HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.05.01)

Known Problems and Workarounds
On PA Servers, Booting a Fibre Channel Tape Device May Cause the Target Virtual Partition to Hang
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On PA Servers, Booting a Fibre Channel Tape Device May
Cause the Target Virtual Partition to Hang
Related JAG or Patch ID Number
JAGaf09885
Applicable on
❏ vPars A.05.01 on PA
❏ vPars A.04.03 on PA
Description
If you attempt to boot a virtual partition using a Fibre Channel tape device
that has been configured using the :TAPE attribute, the target virtual
partition may hang.
Symptoms
On PA servers, if you attempt to execute the command
# vparboot -p target_vpar -B TAPE
where TAPE is a Fibre Channel tape device previously configured using the
:TAPE attribute, the target virtual partition may hang, remaining in the
load state indefinitely. Further, the target virtual partition does not reset
when using vparreset.
Workaround
None. HP recommends that you not attempt to boot a Fibre Channel tape
device.