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

4.5.7 PPU Version
vPars A.05.xx and vPars A.04.xx
vPars supports both PPU Percent Utilization and PPU Active CPU.
vPars A.03.xx
vPars supports PPU Percent Utilization.
4.5.8 Partition Manager and Virtual Partition Manager
vPars A.05.xx and vPars A.04.xx
Partition Manager (parmgr) Partition Manager is no longer required for installation of
vPars.
Virtual Partition Manager (vparmgr) The vparmgr graphical user interface (GUI) is not available
for vPars A.05.xx and vPars A.04.xx.
vPars A.03.xx
Partition Manager (parmgr) Partition Manager (parmgr) version B.11.11.01.05 or later
is required for installation of the vPars product. This is true
on both nPartitionable servers, as well as non-nPartitionable
servers (rp7400/N4000 and rp5470/L3000). (It is normal
to have this product installed but not used on
non-nPartitionable servers.) A compatible version is available
from the HP Software Depot. The HP Software Depot home
is at http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot.
Virtual Partition Manager (vparmgr) Virtual Partition Manager (vparmgr) GUI is available, as
an alternative to the command-line interface, to simplify
configuration and management of vPars. This is included
on the HP-UX Virtual Partition CD and is available from the
HP Software Depot.
4.5.9 Online Diagnostics Versions
To run the Support Tools package on a vPars server, you need the STM versions listed in this section.
vPars A.05.xx
See the Support Tools product documentation for the Support Tools version required for HP-UX 11i
v3; vPars itself has no special requirements.
vPars A.04.xx
STM C.48.00 or later (available from the HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005 Update or later).
vPars A.03.xx
STM A.43.00 or later (along with patch PHSS_28252 or its successor).
4.5.10 High Availability and Serviceguard
Both Serviceguard and hardware failover capabilities are supported in HP-UX Virtual Partitions.
NOTE: The individual server usage and mission criticality should be considered in the failover
design. (i.e. because HP-UX Virtual Partitions does not include hardware isolation, it does not
provide the same level of isolation as failovers between either two separate machines or nPartitions).
See the HA vPars design white paper HP Serviceguard Cluster Configuration for HP-UX 11i or
Linux Partitioned Systems, available on the BSC website at www.hp.com/go/
hpux-serviceguard-docs.
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