HP-UX Containers (SRP) A.03.01.003 Release Notes (5900-2312, May 2012)
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1.3 HP 9000 Containers product
HP 9000 Containers provides a binary emulation environment for HP-UX PA-RISC workloads. The HP
9000 Containers product is installed separately from the HP-UX Containers (SRP) product. Once the
HP-UX Containers (SRP) and HP 9000 Containers products are both installed, you can use the
srp(1M)command to create and manage HP 9000 containers. For produce version requirements,
and details on how to configure and manage an HP 9000 container, see HP 9000 Containers
documentation (http://www.hp.com/go/hp9000-containers).
NOTE: HP 9000 Containers version A.01.0x requires HP-UX SRP version A.02.02. HP 9000
Containers version A.03.0x requires HP-UX Containers version A.03.01 or later.
1.4 What’s new in HP-UX Containers A.03.01.003
In HP-UX Containers A.03.01.003, the following defects are fixed:
Shared system containers will be out of sync after upgrading products.
Container started within SMH causes yes process to use 100% CPU.
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.03.01.003 product requires the following operating system release:
HP-UX 11i Version 3 March 2012 (B.11.31.1203) 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.
1.5.3 Products included in the HP-UX Containers depot
The HP-UX Containers A.03.01.003 product depot includes the HP-UX Containers product, as well as
all dependent product bundles required for a successful installation. The following product bundles