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

Table 2 Differences Among vPars Versions (continued)
A.05.xxA.04.xxA.03.xxvPars Version
DVDDVDCDMedia Format
HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31)HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23)HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11)OS
noyes (vPars A.04.05 and
later)
novPars Monitor Supports mixed HP-UX 11i
v1/v2 vPars
yesnonovPars Monitor Supports mixed HP-UX 11i
v2/v3 vPars
yes (vPars A.05.03 and
later)
nonovPars Monitor Supports mixed HP-UX 11i
v1/v2/v3 vPars
HP-UX 11i v2 to 11i v3HP-UX 11i v1 to 11i v2N/AUpdate Supported
by size (ILM)by size (ILM)by size (ILM)Basic Memory Syntax
by address rangeby address rangeby address range
by cell/size (CLM)by cell/size (CLM)
as base or float
yes
1
nonoDynamic Memory Migration
ILM and CLMILM and CLMILMMemory Types
yesyesnoMemory Granularity
Boot Processor or
Dynamic
Boot Processor or
Dynamic
Bound or UnboundCPU Types
At boot time, all CPUsAt boot time, all CPUsOnly Bound CPUsCPUs Able to Process Interrupts
Otherwise, any (using
intctl)
Otherwise, any (using
intctl)
min specificationmin specificationmin specificationRecommended CPU Specifications and
Assignments
by totalby totalby total
by hardware pathby hardware pathby hardware path
max specificationmax specificationmax specification
by cell local processorby cell local processor
total=boot processor +
assigned by vPars
total=boot processor +
assigned by vPars
total=bound + unbound
number of CPUs
assigned by hw_path is
subset of min count
CPU quantity calculations
Monitor + by cell local
processor + by hardware
path
Monitor + by cell local
processor + by
hardware path
yes
2
(Integrity only, with
dual-core Intel Itanium
processors)
nonoHyperthreading On (HT ON) support
yesyes (vPars A.04.02 and
later)
yes (vPars A.03.03 and
later)
Flexible Admin Capability
yesyesyes (vPars A.03.03 and
later)
Tape Boot Support
(PA-RISC: vPars A.05.xx)(PA-RISC: vPars
A.04.03 and later)
(Integrity: A.05.02 and
later)(Integrity: A.04.04 and
later)
nonoyesvPars GUI
Not Required for InstallNot Required for InstallRequired for InstallParmgr
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