HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator Guide (includes A.05.09) (5900-2188, March 2012)

NOTE: The SecurePath product is not supported on HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31). Use the native
multipathing available with the HP-UX 11i v3 mass storage stack, as described in the white paper
The Next Generation Mass Storage Stack. To locate this paper go to the BSC website at
www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs, and click HP-UX 11i v3.
Bundle Names
You can install vPars on an existing HP-UX installation directly from a depot, DVD, or by using an
Ignite-UX server.
vPars Product Bundles
The vPars bundle names are:
DescriptionBundle Name
vPars A.05.xx for HP-UX 11i v3T1335DC
vPars A.05.xx for HP-UX 11i v3T1335CC
vPars A.04.xx for HP-UX 11i v2T1335BC
(HP-UX 11i v2 only)Feature11i
Required vPars enablement patches for vPars A.04.xx.
This bundle can be obtained from the HP-UX Update OE DVD.
When the Feature11i and vPars product bundles are in the same depot, this bundle should
be automatically selected when the vPars bundle is selected.
For a complete list of required patches, see the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes.
vPars A.03.xx for HP-UX 11i v1T1335AC
CAUTION:
Mixing vPars versions within the same nPartition
Mixing different vPars versions within the same nPartition is only supported when using the following
vPars releases:
• vPars A.05.01 or later with vPars A.04.02 or later. See “Mixed HP-UX 11i v2/v3 vPars
Environments in vPars A.05.xx” (page 56).
• vPars A.04.05 or later with vPars A.03.05 or later. See “Mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2 vPars
Environments in vPars A.04.05” (page 54).
• vPars A.05.03 or later with vPars A.04.02 or later and vPars A.03.05 or later. See “Mixed
HP-UX 11i v1/v2/v3 vPars Environments in vPars A.05.03” (page 59).
Other than these supported mixed vPars releases, for vPars A.04.xx and A.03.xx, within a vPars
environment, all OSs and vPars version must be the same. In other words, vpar1, vpar2, ... vparN
must all be running the same OS and vPars software.
NOTE: For information on versions, including vPars version, OS versions, and other product
versions required to run with vPars, see the document HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and
Configuration Guide available at:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-vpars-docs
70 Installing, Updating, or Removing vPars and Upgrading Servers with vPars