HP UX Containers (SRP) manual HP-UX Containers Portfolio

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HP-UX 11i v3: The operating system of the mission-critical HP Converged Infrastructure

HP-UX 11i v3 is designed to simplify and unify IT, and deliver the always-on resiliency, dynamic optimization of resources, and investment protection and stability demanded in mission-critical computing. It integrates proven UNIX® functionality with advances in high availability, security, partitioning, infrastructure and workload management, and instant-capacity-on-demand. It delivers this functionality within the industry's one of the first mission-critical converged infrastructures, to drive up flexibility while reducing risk and delivering compelling value.

HP-UX delivers built-in integration of virtualization and management software to dynamically enhance IT infrastructure. Within the HP-UX 11i v3 Virtual Server Operating Environment, HP offers a comprehensive line of virtualization capabilities designed to help customers get the most from their HP Integrity servers, by consolidating diverse workloads to help improve ROI.

HP-UX Containers

The HP-UX Containers brand consists of two HP products: HP-UX Containers (previously known as HP-UX Secure Resource Partitions) and HP 9000 Containers.

The HP-UX Containers product provides the core foundation for containers on HP-UX, in addition to two container types: workload and system (new in HP-UX Containers v3). The HP 9000 Containers product can be added to provide a third container type: HP 9000.

Figure 1: HP-UX Containers Portfolio

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Contents HP-UX Containers Technical white paperHP-UX Containers Portfolio Overview Why HP-UX Containers? HP-UX Containers and the Virtualization Continuum for HP-UXContainer types System containersWorkload containers System container file system layoutHP 9000 containers Workload container file system layoutChoosing the right container HP 9000 container file system layoutWhen to use an HP 9000 container When to use a workload containerWhen to use a system container For more information To read more about