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

Table 21 Integrity Superdome Hardware Path Changes ( x=cell ) (continued)
sx2000 Pathsx1000 PathSlot
x/0/14/1x/0/14/16
x/0/13/1x/0/12/17
x/0/12/1x/0/11/18
x/0/10/1x/0/10/19
x/0/9/1x/0/9/110
x/0/8/1x/0/8/111
Upgrading HP 9000 Servers from the sx1000 to sx2000 Chipset
You can upgrade the following HP 9000 servers from the sx1000 to sx2000 chipsets:
• rp7420 to rp7440
• rp8420 to rp8440
• HP 9000 Superdome
To perform the hardware upgrade, follow the process documented in the hardware upgrade manual
for your server.
CAUTION:
Upgrade Notes
• vPars A.03.04 is required for vPars running on HP 9000 servers with the sx2000 chipset.
• The physical hardware upgrade from the rp7420 to rp7440 requires a cold-install of the OS
and therefore of vPars as well.
• Only Hewlett-Packard qualified service personnel can perform hardware upgrades from
rp8420 to rp8440 or from HP 9000/sx1000 Superdome to HP 9000/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 Script Guide for HP 9000/sx2000 Superdome Servers and HP-UX
Impacts on the Upgrade Process for the rp8420 to rp8440 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:
• “rp7420 to rp7440 Hardware Path Changes ” (page 111)
• “rp8420 to rp8440 Hardware Path Changes ” (page 111)
• “HP 9000 Superdome Hardware Path Changes (x=cell)” (page 111)
vPars Database Changes
As part of the upgrade process, HP qualified service personnel will need to make updates to each
virtual partition’s vPars database (vpdb) in standalone mode to reflect the new server hardware.
These and other necessary steps are described in the HP I/O Hardware Upgrade Script Guide for
110 Installing, Updating, or Removing vPars and Upgrading Servers with vPars