HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.05.03)

Compatibility and Installation Requirements
This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for this release.
For specific installation instructions, see the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator's Guide.
Required Patches
vPars A.05.03 requires the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) March 2008 update release, including the
following patch bundles from the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2008 update release:
• B.11.31.0803 FEATURE11i (required patches for vPars install)
You can download patches from the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) website:
http://itrc.hp.com/
vPars Checklist
This section is a brief checklist of common but significant items you should check while setting
up vPars.
Firmware Checklist
• Check Server Firmware: Check the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration
Guide for the required server firmware.
For the non-nPartition-able systems, firmware upgrades must be done outside of the vPars
environment (in standalone mode).
For nPartition-able systems, call your HP Support Representative.
• Networking and I/O Card Firmware: Check the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and
Configuration Guide for the required I/O card firmware.
You should also check the firmware on new I/O cards, because they may not be updated
with the firmware required for vPars.
Virtual Partition Checklist
Each virtual partition requires a minimum of:
• At least one CPU
• Its own boot disk
• Enough memory for the operating system and its applications
• A network card (if you require networking capability for the virtual partition)
Operating System and Version Compatibility
vPars A.05.03 requires the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) March 2008 update release.
Hardware Requirements
The vPars A.05.03 release runs on HP 9000 servers and HP Integrity Servers with the HP-UX 11i
v3 (B.11.31) operating system.
Switching Modes between vPars and nPars on Integrity Systems
The following information on modes and using new vPars commands for Integrity systems is included
in Chapter 5 of the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator’s Guide. It is duplicated here as a
reminder, in case you are using vPars A.05.xx or vPars A.04.xx on Integrity systems. See
“Compatibility and Installation Requirements” (page 9) for further information on using vPars
A.05.xx and vPars A.04.xx on Integrity systems, including other Integrity-only specifics.
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