HP-UX Virtual Partitions 6.0 Administrator Guide

Figure 1 (page 6) illustrates the vPars v6.0 framework.
Figure 1 vPars v6.0 framework
How does vPars v6.0 differ from its earlier versions
To improve management of virtual partitions, in vPars v6.0, the management of virtual partitions
is now converged under an overall management framework founded on the HP Integrity Virtual
Machines management software. The new framework expands the functionality of vPars to Integrity
blades. This section briefly describes some of the major differences.
Virtualization Services Platform – the common management interface
VSP is the new management platform for vPars. From the VSP you can exercise complete control
over your virtual partitions – create, start, stop, modify, and delete. The VSP also provides a GUI
to configure and manage vPars. In vPars v6.0, the vPars command-line interface is moved to the
VSP to provide a centralized model for vPars management. The vPar commands are no longer
available from within the vPar. All vPar commands must be run only from the VSP.
The VSP is hosted on an HP-UX environment that requires its own CPU, memory, and I/O resources.
In addition to the management of vPars, the VSP provides the infrastructure for shared I/O, vPar
resource allocation, and virtual firmware. For information on installing and configuring the VSP,
see “Installing and configuring HP-UX Virtual Partitions v6.0” (page 14) and “vPars v6.0 commands”
(page 21).
Table 1 (page 7) lists the new vPar management commands in vPars v6.0.
6 Introduction