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

later as well as a firmware upgrade when using the Dual-core Intel® Itanium® (Montecito)
processor (HT ON/OFF).
• vPars A.04.04 or later, or vPars A.05.02 or later, is required when using the Dual-core Intel®
Itanium® processor 9100 series (Montvale).
• vPars A.05.07 or later is required when using the Quad-core Intel® Itanium® (Tukwila)
processor (HT ON/OFF).
Dual-Core Processors
vPars supports single-core granularity, including the ability to split dual-core processors (assigning
sibling processing cores to different virtual partitions). For vPars licensing information on dual-core
systems, see “vPars Licensing” (page 19). For information on using dual-cores with vPars, see the
resources chapters of HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator Guide.
4.2.3 Server Firmware
Be sure you have the required firmware before installing or upgrading vPars. Firmware upgrades
are not supported from within a vPars environment. To perform a firmware upgrade, you must be
in either standalone mode (for PA-RISC systems) or nPars mode (for Integrity systems).
The tables that follow list the system firmware requirements for vPars A.03.xx, A.04.xx, and A.05.xx.
• Table 10 (page 27) lists the vPars A.03.xx system firmware requirements.
• Table 11 (page 28) lists the vPars A.04.xx system firmware requirements.
• Table 12 (page 29) lists the vPars A.05.xx system firmware requirements.
Downloading Server Firmware
To download server firmware, use the following procedure.
1. Go to http://hp.com.
2. Click Software & Driver Downloads.
3. Enter the server model in the search field.
For example: rx7620, rx8640, or Superdome.
If multiple products are listed in the search results, select one from the list.
4. Click Cross operating system under the Select operating system label.
5. Select a firmware release from the Firmware – System category.
Table 10 Minimum System Firmware
1
for vPars A.03.xx
A.03.04 and A.03.05
A.03.01, A.03.02
2
, and A.03.03
Server Model
44.1243.43rp5470/L3000, rp5405
3
43.4343.43rp7400/N4000
3
KIOX 8.2, PDC 17.96.3rp7405, rp7410
4
, rp8400
4
PDC 24.1PDC 20.008rp7420
4
, rp8420
4
Firmware Version 1.0—rp7440, rp8440
PDC 36.8PDC 36.7Superdome
5
(PA-8600,PA-8700)
6
PDC 24.1PDC 20.8Superdome
5
on sx1000 chipset
(PA-8800, PA-8900)
——rx7620, rx8620
——rx7640, rx8640
——Superdome
5
on sx1000 chipset
(Integrity)
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