HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator Guide (includes A.05.08) (5900-1312, March 2011)

First updating to a mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2 vPars environment (including vPars A.03.05
and vPars A.04.05).
This process is documented in “Updating from vPars A.03.xx to Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2
vPars (A.03.05 and A.04.05) Environment” (page 82).
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◦ Then updating the virtual partitions going to HP-UX 11i v3 from vPars A.04.05 to vPars
A.05.03.
See the Migrating from HP-UX 11i v1 Virtual Partitions to a Mixed HP-UX Version Environment
white paper on the BSC website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-vpars-docs for a further detail
and a description of the steps and choices involved in these migration paths from a vPars A.03.xx
environment to a mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2/v3 vPars environment.
Before beginning the migration to a mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2/v3 vPars environment it is critical to
confirm that system resources can support the HP-UX 11i and vPars requirements, including:
• Supported hardware platforms
• Minimum system firmware revisions
• Supported I/O cards and minimum card firmware revisions
CAUTION: Be certain that the vPars hardware, firmware, and I/O card requirements listed
in the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide are met before proceeding
with the migration.
• Filesystem sizes required by HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3
HP-UX 11i requirements are listed in the Read Before Installing or Updating and Installation
and Update Guide documents available on the BSC website at www.hp.com/go/
hpux-core-docs.
All virtual partitions that will remain as HP-UX 11i v1 virtual partitions after the migration must
update to vPars A.03.05. The HP-UX 11i v2 virtual partitions can be at vPars A.04.02 or greater,
but depending on the migration path they might all be updated to vPars A.04.05. All HP-UX 11i
v3 virtual partitions will be at vPars A.05.03 and later once the migration to a mixed HP-UX 11i
v1/v2/v3 vPars environment is complete.
Migrating from vPars A.03.xx to Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2/v3 vPars (A.03.05, A.04.02 or later, A.05.03) 95