HP HP-UX Containers (SRP) White Paper

HP-UX Containers

An introduction to the products and features of HP-UX Containers

Technical white paper

Table of contents

HP-UX 11i v3: The operating system of the mission-critical HP Converged Infrastructure ........................ 2

HP-UX Containers ......................................................................................................................... 2

Overview ................................................................................................................................. 3

Why HP-UX Containers? ................................................................................................................ 4

Container types ............................................................................................................................ 5

System containers ..................................................................................................................... 5

Workload containers ................................................................................................................. 6

HP 9000 containers .................................................................................................................. 7

Choosing the right container .......................................................................................................... 8

When to use an HP 9000 container ............................................................................................ 9

When to use a workload container ............................................................................................. 9

When to use a system container ............................................................................................... 10

For more information ................................................................................................................... 11

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.

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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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