HP-UX vPars and Integrity VM V6.3 Administrator Guide

The following are the HP-UX OEs:
• HP-UX 11i v3 Base OE (BOE)
The BOE provides an integrated HP-UX operating environment for customers who require less
complex installation. The Base OE includes the entire original Foundation Operating
Environment (FOE), offering complete HP-UX functionality including security, networking, web
functionality, and software management applications.
• HP-UX 11i v3 Virtual Server OE (VSE-OE)
The VSE-OE provides an integrated HP-UX operating environment for customers seeking higher
resource utilization or embarking on consolidation projects and need virtualization for a
flexibile UNIX environment. The VSE-OE contains all the products included in the BOE (and
the original EOE) and a host of other products including the entire VSE suite. The VSE-OE
includes HP-UX vPars and Integrity VM (BB068AA) and the VirtualBase bundle.
• HP-UX 11i v3 Data Center OE (DC-OE)
Business-critical virtualization built-in —The Data Center OE is for customers who are
consolidating, or building an infrastructure for the future. Because the powerful software within
the DC-OE is integrated and tested with the operating system, it is an effective choice for a
highly available virtualized environment. DC-OE is a complete, fully tested, and integrated
UNIX offering. The DC-OE includes HP-UX vPars and Integrity VM (BB068AA), and the
VirtualBase bundle.
• HP-UX 11i v3 High Availability OE (HA-OE)
For customers requiring high availability for large mission critical applications, this OE contains
all the products included in the BOE (and the original Enterprise OE), plus applications such
as HP Serviceguard and HA toolkits required to enable a mission-critical server.
The HP-UX vPars and Integrity VM V6.3 software is distributed on the HP-UX 11i v3 Operating
Environment media with the VSE-OE and the DC-OE. To install vPars and Integrity VM, select the
optional software bundles for HP-UX vPars and Integrity VM (BB068AA), and Virtualization Base
bundle (VirtualBase), before installing or updating HP-UX.
The HP-UX vPars and Integrity VM software for HP-UX 11i v3 is delivered in the following ways:
• As a stand-alone product on the HP-UX 11i v3 Application Software (AR) DVD
• As a product included in the HP-UX 11i v3 VSE-OE
• As a product included in the HP-UX 11i v3 DC-OE
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Some of the HP products that you can use with vPars and Integrity VM include:
• HP-UX operating system—HP-UX vPars and Integrity VM runs on HP-UX 11i v3 Integrity systems
on the VSP. For all Integrity processors, V6.3 requires that you install either the HP-UX 11i v3
March 2014 (AR1403) release or the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2013 (AR1303) release plus
AR1403 Feature11i patches. For more information, see HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update
Guide.
• HP WBEM Services for HP-UX—Many related products, such as Virtual Server Manager,
require the VSP system to run the HP WBEM Services.
• HP Matrix Operating Environment—A graphical user interface for managing HP Integrity
Central Managed Systems (CMS). Runs on HP Systems Insight Manager. For more information,
see the HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.2 Getting Started Guide.
• HP Integrity Virtual Server Manager—A graphical user interface for creating and managing
vPars and VMs. Runs under either HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH) or HP Systems
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