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Related Software Licensing, Ordering vPars, nPartition and Virtual Partition Unique Identifiers - cost

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NOTE: HP Integrity servers running the new HP sx3000 chipset are quad core (4 cores per processor/ per socket), but HP-UX licensing is per-socket or per processor. Therefore, one per-socket software license is required per each quad-core processor. The processor and socket, both represent a processing unit, and presents 4 cores on it. 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 should be avoided. Related Software Licensing Customers have two options for purchasing HP-UX OS or application software that runs within vPars: Per nPartition Licensing, or HP-UX 11i Software Virtualization Licensing. 1. Per nPartition Licensing: allows licensing of HP-UX 11i software to be based on the number of active processors in the server or nPartition. 2. HP-UX 11i Software Virtualization Licensing: allows customers to purchase software licenses for the maximum number of sockets that software is planned/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/ hpux11i-oe-software-licensing.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN Ordering vPars While vPars is available as a standalone layered product, it is highly recommended that it be purchased 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, as well as offering substantial cost-savings over 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 NOTE: Use the getconf command or the confstr() call to obtain unique identifiers. Do not use the uname -i command, which does not report unique IDs for nPartition systems. In order to guarantee compatibility on current and future platforms, use the interfaces to getconf(1) and confstr(3C) to retrieve unique machine identifiers. These interfaces and the commands listed below are available from the HP-UX operating system running in the nPartition or vPar. Ordering and Licensing 17

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NOTE:
HP Integrity servers running the new HP sx3000 chipset are quad core (4 cores per
processor/ per socket), but HP-UX licensing is per-socket or per processor. Therefore, one
per-socket software license is required per each quad-core processor. The processor and socket,
both represent a processing unit, and presents 4 cores on it.
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 should be avoided.
Related Software Licensing
Customers have two options for purchasing HP-UX OS or application software that runs within
vPars:
Per nPartition Licensing
, or
HP-UX 11i Software Virtualization Licensing
.
1.
Per nPartition Licensing:
allows licensing of HP-UX 11i software to be based on the number
of active processors in the server or nPartition.
2.
HP-UX 11i Software Virtualization Licensing:
allows customers to purchase software
licenses for the maximum number of sockets that software is planned/configured to be run
on.
For more information on HP-UX software licensing, including Virtualization Licensing for HP-UX,
see:
hpux11i-oe-softw
are-licensing.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
Ordering vPars
While vPars is available as a standalone layered product, it is highly recommended that it be
purchased 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, as well as offering substantial cost-savings over 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
NOTE:
Use the
getconf
command or the
confstr()
call to obtain unique identifiers. Do not
use the
uname -i
command, which does not report unique IDs for nPartition systems.
In order to guarantee compatibility on current and future platforms, use the interfaces to
getconf
(1)
and
confstr
(3C) to retrieve unique machine identifiers. These interfaces and the commands listed
below are available from the HP-UX operating system running in the nPartition or vPar.
Ordering and Licensing
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