HP-UX 11i Virtual Partitions (vPars) - Server-Unit
HP-UX 11i Virtual Partitions (vPars) - Server-Unit
HP-UX 11i Virtual Partitions (vPars) - Server-Unit
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QuickSpecs<br />
<strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Partitions</strong> (<strong>vPars</strong>)<br />
Overview<br />
Currently shipping versions:<br />
<strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> v1 <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Partitions</strong> vA.03.05<br />
<strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> v2 <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Partitions</strong> vA.04.06<br />
<strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> v3 <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Partitions</strong> vA.05.04<br />
<strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Partitions</strong> (<strong>vPars</strong>) software partitioning product carves up an individual hard partition or server into several smaller<br />
virtual servers, each with their own operating system, resources, and applications. Any application or operating system-related<br />
failures can only impact or bring down the vPar in which it is executing-without affecting other virtual partitions executing on the<br />
same system. Since <strong>vPars</strong> simply parses separate resources to different virtual partitions, the technology is simple, with high<br />
performance.<br />
Features<br />
Provides operating system, application and resource isolation within a server or hardware partition<br />
Failure is isolated to that specific virtual partition (vPar); other virtual partitions are unaffected<br />
High performance software partitioning product, due to:<br />
Separate processor core, memory, and I/O H/W resources per partition<br />
Cell local resource support<br />
Resource granularities: processor core, 64 MB memory, I/O slot<br />
Provides operating system parameter independence per virtual partition<br />
Online creation, modification, and deletion of virtual partitions without a system or nPartition reboot.<br />
Affected virtual partitions may need to be re booted.<br />
Individual reconfiguration and reboot<br />
Enables application specific O/S tuning<br />
Applications run the same within a virtual partition as they do in a standalone OS<br />
Dynamic processor migration<br />
Dynamic memory migration across virtual partitions (<strong>vPars</strong> A.05.01+)<br />
Configuration of virtual partitions allowed from any virtual partition, or from designated virtual partitions, using flexible admin<br />
option (A.03.03+)<br />
Mixed <strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> <strong>vPars</strong> supported within an nPartition or <strong>HP</strong> server<br />
Mixing revisions of<br />
<strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>vPars</strong><br />
Minimum <strong>11i</strong>v1<br />
vPar version<br />
Minimum <strong>11i</strong>v2<br />
vPar version<br />
<strong>11i</strong> v1/v2 (PA only) A.03.05 A.04.05 N/A<br />
Minimum <strong>11i</strong>v3<br />
vPar version<br />
<strong>11i</strong> v1/v3 (PA only) A.03.05 N/A A.05.03<br />
<strong>11i</strong> v2/v3 (PA & IA) N/A A.04.02 A.05.01<br />
<strong>11i</strong> v1/v2/v3 (PA only) A.03.05 A.04.05 A.05.03<br />
Has multiple ways for deploying and managing, via integration with <strong>HP</strong> <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Server</strong> Environment (VSE) and other tools:<br />
Visual view of virtual partition management via <strong>Virtual</strong>ization Manager<br />
Configuration of virtual partitions allowed from any virtual partition, or from a dedicated virtual partition using flexible admin<br />
option.<br />
Faster deployment since Ignite/<strong>UX</strong> is <strong>vPars</strong> aware<br />
Automated re allocation of processors between partitions with WLM and gWLM<br />
Command line interface (CLI)<br />
Additional resources through iCAP<br />
Integration with Serviceguard for failover or proactive workload balancing<br />
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QuickSpecs<br />
<strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Partitions</strong> (<strong>vPars</strong>)<br />
Overview<br />
Configuration<br />
Hard partitions can contain multiple virtual partitions; however, a virtual partition cannot span multiple n<strong>Partitions</strong>.<br />
There can be a maximum of 8 virtual partitions per nPartition<br />
Each virtual partition can be supported in an nPartition with a maximum of 8 cells<br />
NOTE: Within a particular nPartition, no 2 of the following 3 technologies can be run at the same time:<br />
Dynamic n<strong>Partitions</strong><br />
<strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Partitions</strong><br />
Integrity <strong>Virtual</strong> Machines<br />
System must have appropriate version of <strong>HP</strong> <strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong>, and the firmware for that <strong>vPars</strong> release<br />
Each virtual partition needs:<br />
One or more processor cores<br />
A certain amount of memory<br />
A bootable disk device (may use a combination card)<br />
A network connection (not absolutely required)<br />
Independent storage (may be direct attached or SAN)<br />
Maximum number of virtual partitions varies by system<br />
Any <strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> v3 virtual partition that wishes to use the following <strong>vPars</strong> A.05.01 features at initial <strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> v3 release,<br />
requires a CFW firmware upgrade:<br />
<strong>vPars</strong> dynamic memory migration<br />
<strong>vPars</strong> support of HyperThreading on dual-core Intel Itanium 2 processors<br />
For more detailed information, see the product documentation, <strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Partitions</strong> Administrator's Guide at:<br />
http://docs.hp.com/en/vse.html#<strong>Virtual</strong>%20<strong>Partitions</strong><br />
<strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Partitions</strong> (<strong>vPars</strong>) are supported with <strong>HP</strong> Serviceguard. For more information, please refer to:<br />
<strong>HP</strong> Serviceguard Cluster Configuration for <strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> or Linux Partitioned Systems" White Paper at:<br />
http://docs.hp.com/en/6033/<strong>HP</strong>ServiceguardClusterConfig_WP.pdf.<br />
Support<br />
A variety of service options are available from <strong>HP</strong>. For this product, there are software support services, ranging from standard<br />
reactive services up to mission critical support services, as well as implementation services, consulting services and training. For more<br />
information, please contact your local <strong>HP</strong> office or your <strong>HP</strong> authorized reseller.<br />
Requirements<br />
Hardware and Operating system:<br />
There are separate versions of <strong>vPars</strong> for the different versions of <strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong>: v1, v2, v3. All 3 of these versions run on the:<br />
<strong>HP</strong> 9000 cell-based servers including: <strong>HP</strong> 9000 Superdome, <strong>HP</strong> 9000 Superdome with sx2000, <strong>HP</strong> rp8440, <strong>HP</strong><br />
rp8420, <strong>HP</strong> rp8400, <strong>HP</strong> rp7440, <strong>HP</strong> rp7420, <strong>HP</strong> rp7410, <strong>HP</strong> rp7405<br />
In addition:<br />
<strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> v2 and v3 <strong>vPars</strong> also run on the <strong>HP</strong> Integrity cell-based servers (based on the <strong>HP</strong> sx1000 or sx2000 chipsets)<br />
including: <strong>HP</strong> Integrity Superdome, <strong>HP</strong> Superdome with sx2000, <strong>HP</strong> rx8640, <strong>HP</strong> rx8620, <strong>HP</strong> rx7640, <strong>HP</strong> rx7620<br />
<strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> v1 and v2 <strong>vPars</strong> also run on: <strong>HP</strong> rp7400/N4000, <strong>HP</strong> rp5470/L3000, <strong>HP</strong> rp5405<br />
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<strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Partitions</strong> (<strong>vPars</strong>)<br />
Overview<br />
Miscellaneous<br />
How the media for this product is currently distributed:<br />
For T1335BC, <strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> v2 <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Partitions</strong>:<br />
Distributed both stand-alone and as part of the VSE Suite media<br />
For T1335DC-2AH <strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> v3 <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Partitions</strong>:<br />
Stand-alone orders: distributed on the <strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> v3 Application Release<br />
VSE Suite orders: distributed in the VSE Suite media<br />
<strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> v3 VSE or DC-OE Operating Environment orders: distributed on the <strong>HP</strong>-<strong>UX</strong> <strong>11i</strong> v3 OE media<br />
Software licensing:<br />
1.<br />
2.<br />
<strong>vPars</strong> is licensed on a per core basis; for active processor cores within n<strong>Partitions</strong> or servers running <strong>vPars</strong>.<br />
<strong>Virtual</strong>ization Licensing provides two options for purchasing <strong>HP</strong> <strong>UX</strong> OE or layered software products, (on a per core licensing<br />
basis), when running within a vPar:<br />
Software may be licensed for all of the active physical processor cores in the nPartition or non partitioned server. (This allows<br />
you to run as many instances of the software in the vPar as you desire without requiring additional licenses. This is beneficial if<br />
you intend to run the same software across all or most <strong>vPars</strong> or if you intend to change the configuration often and don't want<br />
to worry about compliance.)<br />
Software may be licensed for the maximum virtual processor cores that the software will be run on within the <strong>vPars</strong>. (For<br />
example, if you are running <strong>HP</strong> OnlineJFS in a vPar with one virtual processor core on a server with four physical processor<br />
cores, you could pay for just one Per Core License. This method will be most beneficial when you intend to run the software on<br />
only a small portion of the nPartition or non partitioned server. When applicable, this new licensing option can significantly<br />
reduce licensing costs for customers versus previous licensing options.)<br />
For more information about <strong>HP</strong>'s <strong>Virtual</strong>ization Licensing terms and policies, please see:<br />
<strong>Virtual</strong>ization Licensing information at: http://www.hp.com/go/virtualizationlicensing<br />
Contact your local <strong>HP</strong> office or your <strong>HP</strong> authorized reseller<br />
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