HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator Guide (includes A.05.09) (5900-2188, March 2012)

Virtual Partition Name OS Version State
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keira1 B.11.31 Up
keira2 B.11.23 Up
keira2# vparstatus -P
Commands product information: A.04.03
Monitor product information: A.05.01
13. Verification the vPars Monitor.
If you changed the nPartition’s PRI boot path, you can also verify that the vPars Monitor has
been booted from the correct boot disk:
keira3# vparstatus -m
Console path: No path as console is virtual
Monitor boot disk path: 0.0.6.0.0.5.0
Monitor boot filename: /stand/vpmon
Database filename: /stand/vpdb
...
The boot disk path shown is from a vPars A.05.01 virtual partition.
14. Convert base memory to float memory.
vPars A.04.xx uses only base memory; therefore, when updating to vPars A.05.xx from
A.04.xx, all memory will be converted as base memory. There is no method to convert the
memory to float during the update process. For information base and float memory, see
“Definitions for Dynamically Migrating ILM or CLM Memory ” (page 172).
To convert the base memory to float memory, see “Memory: Converting Base Memory to Float
Memory” (page 179).
Mixing Minor Versions – vPar A.04.xx and A.05.xx
Virtual Partitions can be used at different Operating Environment (OE) levels. This section describes
the supported configurations and guidelines for operating mixed HP-UX versions environment.
Virtual partitions support mixing different minor release of vPars. The mixed minor versions feature
increases the flexibility of using vPar software for the following reasons:
• It is not necessary to upgrade all vPars simultaneously. This makes it easier to perform OE
upgrades.
• It might not be necessary to reboot the vPar Monitor after an upgrade. There are conditions
where a lower version Monitor is able to support a higher version vPar.
IMPORTANT: The mixed minor versions vPars feature is available only on HP-UX 11i v3 vPar
software version 05.05.xx and later. On HP-UX 11i v2 this feature is available only for vPars
version 04.07. Any other vPars version on an HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environment is not supported.
Supported vPar Configuration and OE Environments
The following vPars versions are supported in various mixed HP-UX combinations in vPars
environment:
• HP-UX 11i v2: A.04.07
• HP-UX 11i v3: A.05.05, A.05.06, A.05.07, A.05.08
NOTE: For Mixed HP-UX 11i v2/v3 vPars environment within the same hard partition, you must
use the vPars monitor that is bundled with vPars version A.05.05 and later.
To use the mixed minor versions feature, it is important to know which HP-UX OE is required for
which version of the vPar Command. The table below lists the HP-UX Operating Environments that
are supported by the different versions of the vPars Command.
100 Installing, Updating, or Removing vPars and Upgrading Servers with vPars