HP-UX Containers (SRP) A.03.01 Release Notes

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1.4 What’s new in HP-UX Containers A.03.01
HP-UX Containers A.03.01 includes the following new features and enhancements:
• Support for multiple HP 9000 containers on the same system when using the HP 9000
Containers product version A.03.0x. The hp9000cl container type supports the classic
HP 9000 container environment. The hp9000sys container type lets you deploy multiple
HP 9000 container instances on the same system.
• Support to create a new container by copying an existing container with the export and
import operations. You can create multiple new containers of the same type as the original
container on the same or on different systems.
• Enhancements for Container Manager, formerly SRP Manager, to support configuration of
multiple IP addresses for a container.
• Support to update the HP-UX operating system in an HP-UX Containers enabled system to a
newer version using the update-ux(1M) command. The update-ux command was not
supported with HP-UX Containers A.03.00.x.
1.5 Acquiring and installing HP-UX Containers
HP-UX Containers is available free of charge from Software Depot:
http://www.software.hp.com
1.5.1 Installation requirements
HP-UX Containers A.03.01 product requires the following operating system release:
• HP-UX 11i Version 3 March 2011 (B.11.31.1103) or later, for HP 9000 and HP Integrity
servers.
NOTE: Review the compatibility issues described in 1.10 Compatibility with other products before
installing the HP-UX Containers product.
1.5.2 Configuration requirements
The shared system container has the following file system configuration requirement:
The global directories /stand, /usr, and /sbin are mounted using read-only LOFS mounts into
the container. The root directory of the container (/var/hpsrp/container_name)
is required
to be on a
different file system than the LOFS read-only mounted directories. Typical file system
layouts that use separate file systems for /, /var, /usr, /home, /stand, and /tmp
adhere to
this requirement and pose no problem for shared file system containers. For systems with a
file system layout that do not have separate file systems for
/var, /usr, and /sbin, you must
create a new file system for
/var/hpsrp or a new file system for each shared system container
root directory (/var/hpsrp/container_name). Use the bdf command to identify the file
systems and the associated mount points. Note that the /stand
directory is always a unique file
system.