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

• ALTBOOT automatically set when booted in vPars mode
Related Defect ID and Patch Number
JAGag43601
Applicable On
vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC systems
Description
After creating a new vPars database (vpdb) the ALTBOOT variable for a virtual partition may
be automatically set when booting in vPars mode. Explicitly set alternate boot path settings
are unaffected by this issue.
Symptoms
ALTBOOT variable for a virtual partition is automatically set.
Workaround
To avoid this issue, you can either:
◦ Ignore the alternate boot path setting.
◦ Explicitly set the alternate boot path for the virtual partition.
• Virtual Partition Fails to Load after a Reboot or Issuing vparload -all
Related JAG or Patch ID Number
JAGae88150
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 PA-RISC systems, vPars that use certain host bus adapters (such as Ultra320) for boot disks
may not boot to the UP state after a reboot or after the vparload -all command is issued.
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.
• Software Configuration Error During HP-UX Install on Virtual Partitions
Related Defect ID and Patch Number
JAGag27323
Known problems and workarounds 9