HP-UX 11i Version 2 March 2004 Release Notes

General System Administration
HP Partitioning
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Summary of Change
In version B.01.02.00.02, several minor defects were fixed to improve the overall quality
of the product.
Machines Affected This release of the nPartition Provider is supported on all HP
server systems that support nPartitions and HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23).
Impact
There are no impacts.
Compatibility
There are no known compatibility issues.
Performance
You should be aware of the following items that may affect performance:
• When managing a remote partitionable complex, the performance degrades when
the connection traverses long network distances, e.g., managing a partitionable
complex in California from a system in New York. Furthermore, when managing a
remote system, performance can be improved by connecting to an nPartition
Provider on the remote system, rather than connecting directly to the system's
service processor.
• The nPartition Provider maintains a cache of information about systems being
managed. This cache is cleared when the nPartition Provider is unloaded by the CIM
server. Performance may be reduced when managing a system for the first time, or
immediately after the CIM server has been restarted. Subsequent management
sessions of the same system will be faster.
Documentation
Complete information is in the nPartition provider product data sheet, installed as
/opt/nparprovider/doc/nParProviderDataSheet.html
Obsolescence
Not applicable.
Partition Manager
Partition Manager provides system administrators with a convenient graphical user
interface for configuration and management of nPartitions on HP server systems. In
addition, Partition Manager enhances the reliability and performance of HP partitioning
products by providing automatic detection of several types of configuration problems.
Partition Manager is a Web-based application that can be launched from Servicecontrol
Manager 3.0, System Administration Manager (SAM), or as a stand-alone product.
Customers interact with Partition Manager through a Web browser running on their
client workstation or PC.