HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide (March 2012)

NOTE: The offline I/O card and diagnostic utilities such as FCFUPDATE and IODIAG.efi do
not work in vPars mode. You should remain in nPars mode to run these utilities.
4.4.6 Mass Storage Devices
Storage devices supported for boot and dump within HP-UX on servers without vPars are also
supported for boot and dump within a vPars environment with exceptions noted below.
vPars A.05.xx, vPars A.04.xx
No exceptions.
Secure Path Installation on vPars-Enabled HP Integrity Servers
You cannot install Secure Path within an nPartition and subsequently install and configure the vPars
product. When installing Secure Path for an Integrity-based vPars system, you must first install vPars,
create and boot the virtual partitions, and then install Secure Path within each virtual partition.
Specifically, you should follow the sequence below.
1. Install HP-UX.
2. Install PHKL_33581 or later.
3. Install the vPars product.
4. Create (vparcreate), install the OS and boot all the virtual partitions.
5. Make sure PHKL_33581 is installed on each virtual partition.
6. Install Secure Path in each virtual partition.
For more information on Secure Path, see the Secure Path website at: http://
h18006.www1.hp.com/products/sanworks/secure-path/index.html.
vPars A.03.xx
EVA (Enterprise Virtual Array).
NOTE: EVA GL 5000/3000 with Secure Path is supported with vPars. However, the EVA GL
with Secure Path is not supported with Ignite-UX.
EVA without Secure Path EVA GLs are supported without Secure Path only under the
single path configuration. Single path is defined as 1 HBA
directly connected to 1 EVA controller. (Connection from the
HBA to a switch or SAN where both controllers can be seen
is not considered single path.) The single path configuration
is not a high availability configuration; there is no access to
the EVA if any points fail or if there is switchover for any
reason. When moving to HP-UX 11i v2, EVAs without Secure
Path is not enabled.
EVAs with Secure Path EVAs with Secure Path are supported as follows:
Secure Path 3.0d
and LaterSecure Path 3.0c
Prior to Secure
Path 3.0c
SupportedUnsupportedUnsupportedvPars Boot and
Dump
SupportedSupportedUnsupportedvPars Data
4.4.7 Interconnects
vPars supports the HP Hyperfabric products and protocols (HMP, TCP, UDP, IP). All interconnects,
including hubs, switches, and fibre channel storage arrays, that are supported for HP-UX without
vPars are supported for HP-UX with vPars, with exceptions noted below.
62 Supported Configurations