HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.05.05)

• ALTBOOT automatically set when booted in vPars mode
Related Defect ID and Patch Number JAGag43601
Applicable On vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC systems
Description After creating a new vPars database (vpdb) the ALTBOOT variable for a virtual
partition may be automatically set when booting in vPars mode. Explicitly set alternate boot
path settings are unaffected by this issue.
Symptoms ALTBOOT variable for a virtual partition is automatically set.
Workaround To avoid this issue, you can either:
— Ignore the alternate boot path setting.
— Explicitly set the alternate boot path for the virtual partition.
• Virtual Partition Fails to Load after a Reboot or Issuing vparload -all
Related JAG or Patch ID Number JAGae88150
Applicable On
• vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
• vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
• vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Description On PA-RISC systems, vPars that use certain host bus adapters (such as Ultra320)
for boot disks may not boot to the UP state after a reboot or after the vparload -all
command is issued.
Symptoms The virtual partitions will not boot after a reboot. One or more of the following
errors may appear in the vPars Monitor event log:
iodc_perror: dev_open/Boot device init (0x42)
iodc_perror: reinit_bootdev/Read ENTRY IO (0x44)
iodc_perror: dev_reopen/Read ENTRY IO (0x47)
iodc_perror: iodc_io_init/init module and device(0x4b)
Could not read IODC firmware for HPA <hpa>
Unknown filesystem for path <hardware path>
Workaround Manually boot the virtual partitions with the vparboot or vparload
command.
• Software Configuration Error During HP-UX Install on Virtual Partitions
Related Defect ID and Patch Number JAGag27323
Applicable On vPars A.05.xx
Description During the installation of HP-UX on a virtual partition, an error may occur
during the configuration of the iCOD software product. When the virtual partition reboots
following the configuration phase, the software will be configured correctly, so there is no
loss of functionality.
Symptoms An error message will appear in the install log:
ERROR: The "configure" script for "iCOD.ICOD-RUN" failed
Workaround After the installation completes, the software is configured correctly, no
further action is required. To avoid this error for future installs, update the server firmware
to the latest supported version. See the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration
Guide for details.
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