HP Integrity Virtual Machines Version 4.2 Release Notes

1 Introduction
Thank you for installing HP Integrity Virtual Machines (also called Integrity VM). This Release
Notes document describes the changes in this version of the Integrity VM product.
The Integrity VM Version 4.2 release introduces several new features including support for the
HP-UX 11i v3 1003 as a VM Host. The following patches are required:
• On the 11i v3 VM Host:
— PHSS_40875 HPVM core patch
— PHSS_40876 VMAGENT patch
NOTE: Integrity VM patches for fixes developed subsequent to the Integrity VM V4.2 release
are available at the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) website: http://www.itrc.hp.com.
HP recommends that you install the latest AVIO components for both the VM Host and the
guest; however, updating both guest and host components at the same time is not mandatory.
Updating both components ensures that you always receive the latest bug fixes for a complete
solution. HP fully supports different versions of the guest and VM Host AVIO components. For
example, you can run a guest AVIO driver based on the March 2008 Fusion with a VM Host
AVIO driver based on the December 2008 Fusion.
Always check the software depot website,http://software.hp.com, for the latest version of AVIO
software. Search for the keyword HPVM AVIO. In addition, check this website to determine the
required version of Ignite for AVIO.
This manual is organized in the following way:
• This introductory chapter contains a list of the new features provided in the new release, as
well as a description of the manual organization. It also may contain information of general
interest to the release, like Section 1.2 (page 16) and documentation issues.
• Chapter 2 through 10 provide release notes, which each chapter divided into two categories:
— Changes and issues in this release — which describe changes and issues in the V4.2
release or new information needed to use V4.2.
— Known issues — which describe issues and information persisting from previous releases
and still relevant to the new release.
• Chapter 11 provides the support policy tables for Integrity VM V4.2 and its components.
For the most up-to-date information about HP Integrity Virtual Machines, see the documentation
on the Business Support Center website:
HP Integrity Virtual Machines documentation
For the most recent information relevant to this update, see the README.txt file at the following
location:
/opt/hpvm/doc/readme.txt
1.1 New Features and Enhancements in This Version of Integrity VM
This section describes how the current version of Integrity VM has been enhanced over previous
versions. For more information about these enhancements, see the HP Integrity Virtual Machines
Version 4.2: Installation, Configuration, and Administration manual.
The features in the following list have been included in this release of Integrity VM:
• Support for the latest Intel® Itanium® Processor 9300 series on the following VM Host and
guests:
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