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2. Verify that neither of these bundles are installed:

# swlist BB068AA VirtualBase

# Initializing...

# Contacting target "foo"...

ERROR: Software "BB068AA" was not found on host "foo:/".

ERROR: Software "VirtualBase" was not found on host "foo:/".

These errors must be displayed.

For more information about using Ignite-UX golden images, see Ignite-UX Administration Guide.

2.6.2 Installing VirtualBase on a vPar or VM Guest

The guest OS must have the VirtualBase bundle installed to work in a VSP environment. If a new

guest OS is installed or an existing VSP is upgraded to V6.3, the VirtualBase product must be

installed in the guest operating system.

A copy of VirtualBase depot is installed onto the VSP system when vPars and Integrity VM is installed

or upgraded. It is stored on the VSP system in the /opt/hpvm/guest-images directory. A

subdirectory contains an SD tape depot with VirtualBase for the HP-UX operating system, as shown

in the following example:

# cd /opt/hpvm/guest-images/hpux/11iv3

# ls

hpvm_guest_depot.11iv3.sd

Copy the SD tape depot file to a directory in the vPar or VM guest. Before installing the VirtualBase

bundle, preview the install task for the installation analysis. This provides the opportunity to identify

and address any warnings before the actual installation. For example, the analysis phase includes

checks for installation of the appropriate AVIO drivers on the guest. To preview the installation,

use the -p option of swinstall as shown in the following example:

# swinstall -p -x autoreboot=true -s path to hpvm_guest_depot.11iv#.sd VirtualBase

Installing the vPars or VM VirtualBase software kit causes the vPar and VM guest to reboot.

Each subdirectory in /opt/hpvm/guest-images contains a README.txt file that describes

how to install the software for that type of vPar or VM. For information about any additional software

updates, see HP-UX vPars and Integrity VM V6.3 Release Notes available at

http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-hpvm-docs.

2.6.3 Other patches required

Apart from the VirtualBase bundle, the following software patches are also required for the vPars

and VM guests:

• For versions earlier than HP-UX 11i v3 March 2013, the PHKL_43308 patch.

• If using HP Serviceguard, PHSS_42136 and PHSS_42137 patches.

2.6.4 Applications that can be run on a vPar or Integrity VM

You can run the following software in a vPar or VM environment:

• HP-UX 11i V3 Virtual Server Operating Environment (VSE-OE)

• Software installation tools (Ignite-UX and Software Distributor-UX)

• System performance monitoring tools (GlancePlus, Measureware, OpenView Operations

Agent)

• Applications such as databases and so on

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