HP-UX Containers (SRP) A.03.01.004 Release Notes (5992-5696, September 2012)

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Table of contents

HP-UX Containers ................................................................................................................................ 2

HP-UX Containers documentation ....................................................................................................... 2

1 HP-UX Containers ............................................................................................................................. 2

1.1 HP-UX Containers overview ......................................................................................................... 2

1.2 HP-UX Containers features ........................................................................................................... 2

1.3 HP 9000 Containers product ....................................................................................................... 4

1.4 What’s new in HP-UX Containers A.03.01.004 ............................................................................. 4

1.5 Acquiring and installing HP-UX Containers .................................................................................... 4

1.5.1 Installation requirements ....................................................................................................... 4

1.5.2 Configuration requirements................................................................................................... 4

1.5.3 Products included in the HP-UX Containers depot .................................................................... 5

1.5.4 Installing HP-UX Containers product ....................................................................................... 5

1.5.5 Removing (un-installing) HP-UX Containers product .................................................................. 6

1.6 Upgrading to HP-UX Containers A.03.01.004 .............................................................................. 6

1.6.1 Upgrade requirements ......................................................................................................... 7

1.6.2 Upgrade instructions for HP-UX SRP A.02.02 .......................................................................... 7

1.6.3 Upgrade instructions for HP-UX Containers A.03.00 ................................................................ 7

1.7 Fixes and Enhancements in HP-UX Containers ............................................................................... 9

1.8 Limitations for HP-UX Containers A.03.01.004 ............................................................................ 11

1.9 Known issues in HP-UX Containers A.03.01.004 ......................................................................... 11

1.10 Compatibility with other products ............................................................................................. 12

1.11 Restrictions on system containers .............................................................................................. 13

1.11.1 Disallowed operations in system containers ........................................................................ 13

1.11.2 Disallowed privileges in system containers.......................................................................... 13

1.11.3 Disallowed commands in system containers ........................................................................ 15

1.11.4 Write restrictions on shared files in system containers .......................................................... 15

1.11.5 Restricted HP products in system containers ........................................................................ 15

1.11.6 Features not supported in system containers ........................................................................ 15

HP-UX Containers (SRP) A.03.01.004

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HP-UX Containers (SRP) A.03.01.004 Release Notes Table of contents HP-UX Containers ................................................................................................................................ 2 HP-UX Containers documentation ....................................................................................................... 2 1 HP-UX Containers ............................................................................................................................. 2 1.
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HP-UX Containers The information in this document is for HP-UX Containers A.03.01.004 only. HP-UX Containers documentation For more information on HP-UX Containers, refer to these documents: • HP-UX Containers (SRP) Administrator's Guide • HP-UX Containers (SRP) White Papers • CMGR Administrator's and Developer's Guide These documents are located at: www.hp.com/go/virtualization-manuals Select the HP-UX Containers (SRP) Software product. 1 HP-UX Containers 1.
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 IP addresses  file system, networking, and IPC, and other isolation policies o Per container init processing - defines startup and shutdown activities per container. o Status reporting provides details on the various containers deployed on a system, including resource utilization and state. • Import and export a container o Copy a container from one system to another. o Pre-configure a container on multiple-systems for Serviceguard to enable fast autorestart upon failure.
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1.3 HP 9000 Containers product HP 9000 Containers provides a binary emulation environment for HP-UX PA-RISC workloads. The HP 9000 Containers product is installed separately from the HP-UX Containers (SRP) product. Once the HP-UX Containers (SRP) and HP 9000 Containers products are both installed, you can use the srp(1M)command to create and manage HP 9000 containers.
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root directory (/var/hpsrp/container_name). Use the bdf command to identify the file systems and the associated mount points. Note that the /stand directory is always a unique file system. 1.5.3 Products included in the HP-UX Containers depot The HP-UX Containers A.03.01.004 product depot includes the HP-UX Containers product, as well as all dependent product bundles required for a successful installation. The following product bundles are included in the HP-UX Containers A.03.01.004 depot.
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The swinstall command displays an error message if the installation fails. Check the /var/adm/sw/swagent.log file for information if the installation failed. 8. Run the swverify command to ensure that the products that you selected installed correctly. If the installation is successful, many files are displayed and a success message appears after the verification is complete. # swverify HP-UX-SRP 1.5.
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1.6.1 Upgrade requirements • • • HP-UX Containers A.03.01.004 can only migrate systems running HP-UX SRP A.02.02 and later. When upgrading from an HP-UX Containers A.03.00 enabled environment to HP-UX Containers A.03.01.004, all existing containers will be updated during software installation to support HP-UX Containers A.03.01.004. All containers must conform to the configuration requirements described in Configuration requirements before you can successfully start the containers. HP-UX SRP A.02.
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/opt/hpsrp/bin/util/srp_config: problem adding container_name If you see these errors, take the following mitigation steps to create one or more separate file systems for the containers that are reported in the log. You can add more space for the new containers if desired. 1) Stop all containers and determine the size needed for the /var/hpsrp directory.
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HP-UX Containers Version A.03.01 and later delivers new default configuration in the following configuration file: /etc/opt/hpsrp/templates/srpdefaults.cst If you modified this configuration file in an earlier release, you must manually incorporate the prior changes into the A.03.01.004 version of this file. If you modified this file before the upgrade, it will be renamed to srpdefaults.cst.old. 1.
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QXCR1001160046 Container creation fails if root password contains shell characters. A.03.01.004 QXCR1001171208 Fixed issue of non-root user unable to FTP into global even if the user is authorized. A.03.01.004 QXCR1001187059 Corrected message shown in rc.log when swcopy fails to copy remote OE depot to local. A.03.01.004 QXCR1001195525 Fixed issue of "SRPsu" role missing after a container import operation. A.03.01.
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QXCR1001060209 Support for cloning an existing container to a local or remote system with a different container name. A.03.01 QXCR1001129210 Support for multiple containers when using the HP9000 Containers product. A.03.01 1.8 Limitations for HP-UX Containers A.03.01.004 When the HP-UX Containers A.03.01.004 bundle is installed on the system, the following features will not be available: 1. Installation from a remote network registered SD depot is not supported for software installation.
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addresses for a container. However, the IPFilter and IPSec services for the container will be configured only for primary IP address and not for secondary IP addresses. Workaround: 1) Add and apply the IPFilter rules for secondary IP address directly to the /etc/opt/ipf/ipf.conf file. 2) Use the ipsec_config command to configure HP-UX IPSec to encrypt and authenticate IP packets between the secondary IP addresses and a remote IP address.
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UX Containers. Refer to cmpt_restrict_tl(5) and compartments(5) for more information. 1.11 Restrictions on system containers System containers provide the image of an individual system with its own root file system, system services, hostname, private user/group management that enable similar or different workloads to execute independently on the same physical system.
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return an error. The following privileges (see privileges(5)) are disallowed within a system container: ACCOUNTING Allows a process to control the process accounting system. Example: acct(1M), acctsh(1M) AUDCONTROL Allows a process to start, modify, and stop the auditing system. Example: audsys(1M) CHANGECMPT Grants a process the ability to change its compartment. Example: privrun (1M) CMPTREAD Allows a process to open a file or directory for reading, executing, or searching, bypassing compartment rules.
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formatting. REBOOT Allows a process to perform system reboot. Example: reboot(1M) RULESCONFIG Allows a process to add and modify compartment rules. Example: setrules(1M) SPUCTL Allows a process to perform certain administrative operations in the Instant Capacity product. SWAPCTL Allows a process to manage and configure system swap space. Example: swapctl(2), swapon(1m) SYSNFS Allows a process to export a file system. TRIALMODE Allows a process to log privileges required to execute in the syslog file. 1.11.
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• • 16 NFS server, CacheFS, CIFS client, and CFSM products are not supported in system containers. The HP-UX Accounting product is not supported in system containers.
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