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

If you have configured your AUTO file in the LIF area to boot the vPars Monitor and virtual
partitions automatically, then this step will be performed automatically. For more information,
see “Autoboot” (page 155).
6. On each virtual partition, repeat Step 3 to install the vPars sub-system patch on each boot
disk of each virtual partition. No reboot of the virtual partition is required.
Because the boot disk used to boot in standalone mode in Step 2 already has the new vPars
patch (this was installed during Step 3), you can exclude this step for the boot disk at the
primary path.
You must install the vPars patch on each virtual partition before putting the virtual partitions
back into production. Running a mix of vPars products and versions within a group of virtual
partitions is not supported.
NOTE: If you have previously applied any patches specific to vPars, you will need to re-apply
those patches to the vPars product.
Upgrading Integrity Servers from the sx1000 to sx2000 Chipset
You can upgrade the following Integrity servers from the sx1000 to sx2000 chipsets:
• rx7620 to rx7640
• rx8620 to rx8640
• Integrity Superdome
To perform the hardware upgrade, follow the process documented in the hardware upgrade manual
for your server.
CAUTION:
Upgrade Notes
• vPars A.04.02 or later is required for vPars running on HP Integrity servers with the sx2000
chipset.
• PHKL_34088 is also required for vPars running on HP Integrity servers with the sx2000 chipset.
• The physical hardware upgrade from the rx7620 to rx7640 requires a cold-install of the OS
and therefore of vPars as well.
• Only Hewlett-Packard qualified service personnel can perform hardware upgrades from
rx8620 to rx8640 or from Integrity/sx1000 Superdome to Integrity/sx2000 Superdome.
While performing the hardware upgrades, HP qualified service personnel will reference the
following documents when making the necessary HP-UX and vPars configuration changes: HP
I/O Hardware Upgrade Scripts Guide for HP Integrity Superdome/sx2000 Servers and HP-UX
Impacts on the Upgrade Process for the rx8620 to rx8640 Hardware Upgrade.
• Be aware that instead of performing the upgrades for vPars, LVM, etc., you also have the
option of performing a cold-install on the post-upgrade hardware as if they were new systems
with no previous installations.
Hardware Path Changes
The upgrade changes the hardware paths. For the new hardware paths as well as the hardware
upgrade process, see the upgrade manual for your server. For reference, the changes are noted
in the tables at the end of this section:
• “rx7620 to rx7640 Hardware Path Changes ” (page 109)
• “rx8620 to rx8640 Hardware Path Changes ” (page 109)
• “Integrity Superdome Hardware Path Changes (x=cell)” (page 109)
108 Installing, Updating, or Removing vPars and Upgrading Servers with vPars