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

Contents
1 Introduction to This Document.......................................................................5
1.1 What's Changed in This Document........................................................................................5
1.1.1 Revision History............................................................................................................5
2 Overview of Virtual Partitions.......................................................................9
2.1 Key Benefits and Features.....................................................................................................9
2.2 Advantages of HP-UX vPars..................................................................................................9
2.3 Features of vPars Software by Release..................................................................................10
2.3.1 vPars A.05.xx Releases...............................................................................................10
2.3.2 vPars A.04.xx Releases..............................................................................................13
2.3.3 vPars A.03.xx Releases..............................................................................................16
3 Purchasing and Licensing...........................................................................19
3.1 vPars Licensing..................................................................................................................19
3.2 Related Software Licensing.................................................................................................19
3.3 Product Numbers..............................................................................................................19
3.4 vPars Media.....................................................................................................................20
3.5 Obsolescence of vPars Releases..........................................................................................20
4 Supported Configurations..........................................................................23
4.1 Operating Systems............................................................................................................23
4.1.1 HP-UX Version............................................................................................................23
4.1.2 Patch Bundle.............................................................................................................24
4.2 Hardware........................................................................................................................25
4.2.1 Servers.....................................................................................................................25
4.2.2 Processors and Chipsets.............................................................................................26
4.2.3 Server Firmware........................................................................................................27
4.2.4 Number of Virtual Partitions per nPartition....................................................................30
4.2.5 Minimum Virtual Partition Requirements........................................................................31
4.3 Support Strategy...............................................................................................................32
4.4 Supported Cards..............................................................................................................32
4.4.1 Supported Mass Storage and Networking Cards (PA-RISC).............................................32
4.4.2 Supported Mass Storage and Networking Cards (Integrity)............................................33
4.4.3 Required Card Firmware (Integrity)..............................................................................44
4.4.4 Checking Card Firmware Versions (Integrity).................................................................61
4.4.5 Obtaining and Installing Card Firmware (Integrity)........................................................61
4.4.6 Mass Storage Devices...............................................................................................62
4.4.7 Interconnects............................................................................................................63
4.5 Software Applications.......................................................................................................64
4.5.1 Application Certification.............................................................................................64
4.5.2 VSE Management Software........................................................................................64
4.5.3 Mixed Minor Versions – vPar A.04.xx and A.05.xx.......................................................64
4.5.4 Ignite-UX Version.......................................................................................................64
4.5.5 WLM Version............................................................................................................65
4.5.6 iCAP Version............................................................................................................65
4.5.7 PPU Version..............................................................................................................66
4.5.8 Partition Manager and Virtual Partition Manager...........................................................66
4.5.9 Online Diagnostics Versions.......................................................................................66
4.5.10 High Availability and Serviceguard............................................................................67
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