HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.04.03)
Known Problems and Workarounds
Virtual Partition Hangs When IPMI Fails to Get a Lock
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Virtual Partition Hangs When IPMI Fails to Get a Lock
Related JAG or Patch ID Number
JAGaf64706, PHKL_33433
Applicable on
❏ vPars A.04.xx on Integrity
Description
When multiple virtual partitions are shutting down or rebooting at the
same time, one virtual partition hangs attempting to get an IPMI response
due to a stuck bit. This causes IPMI messages from the other virtual
partitions to fail.
Symptoms
When multiple virtual partitions are shutting down or rebooting at the
same time, one virtual partitions appears to hang in the early stages of
shutdown or boot and IPMI calls fail in the other virtual partitions. The
IPMI is used by the nPar Provider and Diagnostic tools.
Workaround
Install PHKL_33433, available in December 2005 or later.