HP-UX 11i June 2003 Release Notes

nPartition (Hard Partition) Systems
hd_fabric Driver
Chapter 4
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hd_fabric Driver
new at 11i original
release
Although the HP-UX 11i install kernel does not include a /stand/system entry for the
new 11i driver, hd_fabric, an entry is added to the system file as part of the installation
process on nPartition systems. When the /usr/sbin/mk_kernel command builds a
kernel, the hd_fabric driver is then built into the HP-UX kernel.
This only affects nPartition systems. HP-UX kernels built with hd_fabric present in the
system file will not cause compatibility issues on non-nPartition systems.
Although it is not required for booting HP-UX on hard partitions, the hd_fabric driver
supports partition configuration commands (/usr/sbin/parstatus and others) and
related functionality in the Partition Manager.