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Alan Casey
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HP-UX11iv3 Install hangs on VM

I am trying to install HP-UX11iv3 (0311) on a HP Virtual Machine with 4GB Memory allocated.

Each time I try to install the installation hangs at some stage (to a different point each attempt):

 

The last time I got this far and then it just goes to sleep and nothing more happens.

 

       * Installing fileset "SW-DIST.SD-TCH-H-MSG,r=B.11.31.1103.360" (675 of
         2103).

 

I am installing from an ISO file using the HP On-Borad Admin of the host, I also tried using the DVD itself but this was the same.

On each attmept I get to a different point of the "installing Fileset"

Is this a know issue? how can I get around this?

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Alan Casey
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Re: HP-UX11iv3 Instann hangs on VM

I should also mention

 

The HPVM host is on HP-UX 11iv2 and all other guest OS are HP-UX 11iv2

The host is running HPVM 3.5

 

and I am trying to install (via booting from iso file) HP-UX 11iv3 as a new guest

 

Torsten.
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Re: HP-UX11iv3 Instann hangs on VM

Check if you have all needed patches on the host, e.g. PHSS_38297 and PHSS_38298.


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Re: HP-UX11iv3 Instann hangs on VM

Alan,

 

Take a look at the support matrix for OS releases in the appendix to the HPVM release notes:

 

http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02970426/c02970426.pdf

 

(p41)

 

According to that, HPVM3.5 supports HPVM Guests running 11iv3 March 2007 - September 2008. And you are trying to install the March 2011 version - not supported.

 

So either get an older release of HP-UX11iv3 that falls within that range, or upgrade your HPVM Host to 11iv3 March 2011 and HPVM4.3 (although note if you do that all your 11iv2 VM guests will need to be on 11iv2 Dec 2007)


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Torsten.
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Re: HP-UX11iv3 Instann hangs on VM

Duncan is of course right, the release notes say:

 

Guests can run any of the following operating systems:

— HP-UX 11i v2 (May 2005 [0505] or later), including HP–UX 11i v2 0712

— HP-UX 11i v3 0803.

— Windows 2003 Server (Enterprise or Datacenter edition) SP1 and SP2

— Red Hat® Linux Enterprise Edition Advanced Server Release 4 update 4, update 5, and

update 6. (Support provided for update 6 in the Q1 Patch.)

— SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) for HP Integrity servers SLES 10 update 1.

 

 

 

However, I would prefer to run 11.31 and virtual machines version 4.3 on the host, because of a lot of new and better features.


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Alan Casey
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Re: HP-UX11iv3 Instann hangs on VM

Thanks guys, I hadnt realised that only the earlier version of v3 were compatable.

I will need to update the host.

 

thanks for you help