HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide (v09.06.16)

• vPars A.03.01 or later is required when using PA-8800 and above processors.
• vPars A.03.04 or later—or vPars A.04.04 or later—is required when using HP 9000 servers
based on the sx2000 chipset (rp7440, rp8440, and HP 9000 Superdome with sx2000 chipset).
Also, PHNE_36225 (cumulative mux and pty patch) must be installed.
• vPars A.04.02 or later is required when using Integrity servers based on the sx2000 chipset.
Further, the sx2000 chipset requires the PHKL_34088 bootloader patch.
• vPars A.04.02 or later is required when using the Dual-core Intel® Itanium® (Montecito)
processor (HT (Hyperthreading) OFF only). HP-UX 11i v2 requires the September 2006
HP-UX 11i v2 release or later when using the Dual-core Intel® Itanium® (Montecito)
processor.
• vPars A.05.01 or later is required when using the Dual-core Intel® Itanium® (Montecito)
processor (HT ON/OFF). HP-UX 11i v3 requires the February 2007 HP-UX 11i v3 release or
later as well as a firmware upgrade when using the Dual-core Intel® Itanium® (Montecito)
processor (HT ON/OFF).
• vPars A.04.04 or later, or vPars A.05.02 or later, is required when using the Dual-core Intel®
Itanium® processor 9100 series (Montvale).
Dual-Core Processors vPars supports single-core granularity, including the ability to split
dual-core processors (assigning sibling processing cores to different virtual partitions). For vPars
licensing information on dual-core systems, see “vPars Licensing” (page 19). For information
on using dual-cores with vPars, see the resources chapters of HP-UX Virtual Partitions
Administrator’s Guide.
4.2.3 Server Firmware
Be sure you have the required firmware before installing or upgrading vPars. Firmware upgrades
are not supported from within a vPars environment. To perform a firmware upgrade, you must
be in either standalone mode (for PA-RISC systems) or nPars mode (for Integrity systems).
The tables that follow list the system firmware requirements for vPars A.03.xx, A.04.xx, and
A.05.xx.
• Table 4-5 (page 27) lists the vPars A.03.xx system firmware requirements.
• Table 4-6 (page 28) lists the vPars A.04.xx system firmware requirements.
• Table 4-7 (page 29) lists the vPars A.05.xx system firmware requirements.
Downloading Server Firmware To download server firmware, use the following procedure.
1. Go to http://hp.com.
2. Click Software & Driver Downloads.
3. Enter the server model in the search field.
For example: rx7620, rx8640, or Superdome.
If multiple products are listed in the search results, select one from the list.
4. Click Cross operating system under the Select operating system label.
5. Select a firmware release from the Firmware – System category.
26 Supported Configurations