HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes A.05.07

Workaround Configure the virtual partition with enough base memory using the guidelines
in the following table.
Minimum Base MemoryTotal Memory Assigned to the Virtual Partition
1/2 of total memory1 GB to 8 GB
4 GB8 GB to 16 GB
1/4 of total memoryOver 16 GB
• Dynamically adding RAM on PA-RISC servers with older PDC firmware
causes a panic in mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2/v3 vPars environment
Applicable On vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
Description If PDC firmware is not updated, side effect can be a panic during dynamic
memory migration.
Symptoms Panic during dynamic memory migration.
Workaround Update PDC firmware to the supported revision as specified in the HP-UX
Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide.
• vparreset: Error: Cannot access PIM data for virtual partition
Applicable On
• vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
• vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Description On PA-RISC systems configured with virtual partitions, the vparreset
command sometimes reports an error message, however the reset succeeds.
Symptoms The vparreset command throws the following error message, but a crash
dump is taken successfully.
vparreset: Error: Cannot access PIM data for virtual partition vparname
Workaround None. Ignore the message if the reset is successful.
• ALTBOOT automatically set when booted in vPars mode
Related Defect ID and Patch Number JAGag43601
Applicable On vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC systems
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
• vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
• vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
• vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
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