Installing and Managing HP-UX Virtual Partitions (includes A.04.01)

How vPars and its Components Work
Differences in Different Versions of vPars
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Differences in Different Versions of vPars
Table 2-1 vPars Version Information Table
Category A.03 A.04 on PA-RISC A.04 on Integrity
Product Number T1335AC T1335BC
Obtaining vPars Bits Order at HP Software Depot (http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot)
Media Format CD DVD
Obtaining vPars
Documents
Download from HP Documentation Site (http://docs.hp.com)
Platforms PA-RISC Integrity
Server Boot Firmware ISL EFI
Server Mode
Specifications
N/A vPars or nPars
Server Mode Specification
Possible Methods
N/A Shell> fsN:
fsN:\> vparconfig reboot mode
MON> reboot mode
HP-UX# vparenv -m mode
Boot vPars Monitor Steps ISL> hpux /stand/vpmon Shell> fs0:
fs0:\>vparconfig reboot vPars
...
Shell> fs0:
fs0:\> hpux vpmon
Booting to standalone
mode special steps
none set to nPars mode before
booting nPartition
PRI and ALT saved across
nPars-mode/standalone
and vPars-mode/vPars
yes no
Console Port Assigned to
First Partition
Requirement
yes no
Console vcn listed in
ioscan output
yes no
Monitor Commands all available not all available
New vPars commands
since A.03
no EFI level: vparconfig
HP-UX level: vparenv,
vparefiutil
SCSI parms commands vparutil mptutil