HP-UX Secure Resource Partitions (SRP) A.02.01 Release Notes

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HP-UX Secure Resource Partitions
The information in this document is for HP-UX Secure Resource Partitions (SRP)
A.02.01 only.
HP-UX SRP Documentation
For more information on HP-UX SRP, refer to these documents:
• HP-UX Secure Resource Partitions (SRP) Administrator's Guide
• HP-UX CMGR Administrator's and Developer's Guide
These documents are located at:
http://docs.hp.com
1 HP-UX SRP
1.1 HP-UX SRP Overview
HP-UX Secure Resource Partitions (SRP) provides an environment for securely consolidating multiple
application environments within a single image of the HP-UX 11i operating system. SRP is a
component of the Partitioning Continuum for HP-UX and offers high efficiency in resource utilization
along with maximum flexibility and performance for customers seeking the benefits of workload
consolidation. HP-UX SRP enables you to create and manage SRP compartments, which provide
isolated execution environments. Each SRP compartment can have:
• A compartment home directory tree, which is isolated from other compartments.
• A dedicated IP interface.
• Isolated interprocess communication (IPC).
• A compartment-specific login environment.
• Dedicated CPU and memory resources.
• Per-compartment initialization and shutdown capabilities. You can start or stop
an SRP compartment as you would start or stop a single system.
• Compartment-specific network security policies.
1.2 HP-UX SRP Features
HP-UX SRP provides the following features and benefits:
• Separate execution environment:
o HP-UX SRP provides controlled isolation of execution environments and system
resources, limiting access to files, interprocess communication (IPC), networking, and
controlling user login on a per-SRP basis.
o System resources (CPU, memory, and disk) can be managed and scheduled on a per-
SRP basis.
• Easy setup:
o Coordinates and guides the configuration of multiple HP-UX security, isolation, and
resource management features to achieve application consolidation.
o Components configured include: HP-UX Security Containment (HP-UX compartments),
Process Resource Management (PRM), Compartment Login, Role-Based Access
Control (RBAC), Network Interface and IP Address Management, IPFilter host firewall,
and Internet Protocol Security (IPSec).
• Lifecycle management: