Related Software Licensing; Ordering Vpars; Npartition And Virtual Partition Unique Identifiers - HP Integrity Superdome 2 16-socket Administrator's Manual

NOTE: HP Integrity servers running the new HP sx3000 chipset are quad core (4 cores per
processor or per socket), but HP-UX licensing is per socket or per processor. Therefore, one per
socket software license is required for each quad-core processor. The processor and the socket
represent a processing unit, and includes 4 cores.
Though vPars can be created from the OA without purchasing a vPar license, HP does not support
such configurations. Attempting to boot HP-UX in a vPar without purchasing a vPar license can
cause unpredictable behavior and must be avoided.

Related software licensing

Customers can purchase the HP-UX OS or the application software that runs within vPars, using
the following options:
1. Per nPartition Licensing: allows licensing of the HP-UX 1 1i software to be based on the number
of active processors in the nPartition.
2. HP-UX 1 1i Software Virtualization Licensing: allows customers to purchase software licenses
for the maximum number of sockets that software is planned or configured to be run on.
For more information on HP-UX software licensing, including Virtualization Licensing for HP-UX,
see: http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/us/en/os/hpux1 1i-oe-software-licensing.html?
jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

Ordering vPars

While vPars is available as a standalone layered product, HP recommends that you purchase it
as part of the VSE-OE (Virtual Server Environment OE) or the DC-OE (Data Center OE). The OEs
provide the highest level of integration, robust management and ease of use for an HP-UX virtualized
environment, and saves the cost of buying individual layered products. vPars is also available as
part of the Insight Dynamics Virtual Server Environment for Integrity.

nPartition and Virtual Partition unique identifiers

Unique Machine (Complex) Identifier
/usr/bin/getconf _CS_MACHINE_IDENT
Unique nPartition Identifier
/usr/bin/getconf _CS_PARTITION_IDENT
Unique Virtual Partition Identifier
/usr/bin/getconf _CS_PARTITION_IDENT
Machine (Complex) Serial Number
/usr/bin/getconf _CS_MACHINE_SERIAL and /usr/sbin/parstatus -X
Server (Complex) Product Number
/usr/sbin/parstatus -X
Machine (Complex) Hardware Model
/usr/bin/getconf MACHINE_MODEL and /usr/bin/model
HP-UX Version and Installed Bundles
For the HP-UX version: /usr/bin/uname -r
For all bundles installed: /usr/sbin/swlist -l bundle
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