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

Symptoms The virtual partitions will not boot after a reboot. One or more of the following
errors may appear in the vPars Monitor event log:
iodc_perror: dev_open/Boot device init (0x42)
iodc_perror: reinit_bootdev/Read ENTRY IO (0x44)
iodc_perror: dev_reopen/Read ENTRY IO (0x47)
iodc_perror: iodc_io_init/init module and device(0x4b)
Could not read IODC firmware for HPA <hpa>
Unknown filesystem for path <hardware path>
Workaround Manually boot the virtual partitions with the vparboot or vparload
command.
• Virtual Partition Appears to Hang After Typing Control-s
Related Defect ID and Patch Number JAGae98555
Applicable On
— vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
— vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
— vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Description While a virtual partition is shutting down, panicking, or booting, typing
Control-s to suspend its console output may cause the virtual partition to stop making
forward progress. The virtual partition may appear to hang.
Symptoms If a Control-s is typed at the system keyboard while the virtual partition
currently writing to the console is shutting down, panicking, or booting, that virtual partition
may appear to hang.
Workaround Type Control-q to resume console output.
• Configuring an Ultra2 or Ultra160 Card with vparutil
Related Defect ID and Patch Number JAGaf00411
Applicable On
— vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
— vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
— vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Description On the nPartitionable servers, using the vparutil command to configure
an Ultra2 or Ultra160 SCSI card can cause the virtual partition that owns the SCSI card to
fail to boot.
Symptoms On the nPartitionable servers, the virtual partition connected to an Ultra2 or
Ultra160 SCSI boot device fails to boot after the SCSI card was configured using the vparutil
command.
Workaround
— For vPars A.03.xx, bring down all the virtual partitions and configure the card at BCH
using the SCSI command to set the desired parameters. Then, boot the vPars Monitor.
— For vPars A.04.xx and A.05.xx, use the mptconfig command. For information on
mptconfig, see the Ultra320 SCSI Support Guide or the support guide for your card.
• System Resets During a Crash Dump Due to Watchdog Timer
Related Defect ID and Patch Number JAGae79790
Applicable On
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