HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes A.05.02 vPars A.05.02 HP Part Number: T1335-90077 Published: September 2007 Edition: 1.
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vPars A.05.02 Release Notes This document provides information about the HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) A.05.02 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.
Firmware Checklist • Check Server Firmware: Check the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide for the required server firmware. For the non-nPartition-able systems, firmware upgrades must be done outside of the vPars environment (in standalone mode). For nPartition-able systems, call your HP Support Representative. • Networking and I/O Card Firmware: Check the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide for the required I/O card firmware.
Shell:> fs0: /* go to the EFI partition of the disk */ fs0:> vparconfig reboot vPars /* sets the mode and reboots the system */ Note: vparconfig is an EFI utility which gets installed in the EFI partition during the installation of the vPars product.
• • • vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC Description On PA-RISC systems, vPars that use certain host bus adapters (such as Ultra320) for boot disks may not boot to the UP state after a reboot or after the vparload –all command is issued. Symptoms The virtual partitions will not boot after a reboot.
• A Virtual Partition Remains in Load State with sx2000 Chipset Related Defect ID and Patch Number JAGaf88969 Applicable On — vPars A.05.xx on Integrity — vPars A.04.02, A.04.03 on Integrity Description On Integrity systems running the sx2000 chipset and Intel Itanium 2 single-core processor with 9 MB cache, a virtual partition remains in the load state for at least 30 seconds and does not complete its boot process. Symptoms The console display includes the following: Initializing IO Devices ...
>------------ Event Monitoring Service Event Notification ------------< Notification Time: Wed May 4 15:29:44 2005 winona2 sent Event Monitor notification information: /system/events/ipmi_fpl/ipmi_fpl is >= 3. Its current value is CRITICAL(5). Event data from monitor: Event Time..........: Wed May 4 15:29:44 2005 Severity............: CRITICAL Monitor.............: fpl_em Event #.............: 267 System..............
• Configuring an Ultra2 or Ultra160 Card with vparutil Related Defect ID and Patch Number JAGaf00411 Applicable On — vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC — vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC — vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC Description On the nPartitionable servers, using the vparutil command to configure an Ultra2 or Ultra160 SCSI card can cause the virtual partition that owns the SCSI card to fail to boot.
This command modifies the automatic system restart configuration of the selected partition. # Name --- ---0) vpar8cell 1) vpar4cell 2) vpar3cell Select a partition number: 2 Automatic system restart for partition 2 is currently enabled. Do you want to disable automatic system restart? (Y/[N]) y -> Automatic system restart is disabled. GSP:CM> • Topology of A5158A Changes from Fabric to Public Loop After the Virtual Partition Reboots Related Defect ID and Patch Number JAGaf15533 Applicable On — vPars A.
brocade01:admin> switchshow switchName: brocade01 switchType: 2.4 switchState: Online switchMode: Native ... port 0: -- No_Module port 1: -- No_Module port 2: -- No_Module port 3: sw Online F-Port 50:06:0b:00:00:10:23:fa port 4: sw Online L-Port 1 public Workaround — To permanently set the device to fabric, set the setting on the switch. For example: switch> portcfggport port_#,1 — where port_# is the port number of the switch that is connected to the A5158A card and 1 represents “true”.
Workaround Boot the virtual partitions manually from the vPars Monitor or HP-UX shell prompt. For example: MON> vparload -p vpar2 or vpar1# vparboot -p vpar2 For more information on using vPars with fibre channel devices, see the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide. • On sx2000 Integrity Servers, Booting an OS Kernel while in the Wrong Mode May Cause a Panic Instead of Displaying Error Messages Related JAG or Patch ID Number JAGag06132 Applicable On — vPars A.05.
• HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide This document contains information on licensing and version requirements for the vPars product and related HP-UX products, such as HP-UX 11i Operating Environments (OEs), for servers using vPars. The document also contains the information on supported hardware, firmware, I/O cards and devices, and other HP-UX products used with vPars.
