can we install HP-UX in Virtual Machine

[senthil_kumar_1]

Hi

is this possible that we can install the HP-UX in Virtual Machine.

If you, then pls give the details

[Torsten.]

Yes, but only as a guest of HP Integrity Virtual machines, not on third party virtual machines.

[f. halili]

Hello,

HP_UX can be installed in HP's CM inplementation called - HP Integrity Virtual machine. HP intgrity Virtual machine is different from the more common VMWARE.

Here's HP's implementation:

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/262803-0-0-0-121.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

Cheers,
f. halili

[Ganesan R]

Hi,

Virtual Machine - Do you mean vpar or VMguest?

you can install it in both.

[senthil_kumar_1]

So HP Integrity virtual machine is like a OS. we have to install in HP Integrity server. then we can install HP-UX guest os in HP Integrity virtual machine?

Am i correct?

Pls clarify me.

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

You are correct. You need to install Integrity VM on an Integrity server in order to install guests (hp-ux, windows ia64, linux).

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Its too bad that there is no HP-UX vmware type release. I recently tried the Solaris equivalent and it was quite nice, though it used grub and doesn't match my limited experience on actual Solaris machines.

vmware for windows does not support any form of HP-UX.

SEP

[Sajjad Sahir]

Dear Senthil

Answer is Yes.


thanks and regards

Sajjad sahir

[Kranti Mahmud]

Hi Senthil,

You need to install Integrity VM on an Integrity server in order to install guests(hp-ux). dfor more info, check the following links:

http://docs.hp.com/en/T2767-90141/ch04s01.html
http://sysdigg.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-to-stopstart-virtual-machine-in-hp.html
http://h20247.www2.hp.com/enterprise/cache/262803-0-0-0-121.html

Rgds-Kranti

[senthil_kumar_1]

Hi

I got the mail from my team lead that HP-UX are going to be installed "Virtual Machine on 6600"

what is this "Virtual Machine on 6600".

is this the machine name that where my team lead is installed "integrity VM"?

Pls explain me.

[Torsten.]

Why not asking your team???

Send a reply mail and ask "Pls explain me"

;-)))



==> what is this "Virtual Machine on 6600".

It must be an Integrity server rx6600.

[Steven E. Protter]

This letter changes nothing.

6600 refers to your rx6600 system.

The only place you can run virtual HP-UX machines is on HP-UX hosts.

This is a substantial limitation, but its HP's problem/opportunity not mine.

The fact that you can try open solaris out on a windows system or a Linux system provides a good test drive platform and certainly can not hurt sales of Solaris software and hardware.

HP should be mindful of this.

SEP

[Duncan Edmonstone]

SEP,

Well Sun went down the route of moving their crown jewels (Solaris) onto the x86 platform, and look where that got them - having to be bought out by Oracle.

The thing is - although you can run Solaris on an x86 system, the list of ISVs who support apps on that platform combination is small when comapred to Linux/x86, Solaris/SPARC, HP-UX/Itanium, or AIX/Power.

If HP released HP-UX for x86 systems how many ISVs would port their apps? Not many I suspect, even if HP-UX could demonstrate technical superiority over Solaris or Linux...

So I really wouldn't hold your breath for HP-UX on x86, in the same way we won't see AIX on x86 or MVS/zOS on x86

HTH

Duncan

[UVK]

For the question " can we have virtual machines of HP-UX?" answer will be yes but there can be vpars or Integrity VM as rx6600 does not support vpars you must be having a Integrity VM.

[senthil_kumar_1]

what are the systems are supporting vpar and
what are the systems are supporting Integrity VM.

[Ganesan R]

Hi Senthil,

This document contains list of vpar supported servers of each vpar versions.

http://docs.hp.com/en//1705/1705/oc.pdf

See the supported configurations on chapter 4.

[Torsten.]

what are the systems are supporting vpar?

All cell based servers + rp7400 + rp5470


what are the systems are supporting Integrity VM.

All Integrity servers

[senthil_kumar_1]

Hi All,

I have some questions regarding vpars and integrity VM.

1)Pls explain the difference between vpars and integrity VM.

2)Which is best?

3)which is latest or future?

4)is vpar a tool (software) that we have to install after installing the HPUX os. using that tool we can create multiple virtual partitions.

5)is integrity VM is like OS or software, if it is software first we have to install normal hpux OS like 11iv3 and then we have to install integrity VM software.

[Torsten.]

I suggest RTFM!

See the introduction chapters:

http://docs.hp.com/en/vse.html#Virtual%20Partitions

http://docs.hp.com/en/vse.html#HP%20Integrity%20Virtual%20Machines

[melvyn burnard]

Or take the Partitioning class offered by HP Education, U5075S if I recall.