HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide (March 2011)

Contents
1 Introduction to This Document.......................................................................5
1.1 What's Changed in This Document........................................................................................5
1.1.1 Revision History............................................................................................................5
2 Overview of Virtual Partitions.......................................................................9
2.1 Key Benefits and Features.....................................................................................................9
2.2 Advantages of HP-UX vPars..................................................................................................9
2.3 Features of vPars Software by Release..................................................................................10
2.3.1 vPars A.05.xx Releases...............................................................................................10
2.3.2 vPars A.04.xx Releases..............................................................................................13
2.3.3 vPars A.03.xx Releases..............................................................................................16
3 Purchasing and Licensing...........................................................................19
3.1 vPars Licensing..................................................................................................................19
3.2 Related Software Licensing.................................................................................................19
3.3 Product Numbers..............................................................................................................19
3.4 vPars Media.....................................................................................................................20
3.5 Obsolescence of vPars Releases..........................................................................................20
4 Supported Configurations..........................................................................23
4.1 Operating Systems............................................................................................................23
4.1.1 HP-UX Version............................................................................................................23
4.1.2 Patch Bundle.............................................................................................................24
4.2 Hardware........................................................................................................................25
4.2.1 Servers.....................................................................................................................25
4.2.2 Processors and Chipsets.............................................................................................26
4.2.3 Server Firmware........................................................................................................27
4.2.4 Number of Virtual Partitions per nPartition....................................................................30
4.2.5 Minimum Virtual Partition Requirements........................................................................31
4.3 Supported Cards..............................................................................................................32
4.3.1 Supported Mass Storage and Networking Cards (PA-RISC).............................................32
4.3.2 Supported Mass Storage and Networking Cards (Integrity).............................................33
4.3.3 Required Card Firmware (Integrity)..............................................................................43
4.3.4 Checking Card Firmware Versions (Integrity).................................................................58
4.3.5 Obtaining and Installing Card Firmware (Integrity).........................................................59
4.3.6 Mass Storage Devices................................................................................................59
4.3.7 Interconnects............................................................................................................60
4.4 Software Applications.......................................................................................................61
4.4.1 Application Certification.............................................................................................61
4.4.2 VSE Management Software........................................................................................61
4.4.3 Mixed Minor Versions – vPar A.04.xx and A.05.xx.......................................................61
4.4.4 Ignite-UX Version......................................................................................................62
4.4.5 WLM Version...........................................................................................................62
4.4.6 iCAP Version............................................................................................................62
4.4.7 PPU Version..............................................................................................................63
4.4.8 Partition Manager and Virtual Partition Manager..........................................................63
4.4.9 Online Diagnostics Versions.......................................................................................63
4.4.10 High Availability and ServiceGuard...........................................................................64
4.5 Oracle with Dynamic Virtual Partitions.................................................................................64
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