Top Ten Tips for Using Virtual Partitions

• Install PHKL_33581

• Install vPars

• vparcreate, install and boot individual partitions

• Make sure PHKL_33851 is installed on each partition

• Install Securepath in each partition

This order is necessary to overcome a Securepath limitation.

#10 – vPars and OLAR

Symptoms: Functionality

OLAR IS supported with vPars, just as it is on stand alone HP-UX systems.

Prevention and Suggestions

There are some things to keep in mind re OLAR and vPars, however:

a) if an I/O path is not assigned to a virtual partition, neither SAM nor the OLAR commands

can access it to operate on. Slots (even empty slots) that are going to be used for OLAR need

to be assigned to a virtual partition.

b) if the vPar that owns the slot is down, it must be booted so that SAM or the rad command can

be run. In the case of a stand alone (non-vPars) system, if HP-UX is down the power to the

hard partition may be turned off.

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