Realize new workload migration and consolidation possibilities

Introduction

The Mission-Critical Converged Infrastructure is the foundation for the next decade of computing. The newest line of

HP Integrity systems combines years of trusted HP Integrity resiliency with HP BladeSystem efficiencies. The

HP mission-critical Converged Infrastructure creates an ecosystem with four key objectives:

• Simplify and unify IT: with a common, modular architecture from x86 to Superdome 2

• Always-on resiliency: a secure and reliable infrastructure from CPU to solution

• Dynamic optimization: integrated management and virtualization to optimally scale resources

• Investment protection and stability: sustained innovation, decades of support life, and compelling value

Specifically, this document is intended to provide processes and pointers for those administrators who are currently

running HP-UX Virtual Partitions on legacy, cell-based systems (rp74nn, rp84nn, rx76nn, rx86nn, Superdome) and who

are considering upgrading to HP-UX vPars version 6.1. A brief set of feature descriptions, benefits and limitations, and

configuration recommendations are provided, as are step-by-step instructions on how to perform the migration.

It is recommended that the HP-UX vPars and Integrity VM 6.1 administrator guide and release notes be read before

performing the migration.

Intended audience

This document is intended for system administrators responsible for setting up and managing HP-UX vPars.

Administrators should be familiar with the product as well as how to install and manage HP-UX operating environments.

Glossary

AVIO: Accelerated Virtual I/O

CLI: Command Line Interface

DC-OE: HP-UX 11i v3 Data Center Operating Environment

DIO: Direct I/O

DRD: Dynamic Root Disk

EFI: Extensible Firmware Interface

GUI: Graphical User Interface

GUIDMGR: GUI ID manager

HBA: Host Bus Adapter (I/O card)

NPIV: N-Port ID Virtualization

OE: Operating Environment

vPars: Virtual Partitions

VSE: Virtual Server Environment

VSE-OE: HP-UX 11i v3 Virtual Server Environment Operating Environment

VSP: Virtualization Services Platform