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

Table 17 HP-UX OE versions required for the different supported vPar versions.
HP-UX OE VersionvPars Release Version
HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) June 2008 Update or laterA.04.07
HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) March 2009 Update or laterA.05.05
HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) March 2010 Update or laterA.05.06
HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) September 2010 Update or laterA.05.07
HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) March 2011 UpdateA.05.08
After determining the HP-UX OE version, you can determine the vPar command version that can
be run on a monitor version. The table below is a support matrix of the mixed minor version. To
read the table, select the monitor version and read down the column and see which versions are
compatible with it.
Table 18 vPar Monitor versions that are compatible with different vPar Command versions.
Integrity vPars Monitor Version
vPar Command
Version A.05.08A.05.07A.05.06A.05.05A.04.07
YYYYYA.04.07
YYYYNA.05.05
YYYYNA.05.06
YYYYNA.05.07
YYYYNA.05.08
Y – Supported; N – Not supported
Unsupported Configurations
The mixed minor vPar versions feature is not supported in certain conditions. The following is a list
of known unsupported configurations:
• The mixed minor version is not supported on PA-RISC platforms. The feature is available only
on Integrity platforms.
• HP-UX 11i v1 does not support the mixed minor version feature.
• In HP-UX 11iv2 environment, except for vPars A.04.07 no other vPar versions support the
mixed minor version feature.
• In a mixed minor environment running HP-UX 11iv2 with vPar A.04.07, the booted monitor
must always be a 11i v3 vPar monitor. This is because a 11i v2 vPar monitor is not enabled
to provide all the functionality required by a HP-UX 11iv3 vPar environment.
Updating from vPars A.03.xx to A.05.xx
At the time of this publication, updating directly from vPars A.03.xx to A.05.xx is not supported
because the Update-UX tool does not support updating directly from 11i v1 (11.11) to 11i v3
(11.31). However, as a general workaround, you can attempt the following process. However,
there are many differences not only between vPars A.03.xx and A.05.xx, but also between 11.11
and 11.31. Be sure to read the applicable release notes for your given hardware (server, cards,
and expansion units), operating system, and vPars software. If you need help, contact your HP
Support Representative.
Note that there is no update software process to move from PA to Integrity servers.
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