HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide (September 2012)

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.
RAID 4Si Controller
The RAID 4Si Controller (A5856A) is not supported with vPars. This is a very low-volume card,
supported on the rp54xx/L-class, rp7400/N4000, and rp8400 servers. For similar functionality,
customers can also use VERITAS Volume Manager’s software RAID5 functionality, which has been
certified with vPars. You can also use the replacement for this card: the A7143A 4-channel RAID
160.
4.4.1 Supported Mass Storage and Networking Cards (PA-RISC)
Mass Storage Cards
For vPars on PA-RISC servers, the mass storage cards listed in Table 14 (page 33) are supported
with the latest release of vPars.
Table 14 Mass Storage Cards Supported by vPars on PA-RISC Servers
DescriptionCard Product Number
PCI FWD SCSI-2 Card for HP 9000 ServersA4800A
Dual Port Ultra2 SCSI (PCI Bus) AdapterA5150A
Single Port PCI 2x Fibre Channel AdapterA5158A
Dual Port FWD SCSI (PCI Bus) AdapterA5159A, A5159B
PCI 2-Port 100Base-T 2-Port Ultra2 SCSIA5838A
PCI 2Gb Fibre Channel AdapterA6795A
PCI Ultra160 SCSI AdapterA6828A
PCI Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI AdapterA6829A
PCI Dual-Port 2Gb/1Gb Fibre-ChannelA6826A
1
PCI 4-Port RAID160 SA SCSI AdapterA7143A
PCI-X 2-Port Ultra320 SCSI AdapterA7173A
PCI-X 2Gb Fibre-Channel and GigEthernet Combo Card AdapterA9782A
PCI-X 2Gb Fibre-Channel and GigEthernet Combo Card AdapterA9784A
Smart Array 6402 Ultra320 SCSI RAID ControllerA9890A
Ultra320 SCSI PCI-X RAID Smart Array ControllerA9891A
U320 SCSI/GigE ComboAB290A
2
2-Port 2-Gb Fibre Channel / 2-Port Gigabit ComboAB465A
2
PCI-X 1-Port 4Gb FC and 1-Port 1000BT AdapterAD193A
PCI-X 2-Port 4Gb FC and 2-Port 1000BT AdapterAD194A
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