HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.05.10)

Applicable On
◦ vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
◦ vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
◦ vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Description
While a virtual partition is shutting down, panicking, or booting, typing Control-s to suspend
its console output may cause the virtual partition to stop making forward progress. The virtual
partition may appear to hang.
Symptoms
If a Control-s is typed at the system keyboard while the virtual partition currently writing to the
console is shutting down, panicking, or booting, that virtual partition may appear to hang.
Workaround
Type Control-q to resume console output.
• Configuring an Ultra2 or Ultra160 Card with vparutil
Related Defect ID and Patch Number
JAGaf00411
Applicable On
◦ vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
◦ vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
◦ vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Description
On the nPartitionable servers, using the vparutil command to configure an Ultra2 or
Ultra160 SCSI card can cause the virtual partition that owns the SCSI card to fail to boot.
Symptoms
On the nPartitionable servers, the virtual partition connected to an Ultra2 or Ultra160 SCSI
boot device fails to boot after the SCSI card was configured using the vparutil command.
Workaround
◦ For vPars A.03.xx, bring down all the virtual partitions and configure the card at BCH
using the SCSI command to set the desired parameters. Then, boot the vPars Monitor.
◦ For vPars A.04.xx and A.05.xx, use the mptconfig command. For information on
mptconfig, see the Ultra320 SCSI Support Guide or the support guide for your card.
• System Resets During a Crash Dump Due to Watchdog Timer
Related Defect ID and Patch Number
JAGae79790
Applicable On
◦ vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
◦ vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
◦ vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Known problems and workarounds 13