HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes A.05.06 (HP-UX 11i v3) (T1335-91005, March 2010)

vPars A.05.06 Release Notes
This document provides information about the HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) A.05.06 release.
vPars Overview
The HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) product runs multiple instances of HP-UX simultaneously
on one server, or nPartition, by dividing it into virtual partitions. Each virtual partition is assigned
its own subset of hardware, runs a separate instance of HP-UX, and hosts its own set of
applications. vPars provides application and operating system fault isolation.
New and Changed Features in This Release
This section lists features that are new in this release, or previously available features that have
changed in this release.
Changes in This Release
This release of vPars A.05.06 on HP-UX 11i v3 includes the following changes and enhancements:
• Starting this release, HP-UX Virtual Partitions will not be delivered as part of the bundle
T1335CC. Henceforth, both the Virtual Server Environment Operating Environment (VSE
OE) media and the Application Release (AR) media will contain the vPars bundle. The
T1335DC bundle was originally introduced in the HP-UX March 2009 release.
• An enhancement in the mon_bootpath command.
The mon_bootpath command allows you to put the monitor bootpath at the beginning of
the EFI Boot Manager menu. A new option -p is added for this purpose. On next boot this
allows an unattended boot from the changed bootpath. The option –p allows you to set the
path that you want the monitor to boot from as the first entry at the EFI Boot Manager Menu.
You can use the -d option to see the default bootpath from which the monitor has booted.
Compatibility and Installation Requirements
This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for this release.
For specific installation instructions, see the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator's Guide.
Required Patches
vPars A.05.06 requires the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) March 2010 update release, including the
following patch bundles from the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2009 update release:
• B.11.31.1003 FEATURE11i (required patches for vPars installation)
You can download patches from the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) website:
http://itrc.hp.com/
vPars Checklist
This section is a brief checklist of common but significant items you should check while setting
up vPars.
Firmware Checklist
• Check Server Firmware: Check the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration
Guide for the required server firmware.
For the non-nPartition-able systems, firmware upgrades must be done outside of the vPars
environment (in standalone mode).
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