HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.03.03)

Known Problems and Workarounds
Virtual Partition Fails to Load after a Reboot
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Virtual Partition Fails to Load after a Reboot
Related JAG or Patch ID Number
JAGae88150
Applicable on
❏ vPars A.04.01 on PA
❏ vPars A.03.xx on PA
Description
When using an rp7405, rp7410, or rp8400 with firmware version 6, which
includes PDC 17.005, the virtual partitions will not boot to the up state after
a reboot.
Symptoms
The virtual partitions will not boot after a reboot. One or more of the
following errors may appear in the vPars Monitor event log:
iodc_perror: dev_open/Boot device init (0x42)
iodc_perror: reinit_bootdev/Read ENTRY IO (0x44)
iodc_perror: dev_reopen/Read ENTRY IO (0x47)
iodc_perror: iodc_io_init/init module and device (0x4b)
Could not read IODC firmware for HPA <hpa>
Unknown filesystem for path <hardware path>
Workaround
Manually boot the virtual partitions with the vparboot or vparload
command.