HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.05.09)

Workaround
Type Control-q to resume console output.
• Configuring an Ultra2 or Ultra160 Card with vparutil
Related Defect ID and Patch Number
JAGaf00411
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 the nPartitionable 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 the nPartitionable servers, the virtual partition connected to an Ultra2 or Ultra160 SCSI
boot device fails to boot after the SCSI card was configured using the vparutil command.
Workaround
◦ For vPars A.03.xx, bring down all the virtual partitions and configure the card at BCH
using the SCSI command to set the desired parameters. Then, boot the vPars Monitor.
◦ For vPars A.04.xx and A.05.xx, use the mptconfig command. For information on
mptconfig, see the Ultra320 SCSI Support Guide or the support guide for your card.
• System Resets During a Crash Dump Due to Watchdog Timer
Related Defect ID and Patch Number
JAGae79790
Applicable On
◦ vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
◦ vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
◦ vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Description
During a crash dump of a virtual partition, hardware heartbeats are delayed long enough
such that the watchdog timer is triggered. If the watchdog timer has been configured to reset,
then the entire system is reset (TOC).
Symptoms
A system (or nPartition) is reset when a virtual partition is performing a crash dump.
Workaround
From the GSP, use the AR command to set the watchdog timer to not automatically restart the
system (or nPartition). Examples are below.
◦ On non-nPartitionable servers, use the following procedure:
GSP> ar
Current System restart settings:
Automatic System restart: Enabled
ASR Alert Level Triggers: 13
Do you want to modify this configuration? (Y/[N]) y
Known Problems and Workarounds 13