HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes A.04.07 (HP-UX 11i v2) (T1335-91000, March 2010)

vPars A.04.07 Release Notes
This document provides information about the HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) A.04.07 release.
vPars Overview
The HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) product runs multiple instances of HP-UX simultaneously
on one server, or nPartition, by dividing it into virtual partitions. Each virtual partition is assigned
its own subset of hardware, runs a separate instance of HP-UX, and hosts its own set of
applications. vPars provides application and operating system fault isolation.
New and Changed Features in This Release
This section lists features that are new in this release, or previously available features that have
changed in this release.
New Features
There are no new or changed features in the vPars A.04.07 release.
Compatibility and Installation Requirements
This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for this release.
For specific installation instructions, see the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator Guide.
Required Patches
Version A.04.07 of vPars requires the following patches:
• From HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) release June 2008 OE:
— FEATURE11i (required patches for vPars install)
— HWEnable11i (required patches for new hardware)
— QPKAPPS & QPBASE (recommended OS patches)
— OnlineDiag, NPar, iCAP, WBEM (changes for vPars support)
• From the HP ITRC or Patch Hub:
— PHKL_35114 (11.23 VMvPar fix)
— PHNE_36225 (Cumulative mux and pty patch)
— PHKL_36288 (Cumulative diag2 driver and vPars enablement)
— PHKL_33929 (11.23 page cache synchronization and pfdats fix)
— PHKL_33930 (11.23 pstat maxmem fix with CLM and pfdats fix)
— PHKL_40526 (fix for monitor panic during NB PDC call)
— PHKL_40379 (boot loader cumulative patch)
NOTE: PHKL_40379 is required for vPars running on Integrity systems with the sx2000
chipset. Without this patch, your vPars system will not properly load the vPars Monitor.
NOTE: PHNE_36225 is required for vPars running on HP9000 systems with the sx2000
chiptset. Without this patch, both the console and the vPar will hang when a vPar with the
PDH console device attached is booted.
You can download patches from the following Web site:
http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/mainPage.do
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