HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide (March 2011)

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HP A9782A/LAN Card 225
4.3.5 Obtaining and Installing Card Firmware (Integrity)
For vPars A.04.xx and A.05.xx, you can download the required HBA EFI utilities, firmware, and
EFI drivers for the cards from the web:
1. 1. Go to the http://www.hp.com website.
2. Click the Software & Driver Downloads link.
3. Enter vPars in the search box and click the >> search button.
4. Select the vPars release.
• For vPars A.04.xx, select HP-UX 11i v2 Virtual Partitions.
• For vPars A.05.xx, select HP-UX 11i v3 Virtual Partition Software.
5. Under Select operating system click HP-UX 11.x (it is the only one listed).
6. In the EFI (extensible firmware interface) table, click the applicable firmware version.
• For vPars A.04.xx, select the “vPars HBA EFI/firmware for HP-UX 11i v2 on Integrity”
download.
• For vPars A.05.01, select the “vPars A.05.01” version of the “vPars HBA EFI/firmware
for HP-UX 11i v3 on Integrity” download.
• For vPars A.05.02 or later, select the “vPars A.05.xx” version of the “vPars HBA
EFI/firmware for HP-UX 11i v3 on Integrity” download.
7. Click the Release Notes tab to view instructions on how to install the firmware. The instructions
for installing firmware differ for each type of card.
NOTE: The offline I/O card and diagnostic utilities such as FCFUPDATE and IODIAG.efi do
not work in vPars mode. You should remain in nPars mode to run these utilities.
4.3.6 Mass Storage Devices
Storage devices supported for boot and dump within HP-UX on servers without vPars are also
supported for boot and dump within a vPars environment with exceptions noted below.
vPars A.05.xx, vPars A.04.xx
No exceptions.
Secure Path Installation on vPars-Enabled HP Integrity Servers
You cannot install Secure Path within an nPartition and subsequently install and configure the vPars
product. When installing Secure Path for an Integrity-based vPars system, you must first install vPars,
create and boot the virtual partitions, and then install Secure Path within each virtual partition.
Specifically, you should follow the sequence below.
1. Install HP-UX.
2. Install PHKL_33581 or later.
3. Install the vPars product.
4. Create (vparcreate), install the OS and boot all the virtual partitions.
5. Make sure PHKL_33581 is installed on each virtual partition.
6. Install Secure Path in each virtual partition.
For more information on Secure Path, see the Secure Path website at: http://
h18006.www1.hp.com/products/sanworks/secure-path/index.html.
vPars A.03.xx
EVA (Enterprise Virtual Array).
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