully.
vparreset: Error: Cannot access PIM data for virtual partition vparname
Workaround
None. Ignore the message if the reset is successful.
• ALTBOOT automatically set when booted in vPars mode
Related Defect ID and Patch Number
JAGag43601
Applicable On
vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC systems
Description
After creating a new vPars database (vpdb) the ALTBOOT variable for a virtual partition may
be automatically set when booting in vPars mode. Explicitly set alternate boot path settings
are unaffected by this issue.
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.
Known Problems and Workarounds 9