HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.05.02)

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.
• If you are at the EFI shell prompt in vPars mode and you do not have vPars installed on
any of your disks, you can use the built-in EFI command parconfig to switch to nPars
mode:
Shell:> parconfig nPars
Shell:> parconfig reset
NOTE: Remember to issue a parconfig reset after setting the mode. parconfig
nPars only sets the mode to nPars. You must issue the parconfig reset command to
reset the system so it boots into nPars mode.
NOTE: parconfig does not support switching to vPars mode. In other words, you can
use parconfig to set the mode to nPars, but you cannot use parconfig to set the mode
to vPars.
Known Problems Fixed in This Version
This section lists the known problems fixed in vPars A.05.02.
For information on specific defects, see the HP ITRC at http://itrc.hp.com.
• JAGag36078 Add a warning to log when vPar boots with bad float/base memory
configuration: monitor log warning message is recorded when a virtual partition which
doesn't meet the minimum base memory requirements is booting or running.
• JAGaf93315 vpdb is changed when vPars boots with missing hardware
• JAGag31954 vparreset -h on system with AB5454 card hangs whole nPartition
• JAGag43006 Memory got removed from an active partition during memory OLA
Known Problems and Workarounds
This section provides a list of problems and limitations known to HP at the time of publication.
If workarounds are available, they are included. For information on specific defects, see the HP
ITRC at http://itrc.hp.com.
• ALTBOOT automatically set when booted in vPars mode
Related Defect ID and Patch Number JAGag43601
Applicable On vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
Description After creating a new vPars database (vpdb) the ALTBOOT variable for a virtual
partition may be automatically set when booting in vPars mode. Explicitly set alternate boot
path settings are unaffected by this issue.
Symptoms ALTBOOT variable for a virtual partition is automatically set.
Workaround To avoid this issue, you can either:
— Ignore the alternate boot path setting.
— Explicitly set the alternate boot path for the virtual partition.
• Virtual Partition Fails to Load after a Reboot or Issuing vparload –all
Related JAG or Patch ID Number JAGae88150
Applicable On
Known Problems Fixed in This Version 7