HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.03.05)

PCI Sub-system ID is = 0x000006
Topology = PTTOPT_FABRIC
...
• TC Command of the GSP
Related JAG or Patch ID Number JAGae41558
Applicable On
— vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
— vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
— vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Description Initiating a Transfer of Control (TC) at the Guardian Service Processor GSP,
while the vPars Monitor is booted, may cause the hard partition or system to hang.
Symptoms If the vPars Monitor is booted and a TC is issued via the GSP, the hard partition
or system may hang.
Workaround If the hard partition or system hangs, issue an RS (hard reset) at the GSP.
• Autoboot Fails from Fibre Channel Device via Brocade 3800 Switch
Related JAG or Patch ID Number JAGae78109
Applicable On
— vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
— vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
— vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Description Using a fibre channel mass storage device going through a Brocade 3800
switch with firmware version 3.1.1, autobooting virtual partitions fails on rp5405,
L3000/rp5470, or N4000/rp7400 servers with PDC 43.22 installed.
Symptoms Autoboot fails.
Workaround Boot the virtual partitions manually from the vPars Monitor or HP-UX shell
prompt. For example:
MON> vparload -p vpar2
or
vpar1# vparboot -p vpar2
For more information on using vPars with fibre channel devices, see the HP-UX Virtual
Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide.
Related Information
This section lists the official vPars documents. All documents, including additional topic-specific
papers related to using vPars, are available at the HP Documentation web site at:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11i/index.html#Virtual%20Partitions
• HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (this document)
This describes what’s new as well as known problems for a specific vPars release.
• HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator’s Guide
This is the vPars system administrator's guide that describes the basic concepts and common
tasks for the vPars product.
• HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide
This document contains information on licensing and version requirements for the vPars
product and related HP-UX products, such as HP-UX 11i Operating Environments (OEs),
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