HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.2.5: Release Notes

11 Integrity VM Support Policy
This chapter describes the HP Integrity Virtual Machine support policies and software version
requirements for Integrity VM Host and guest operating system environments.
11.1 Integrity VM Minimum Support Life
Beginning with Integrity VM Version 3.0, releases will be supported for a minimum of three years.
Current StatusExpected End of Support DateRelease DateIntegrity VM
Version
Not supportedDecember 2007December 2005A.01.00
Not supportedMarch 2008March 2006A.01.20
Not supportedDecember 2008December 2006A.02.00
Not SupportedJune 2010June 2007A.03.00
SupportedSame as HP-UX 11i v2December 2007A.03.50
SupportedSeptember 2011September 2008B.04.00
SupportedApril 2012April 2009B.04.10
SupportedMarch 2013March 2010B.04.20
SupportedSeptember 2013September 2010B.04.20.05
NOTE: Integrity VM is supported for the HP-UX 11i v2 VM Host until the end of support of HP-UX
11i v2.
11.2 Integrity VM Upgrades
• Recommendation:
Upgrade to the current version of Integrity VM software and, for each virtual machine, upgrade
the Guest Management software.
• Requirement:
Customers must upgrade to the latest release in order to receive defect fixes.
11.2.1 Changes in Support
The following list contains changes in support in future releases of Integrity VM:
• Use of VIO will not be supported in a future release.
VIO support will be dropped in a future release of Integrity VM, so you should begin planning
to convert from VIO to AVIO at your earliest opportunity. To determine if your VMs are using
VIO, run hpvmstatus -d for all your guests. Look for storage devices that use scsi and
look for network devices that use lan:
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