Increasing Flexibility by Mixing Minor Release of Virtual Partitions

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Abstract
This white paper is intended for individuals who are interested in consolidating virtual partitions
(vPars) running different minor versions of vPar software onto a single hard partition. This document
describes the supported configurations and guidelines for operating mixed minor vPar version
environment. It also describes some tools available to aid in configuring and managing the virtual
partitions. Finally, it highlights the subtleties and possible pitfalls, and makes recommendations for
the setup and operation of mixed environments.
This paper assumes that the reader has a good knowledge of the HP-UX operating system and is
familiar with the concepts of vPars. The reader is encouraged to refer the Architectural
Considerations when Mixing Virtual Partitions and Operating System Versions white paper to
obtain an understanding of the benefits of mixing different HP-UX versions in a single virtual
partitions environment.