HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide T1335DC, T1335BC, T1335AC Published: September 2012 Edition: 12.09.
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Contents 1 Introduction to This Document.......................................................................5 1.1 What's Changed in This Document........................................................................................5 1.1.1 Revision History............................................................................................................5 2 Overview of Virtual Partitions.......................................................................9 2.1 Key Benefits and Features.......
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1 Introduction to This Document This document describes the configuration and version requirements for HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) and vPars-related products. The information provided in this document is supplemental to other vPars documents: • HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator Guide (formerly Installing and Managing HP-UX Virtual Partitions) • HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes All vPars documents can be found on the Business Support Center (BSC) website at: http://www.hp.
Version 09.06.16 • Updated the EFI Boot Services Driver version information for resolving issues with SAS HBA AH303A. Version 09.03.23 • Updated for the vPars A.05.05 release. Version 08.09.23 • Updated Table 15 (page 34) and Table 24 (page 54) with vPars A.05.04 support details for cards AD221A, AD222A, and AD393A. Version 08.09.02 • Updated for the vPars A.04.06 release. • Updated for the vPars A.05.04 release. Version 08.08.22 • Updated Table 15 (page 34) and Table 23 (page 53) with vPars A.
Version 07.10.19 • Updated “Obtaining and Installing Card Firmware (Integrity)” (page 62) download instructions. Version 07.09.17 • Updated for the vPars A.05.02 release. • Added rx7620, rx8620 servers to Table 13 (page 31). • Updated Table 15 (page 34) and added a “Supported vPars Releases” column. Version 07.07.31 • Updated the vPars A.03.03 minimum end of support date to March 2008; see Table 4 (page 21). Version 07.07.20 • Added vPars A.05.
• Added Warning regarding Ignite-UX and A.04.01on PA-RISC systems. Requires an Ignite-UX version earlier than C.6.8 or vPars A.04.02 or later. • Added iCAP v8.x requirement (not a vPars requirement) for Dual-core Intel® Itanium® (Montecito) processors. Version 06.12.15 • Highlighted the existing statement regarding the maximum number of cells per nPartition (8) as well as the maximum number of virtual partitions per nPartition (8).
2 Overview of Virtual Partitions HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) is a powerful tool that runs multiple instances of the HP-UX 11i Operating Environment (OE) simultaneously on one server or nPartition, where each virtual partition: • has its own assigned set of CPU (processing core), memory, and I/O resources (resource isolation) • runs its own separate instance of HP-UX with different patch levels (HP-UX kernel isolation) • hosts its own set of applications in a fully isolated environment (application
• • • Flexibility ◦ Compatibility with nPartitions (hard partitions) ◦ Integration with iCAP (Instant Capacity on Demand) ◦ Dynamic creation of virtual partitions while other virtual partitions are running Automated and Intelligent Management ◦ Goal-based workload management across virtual partitions (cross-virtual partition integration with HP-UX Workload Manager) ◦ Easy, automated deployment through Ignite-UX Integration with the rest of the HP VSE (Virtual Server Environment) for HP-UX ◦
vPars A.05.07 • Includes changes to enable vPars support on HP Superdome 2 (SD2) Integrity servers. In SD2, the implementation of Virtual Partitions has changed. For more information, see the HP Superdome 2 Partitioning Release Notes and HP Superdome 2 Administrator Guide on the BSC website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-vpars-docs. • Includes fixes customer reported problems and internally found defects. vPars A.05.
• Starting with vPars A.05.03, the HP-UX 11i v3 vPars software is distributed on the HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environment media. vPars A.05.03 is distributed via the new Virtual Server OE (VSE-OE) and the new Data Center OE (DC-OE). There is no longer a separate HP-UX 11i v3 Virtual Partitions DVD. • Support for mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2/v3 vPars environments on PA-RISC systems only. A mixed HP-UX 11i v1/v2/v3 vPars environment allows you to have a vPars A.05.
vPars A.05.01 vPars A.05.01 adds support for the following: • Dynamic Memory Migration You can add memory to or delete memory from a virtual partition while it is UP (online). When memory is assigned to a virtual partition, it can be categorized as float (i.e., can be added or deleted while the virtual partition is UP), or base (i.e., cannot be deleted while the virtual partition is UP).
IMPORTANT: In certain situations while using vPars with SAS disks as boot disk on HP Integrity platforms, the vparstatus -v and setboot commands may show different boot disk paths in vPars mode. This behavior is normal, and is due to the disks being scanned in a different sequence at boot time. This behavior also occurs when you boot into nPars mode and then boot back in vPars mode. For example: 1. 2. 3.
Note that you can use only the tape devices that are already supported for PA-RISC servers in standalone mode; vPars does not support devices beyond what is supported by the server itself. • Obsolescence Note vPars A.03.01 is no longer supported. See “Obsolescence of vPars Releases” (page 20). vPars A.04.02 vPars A.04.
These PA-RISC servers are supported: ◦ HP 9000 Superdomes (PA-RISC) ◦ rp8420 and rp8400 ◦ rp7420, rp7410, and rp7405 ◦ rp7400/N4000 ◦ rp5470/L3000 For information, see “Hardware” (page 26). • Cards, Interconnects, and Mass Storage Devices Additional IO and Networking cards are supported in vPars A.04.01. See “Supported Cards” (page 32). • Obsolescence Note vPars A.02.01 and A.02.02 are no longer supported as of this A.04.01 release. See “Obsolescence of vPars Releases” (page 20). 2.3.
information, see the “Flexible Administrative Capability” chapter in HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator Guide. • Support for Tape Devices For more information, see the recovery chapter in HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator Guide. • Customer-requested Defect Fixes For more information, see the HP-UX Virtual Partition Release Notes for this release. vPars A.03.02 vPars A.03.
3 Purchasing and Licensing This section describes the licensing and the vPars releases that are currently supported. 3.1 vPars Licensing The HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) product is sold on a Per Core Licensing basis. Therefore, you purchase the same quantity of this product as the number of active processing cores in your nPartitions or non-nPartitioned system that will be running vPars.
Table 1 vPars Product Support for HP-UX and Servers HP-UX 11i Version Supported HP-UX Releases Supported HP Server Platforms Supported vPars A.05.05 and later HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) March 2009 or later PA-RISC and Integrity T1335BC vPars A.04.xx and later HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) May 2005 or later PA-RISC and Integrity T1335AC vPars A.03.xx and earlier HP-UX 11i v1 (11.11) December 2000 or later PA-RISC Product Number vPars Version T1335DC 3.4 vPars Media Starting with vPars A.05.
Table 3 Support Dates for vPars A.04.xx on 11i v2 vPars Version Release Date Minimum End of Support Date Status A.04.01 September 2005 September 2007 Unsupported A.04.02 March 2006 March 2008 Unsupported A.04.03 September 2006 September 2008 Unsupported A.04.04 June 2007 June 2010 Unsupported A.04.05 December 2007 December 2010 Unsupported A.04.06 September 2008 September 2011 Unsupported A.04.07 March 2010 December 2015 Supported Table 4 Support Dates for vPars A.03.
4 Supported Configurations This section contains the following information: • Supported operating systems: operating environments (OEs) and patches • Supported servers and server firmware • Maximum number of virtual partitions per system • Minimum requirements for each virtual partition 4.1 Operating Systems vPars releases require the HP-UX versions and patch bundles listed in this section. 4.1.1 HP-UX Version vPars requires the following HP-UX versions.
Table 8 HP-UX Versions Required for vPars A.03.xx vPars Release HP-UX Requirement vPars A.03.04 and A.03.05 HP-UX 11i v1 (11.11) December 2000 Update or later PA-RISC servers based on the HP sx2000 chipset (rp7440, rp8440, HP 9000 Superdome) require HP-UX 11i v1 (11.11) December 2006 Update or later vPars A.03.01, A.03.02, and A.03.03 HP-UX 11i v1 (11.11) December 2000 Update or later 4.1.2 Patch Bundle vPars A.05.10 vPars A.05.10 requires the following patch bundles from the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.
vPars A.05.07 vPars A.05.07 requires the following patch bundles from the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) September 2010 update release: • B.11.31.1009 FEATURE11i (required patches for vPars install) vPars A.05.06 vPars A.05.06 requires the following patch bundles from the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) March 2010 update release: • B.11.31.1003 FEATURE11i (required patches for vPars install) vPars A.05.05 vPars A.05.05 requires the following patch bundles from the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) March 2009 update release: • B.
3. 4. Type the “Patch ID” in the Find a specific patch search field. Optional: To obtain a set of patches: a. In Find standard patch bundles, Select HP-UX. b. The HP-UX patch bundles link will present a web page with links to releases with the Support Plus 11.11 bundles. 5. Select GOLDQPK11i(B.11.11.0912.483) which includes both the GOLDBASE11i and GOLDAPPS11i bundles including their respective patches delivered within the same depot.
Table 9 Server Support for vPars Releases (continued) A.04.06 and A.04.07 A.05.04, A.05.05, and A.05.06 A.05.07, A.05.08, A.05.09, and A.05.10 Superdome on sx2000 chipset No (Integrity) Yes Yes Yes Superdome 2 (SD2) (Integrity)2 No No No Yes Server Model A.03.05 1 The carrier-grade version of rp5470 is not supported by vPars. 2 In SD2, the implementation of Virtual Partitions has changed.
4.2.3 Server Firmware Be sure you have the required firmware before installing or upgrading vPars. Firmware upgrades are not supported from within a vPars environment. To perform a firmware upgrade, you must be in either standalone mode (for PA-RISC systems) or nPars mode (for Integrity systems). The tables that follow list the system firmware requirements for vPars A.03.xx, A.04.xx, and A.05.xx. • Table 10 (page 28) lists the vPars A.03.xx system firmware requirements.
4 5 6 This firmware is added to the system on a special scree board (1253-5394). Customers should either download the latest version firmware on their system before installing vPars, or contact their HP Service Representative for help. For more information, please go to the HP Support Center at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc. The firmware is available at ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/firmware_patches/hp/cpu/.
5 6 7 If you are upgrading the Superdome firmware, the upgrade must be performed by Hewlett-Packard qualified service personnel only. Please contact your local HP Support Representative to schedule a convenient time for this firmware upgrade service. Please note that all cells within the Superdome should be upgraded to the same level. A firmware update is not required to move from A.03.xx to A.04.xx for Superdome servers with PA-8600 or PA-8700 processors.
3 4 5 6 7 8 The minimum firmware required for vPars A.05.02 supports the dynamic memory migration feature of vPars, as well as use of vPars on a system with Hyperthreading enabled (HT ON). Please note that hardware, operating system, or other applications may have other requirements. A firmware upgrade beyond the minimum firmware for vPars A.05.02 is necessary only if you need support for the vPars tape boot feature on Integrity servers.
Notes about Maximum Number of Virtual Partitions • Table 13 assumes single path to I/O; if dual path is used, as in many mission critical environments, then the recommended and maximum numbers may be half of that stated. • The number of virtual partitions can be limited by the number of available IO slots. • For PA-RISC systems, the number of virtual partitions can be limited by the size of the kernels. In short, the sum of the kernel sizes must be less than 2GBs.
I/O Expander (IOX) vPars supports a virtual partition to be booted off a vPars-supported I/O card configured in the I/O expander: The Superdome IOX (I/O Expander) is supported for data and boot as of vPars A.02.01. • The rp8400 and rp8420 SEU/IOX are supported for data and boot as of vPars A.03.01. • The rx8420 and rx8640 SEU/IOX are supported for data and boot as of vPars A.04.01. Audio and Graphic Cards. Audio and graphic cards are not supported with vPars.
1 If using the A6826A card with a virtual array, you must upgrade the firmware on the A6826A to version 3.02.170 or later. This eliminates the crash dump problem that occurs with earlier firmware versions. You can check the firmware version by using the /opt/fcms/bin/fcdutil /dev/fcd# command. 2 Support for boot as of vPars A.03.02. Cards with a PCI-to-PCI Bridge On systems running HP-UX 11i v1, you must install the PCI OL* patch PHKL_31227 or its successor for cards that have a PCI-to-PCI bridge.
Table 15 Bootable Cards Supported for vPars on Integrity (continued) Card Product Number Card Type Integrity Integrity rx7620, rx7640, Superdome Superdome rx8620 rx8640 on sx1000 on sx2000 Integrity Supported Superdome vPars 2 Release(s) AM233A HP Integrity 10GbE-Cu 2p PCIe Adapter Networking N b N b b A.05.08, A.05.09, A.05.10 A6795A 2G FC Tachlite Mass Storage B B B B N A.04.01, A.04.02, A.04.03, A.04.04, A.04.05, A.04.06, A.04.07 Description A.05.01, A.05.02, A.05.03, A.05.04, A.05.
Table 15 Bootable Cards Supported for vPars on Integrity (continued) Card Product Number Description A6828A 1 port U160 SCSI Card Type Integrity Integrity rx7620, rx7640, Superdome Superdome rx8620 rx8640 on sx1000 on sx2000 Integrity Supported Superdome vPars 2 Release(s) Mass Storage B N B B B A.04.01, A.04.02, A.04.03, A.04.04, A.04.05, A.04.06, A.04.07 A.05.01, A.05.02, A.05.03, A.05.04, A.05.05, A.05.06, A.05.07, A.05.08, A.05.09, A.05.
Table 15 Bootable Cards Supported for vPars on Integrity (continued) Card Product Number A7011A Description Card Type 1000BaseSX Networking Dual Port (Intel® chip) Integrity Integrity rx7620, rx7640, Superdome Superdome rx8620 rx8640 on sx1000 on sx2000 Integrity Supported Superdome vPars 2 Release(s) b N b b b A.04.01, A.04.02, A.04.03, A.04.04, A.04.05, A.04.06, A.04.07 A.05.01, A.05.02, A.05.03, A.05.04, A.05.05, A.05.06, A.05.07, A.05.08, A.05.09, A.05.
Table 15 Bootable Cards Supported for vPars on Integrity (continued) Card Product Number Description A9782A PCI-X 1000Base-SX GigE / 2G FC Combo Card Type Integrity Integrity rx7620, rx7640, Superdome Superdome rx8620 rx8640 on sx1000 on sx2000 Integrity Supported Superdome vPars 2 Release(s) Combo Bb N Bb Bb Bb A.04.01, A.04.02, A.04.03, A.04.04, A.04.05, A.04.06, A.04.07 A.05.01, A.05.02, A.05.03, A.05.04, A.05.05, A.05.06, A.05.07, A.05.08, A.05.09, A.05.
Table 15 Bootable Cards Supported for vPars on Integrity (continued) Card Product Number Description Card Type A9891A SmartArray Mass Storage 6404 4-channel RAID Integrity Integrity rx7620, rx7640, Superdome Superdome rx8620 rx8640 on sx1000 on sx2000 Integrity Supported Superdome vPars 2 Release(s) B N B, N1 N N A.04.01, A.04.04, A.04.05, A.04.06, A.04.07 A.05.01, A.05.02, A.05.03, A.05.04, A.05.05, A.05.06, A.05.07, A.05.08, A.05.09, A.05.10 AB287A 10G Ethernet Networking b b b b N A.
Table 15 Bootable Cards Supported for vPars on Integrity (continued) Card Product Number Description Card Type AB465A PCI-X 2-port Combo 1000B-T/2-port 2Gb FC Combo Integrity Integrity rx7620, rx7640, Superdome Superdome rx8620 rx8640 on sx1000 on sx2000 Integrity Supported Superdome vPars 2 Release(s) Bb N Bb Bb Bb A.04.01, A.04.02, A.04.03, A.04.04, A.04.05, A.04.06, A.04.07 A.05.01, A.05.02, A.05.03, A.05.04, A.05.05, A.05.06, A.05.07, A.05.08, A.05.09, A.05.
Table 15 Bootable Cards Supported for vPars on Integrity (continued) Card Product Number AB378B Description Card Type Integrity Integrity rx7620, rx7640, Superdome Superdome rx8620 rx8640 on sx1000 on sx2000 4 GB Fibre Channel (FC) Mass Storage B B B B Integrity Supported Superdome vPars 2 Release(s) N A.04.04, A.04.05, A.04.06, A.04.07 A.05.01, A.05.02, A.05.03, A.05.04, A.05.05, A.05.06, A.05.07, A.05.08, A.05.09, A.05.10 AB379B 4 GB Fibre Channel (FC) Mass Storage B B B B N A.04.
Table 15 Bootable Cards Supported for vPars on Integrity (continued) Card Product Number Integrity Integrity rx7620, rx7640, Superdome Superdome rx8620 rx8640 on sx1000 on sx2000 Integrity Supported Superdome vPars 2 Release(s) AD222A HP PCIe dual Combo port, 4GB, Fiber Channel (FC), and dual port 1000Base-T adapter — Bb — Bb N A.05.03, A.05.04, A.05.05, A.05.06, A.05.07, A.05.08, A.05.09, A.05.10 AD331A PCI-X Single-Port Networking 1000Base-T b,N1 b,N1 b,N1 b,N1 Bb A.04.04, A.04.05, A.04.
Table 15 Bootable Cards Supported for vPars on Integrity (continued) Card Product Number Description AD300A PCIe 2 port 4Gb FC (QLogic) HBA Card Type Integrity Integrity rx7620, rx7640, Superdome Superdome rx8620 rx8640 on sx1000 on sx2000 Integrity Supported Superdome vPars 2 Release(s) Mass Storage — N B — B A.04.05, A.04.06, A.04.07 A.05.03, A.05.04, A.05.05, A.05.06, A.05.07, A.05.08 AD339A HP PCIe 4-port Networking 1000Base-T Gigabit Adapter — b — b b A.05.03, A.05.04, A.05.05, A.05.
Table 15 Bootable Cards Supported for vPars on Integrity (continued) Card Product Number Card Type Integrity Integrity rx7620, rx7640, Superdome Superdome rx8620 rx8640 on sx1000 on sx2000 Integrity Supported Superdome vPars 2 Release(s) Mass Storage — B — B B A.05.04, A.05.05, A.05.06, A.05.07, A.05.08, A.05.09, A.05.
Table 16 vPars A.04.01 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) (continued) Card Product Number Description FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility Flash Utility Version A6826A 2-Port 2G Fibre Channel 1.47 3.03.154 — — efiutil.efi 2.023 A6828A A6829A 1-Port/ 2-Port U160 SCSI 1.04.01.00 — — — efi8xxfl.efi efihpvpd.efi 1.01.13 1.00.
Table 17 vPars A.04.02, A.04.03 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) Description FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility Flash Utility Version A6795A Tachlite 1.17 — — — FCFUPDATE B.00.18 A6825A Next Gen 1000B-T (5701 chip) — — —1 2.4 A6826A 2-Port 2G Fibre Channel 1.47 3.03.154 — — efiutil.efi 2.09 A6828A A6829A 1-Port/ 2-Port U160 SCSI 1.04.01.
Table 18 vPars A.04.04 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) (continued) Card Product Number Description FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility Flash Utility Version — — efiutil.efi 2.17 efi8xxfl.efi efihpvpd.efi 1.01.13 1.00.03 A6826A 2-Port 2G Fibre Channel 1.49 3.03.154 A6828A A6829A 1-Port/ 2-Port U160 SCSI 1.04.01.
Table 19 vPars A.04.05 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) 48 Card Product Number A6795A Description FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility Flash Utility Version 2G FC Tachlite 1.24 — — FCFUPDATE B.00.29 — 1 A6825A Next Gen 1000B-T (5701 chip) — — — 2.4 A6826A 2-Port 2G Fibre Channel 1.49 3.03.154 — — efiutil.efi 2.
Table 19 vPars A.04.05 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) (continued) Card Product Number AD355A Description FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility — — FCFUPDATE 03.05.01.01 01.23.33.00 — — sasflash.efi HP PCIe 2-Port 4Gb 3.21a3 Fibre Channel HBA AH303A3, 4 HP SC44Ge Host Bus Adapter 2.70x5 Flash Utility Version 1.14.00.
Table 20 vPars A.04.06 and A.04.07 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) (continued) Card Product Number Description FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility Flash Utility Version AB465A PCI-X 2-port 1000B-T/2-port 2Gb FC Combo 1.49 3.03.154 7.0.a (7.0.10) 3.27 efiutil.efi FCFUPDATE 2.17 B.00.29 AB545A 4-port 1000B-T Ethernet — — 3.0.03 — FCFUPDATE B.00.
Table 21 vPars A.05.01 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) (continued) Card Product Number Description FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility Flash Utility Version A7011A 1000BaseSX Dual Port (Intel® chip) — — 3.0.03 — FCFUPDATE B.00.29 A7012A 1000BaseT Dual Port (Intel® chip) — — 3.0.03 — FCFUPDATE B.00.29 A7173A 2-Port U320 SCSI 1.05.02.00 1.03.35.
Table 22 vPars A.05.02 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) (continued) 52 FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File 1-Port/ 2-Port U160 SCSI 1.04.02.00 — — — A6847A Next Gen 1000B-SX (5701 chip) — — —1 2.19 A7011A 1000BaseSX Dual Port (Intel® chip) — — 3.0.48 A7012A 1000BaseT Dual Port (Intel® chip) — — A7173A 2-Port U320 SCSI 1.05.04.
1 The card utilizes the EFI driver that is in the platform’s system firmware. Table 23 vPars A.05.03 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) Card Product Number A6795A Description FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility Flash Utility Version 2G FC Tachlite 1.37 — — FCFUPDATE B.00.32 — 1 A6825A Next Gen 1000B-T (5701 chip) — — — 2.
Table 23 vPars A.05.03 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) (continued) Card Product Number Description FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility Flash Utility Version AD222A2, 3 HP PCIe dual port, 3.21a3 4GB, Fiber Channel (FC), and dual port 1000Base-T adapter 2.72a2 3.02.06 — FCFUPDATE AD331A, AD332A PCI-X Single-Port 1000Base-T — — 3.0.13 — FCFUPDATE B.00.
Table 24 vPars A.05.04 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) (continued) FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File 1-Port/ 2-Port U160 SCSI 1.04.02.00 — — — A6847A Next Gen 1000B-SX (5701 chip) — — —1 2.19 A7011A 1000BaseSX Dual Port (Intel® chip) — — 3.0.48 A7012A 1000BaseT Dual Port (Intel® chip) — — A7173A 2-Port U320 SCSI 1.05.04.
Table 24 vPars A.05.04 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) (continued) Card Product Number Description FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility Flash Utility Version AD393A2, 3 HP PCIe dual-port, 3.21a3 4GB, Fiber Channel (FC), and dual-port 1000Base-X adapter 2.72a2 3.02.06 — FCFUPDATE AD299A PCIe 1 port 4Gb FC 3.21a3 (Emulex) HBA 2.
Table 25 vPars A.05.05, A.05.06, and A.05.07 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) (continued) Card Product Number Description FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility Flash Utility Version A6847A Next Gen 1000B-SX (5701 chip) — — —1 2.19 A7011A 1000BaseSX Dual Port (Intel® chip) — — 3.0.48 — FCFUPDATE B.00.32 A7012A 1000BaseT Dual Port (Intel® chip) — — 3.0.
Table 25 vPars A.05.05, A.05.06, and A.05.07 Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) (continued) Card Product Number Description FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility Flash Utility Version AD393A2, 3 HP PCIe dual-port, 3.21a3 4GB, Fiber Channel (FC), and dual-port 1000Base-X adapter 2.72a2 3.02.06 — FCFUPDATE AD299A PCIe 1 port 4Gb FC 3.21a3 (Emulex) HBA 2.
Table 26 vPars A.05.07 or later Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware for Superdome 2 (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) Card Product Number Description Card Type FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility Flash Utility Version AD221A HP PCIe FIBRE — single port, CHANNEL 4GB, Fiber Channel (FC), and single port 1000Base-T adapter 2.82x4 4.
Table 26 vPars A.05.07 or later Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware for Superdome 2 (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) (continued) Card Product Number Network (NIC) EFI Firmware Version Boot Code File Flash Utility Flash Utility Version 3.704.356.3 5.01.19 — — — Networking — 5.2.58 — — — — HP Integrity 10GbE-SR dual port PCIe adapter Networking — 5.2.58 — — — — AM232A HP Integrity 10GbE-LR 2p PCIe adapter Networking — 5.2.
Table 26 vPars A.05.07 or later Minimum Required Card-Related Firmware for Superdome 2 (EFI, ROM, and Boot Code) (continued) Description Card Type FC/SCSI/RAID FC/SCSI/RAID HBA EFI Driver Firmware Version Version AM311A HP PCIe SAS SA P411 256MB Ctlr SAS — 5.16b0 — — — — AM312A HP PCIe SAS SA P812 1G Flash Cache SAS — 5.
Boot Code for the A9782A, A9784A, and AB465 Cards 1. In nPars mode from the EFI device prompt, issue the ode fcfupdate command.
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.
vPars A.03.xx • • The following interconnect hubs and switches are supported with vPars as follows. Switch or Hub Firmware Version (If Applicable) FC S10 hub — Brocade 2400/2800 1Gb 2.6.1c Brocade 3800 1Gb/2Gb 3.1.1c Brocade 12000 4.0.2b, 4.1.2b StorageWorks Edge 2/24, McData 2/24 04.01.02 or 05.01.00-24 StorageWorks Director 2/64, EMC ED-64M, McData FC64, McData Director 2/64 05.02.00-13 McData 2/32, McData 2/16 05.02.
4.5.1 Application Certification Applications running on top of HP-UX using vPars run the same as when run on HP-UX native-mode (standalone). No changes, recompilation, or re-certification are required for applications running in the virtual partitions unless otherwise noted. 4.5.2 VSE Management Software For system requirements and installation procedures related to the Virtual Server Environment (VSE) Management Software, see the VSE Management Software Installation and Update Guide.
◦ vPars A.04.01 or later ◦ WLM A.03.01 or later ◦ iCAP B.07.00 or later A virtual partition can be resized automatically based on application performance using WLM. For more information on how to use WLM to accomplish this, go to the BSC website at www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs, click HP-UX 11i Workload Management (gWLM/WLM) Software and see the Resizing partitions automatically with HP-UX Workload Manager white paper.
4.5.8 Partition Manager and Virtual Partition Manager vPars A.05.xx and vPars A.04.xx Partition Manager (parmgr) Partition Manager is no longer required for installation of vPars. Virtual Partition Manager (vparmgr) The vparmgr graphical user interface (GUI) is not available for vPars A.05.xx and vPars A.04.xx. vPars A.03.xx Partition Manager (parmgr) Partition Manager (parmgr) version B.11.11.01.05 or later is required for installation of the vPars product.
vPars A.03.xx Serviceguard A.11.13 and later. 4.6 Oracle with Dynamic Virtual Partitions The following vPars releases support the use of Oracle with dynamic virtual partitions: 68 • vPars A.04.05 — Supports Oracle with dynamic virtual partitions on HP Integrity servers. • vPars A.04.06 — Supports Oracle with dynamic virtual partitions on HP Integrity and HP 9000 (PA-RISC) servers. • vPars A.04.07 — Supports Oracle with dynamic virtual partitions on HP Integrity and HP 9000 (PA-RISC) servers.
5 Related Information The following websites provide useful information on related products and topics. • Partitioning, nPartitions, vPars, WLM Information http://www.hp.com/go/partitions • Server Virtualization http://www.hp.com/go/virtualization • HP-UX 11i http://www.hp.com/go/HP-UX • HP Technical Documentation vPars documents are available on the BSC website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-vpars-docs For more information, contact any of HP worldwide sales offices or HP Channel.
