HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide (September 2012)

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If using the A6826A card with a virtual array, you must upgrade the firmware on the A6826A to version 3.02.170 or
later. This eliminates the crash dump problem that occurs with earlier firmware versions. You can check the firmware
version by using the /opt/fcms/bin/fcdutil /dev/fcd# command.
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Support for boot as of vPars A.03.02.
Cards with a PCI-to-PCI Bridge
On systems running HP-UX 11i v1, you must install the PCI OL* patch PHKL_31227 or its successor
for cards that have a PCI-to-PCI bridge. This includes the cards AB290A, A9782A, A9784A, and
AB465A. You can check if any of your cards uses a PCI-to-PCI bridge by issuing the ioscan
-fkC ba command:
# ioscan –fkC ba
If a line similar to the following is shown in the ioscan output:
ba 2 1/0/6/1/0 PCItoPCI CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS PCItoPCI Bridge
then the cards below the hardware path use a PCI-to-PCI bridge, and you should install the patch.
Networking Cards
For vPars on PA-RISC, all networking cards that are supported for the server are supported for the
server in a vPars environment.
4.4.2 Supported Mass Storage and Networking Cards (Integrity)
Updating Firmware
All firmware steps described below require the system to be booted into nPars mode. For information
on the modes for Integrity servers, see the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator Guide.
Using the Network Card
Note that when using vparboot -I on an Integrity system, the network card used to obtain the
bootable kernel is the network card of the target virtual partition, whereas on a PA-RISC system
the network card used is the card of the source virtual partition. Check whether your card is
supported for boot. For information on setting up a boot helper, see the Ignite-UX Administration
Guide (Table of Supported Bootable Cards for Integrity Serversin Appendix C).
Transitioning from Cards on PA-RISC to Integrity
Not all cards supported for boot on PA-RISC are supported for boot on Integrity. For more
information go to the BSC website at www.hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs and refer the support
matrix documents.
Table 15 uses the following legend to indicate the type of boot support for each card on the various
server models.
Bb — Bootable combo HBAb — Bootable networking HBAB — Bootable mass storage HBA
N1 — Not supported with IOXN — Not supportedD — Data only (not bootable)
Table 15 Bootable Cards Supported for vPars on Integrity
Supported
vPars
Release(s)
Integrity
Superdome
2
Integrity
Superdome
on sx2000
Integrity
Superdome
on sx1000
rx7640,
rx8640
rx7620,
rx8620Card TypeDescription
Card
Product
Number
A.05.08,
A.05.09,
A.05.10
bbNbNNetworkingHP Integrity
10GbE-SR 2p
PCIe Adapter
AM225A
A.05.08,
A.05.09,
A.05.10
bbNbNNetworkingHP Integrity
10GbE-LR 2p
PCIe Adapter
AM232A
34 Supported Configurations