HP-UX 11i Version 2

[meekrob]

Hi ,
i want to know plz if the HP-UX versio 2 (B11.23) that run on ITANIUM servers could also run on a PA RISC servers ?

Thank you

[RAC_1 · Accepted solution]

Yes you can. On latest 9000 series servers.

[meekrob]

Thank you RAC ,
i tried to install the Itanium version on a L3000 server , should it work on this kind of server?

[RAC_1]

Check this server martix and check if your system can support 11.23 or not.

http://devrsrc1.external.hp.com/STK/serversupport.html

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

PA-RISC requirements are quite stringent. The processer must be 64 bit and the system must be on the supported list. I've heard of few users that have gotten it to run without those two conditions being met.

SEP

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

HP-UX 11.23 offers common *source* code for PA-RISC and for Itanium. However, different *object* code exists for the different architectures.

PA-RISC binaries (object) will execute on Itanium systems using the Aries emulator. On Itanium systems, this occurs automatically. In fact, both 32-bit and 64-bit PA-RISC binaries can be executed by Aries.

You cannot, however, execute Itanium binaries on PA-RISC machines. The instruction sets differ and no Aries equivalent emulation is available on the PA-RISC line. Remember, the PA-RISC evolution has reached its endpoint.

Regards!

...JRF...

[doug hosking]

Also note that the ORIGINAL release of 11.23 did NOT support PA-RISC processors. You need at least the September 2004 release of 11.23 to run 11.23 on PA-RISC.

[Torsten.]

Please read all the release note documents very carefully.

Some I/O cards and peripherals working with 11.11 and earlier versions are no longer supported with 11.23, e.g. all HVD SCSI.

You need to check this prior to the upgrade.