diff --git a/system/setup b/system/setup
index d86f017121f..0ef28e652a0 100644
--- a/system/setup
+++ b/system/setup
@@ -1875,6 +1875,45 @@ class LinuxVirtual(Virtual):
                 self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'host'
                 return
 
+class HPUXVirtual(Virtual):
+    """
+    This is a HP-UX specific subclass of Virtual. It defines
+    - virtualization_type
+    - virtualization_role
+    """
+    platform = 'HP-UX'
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        Virtual.__init__(self)
+
+    def populate(self):
+        self.get_virtual_facts()
+        return self.facts
+
+    def get_virtual_facts(self):
+        if os.path.exists('/usr/sbin/vecheck'):
+            rc, out, err = module.run_command("/usr/sbin/vecheck")
+            if rc == 0:
+                self.facts['virtualization_type'] = 'guest'
+                self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'HP vPar'
+        if os.path.exists('/opt/hpvm/bin/hpvminfo'):
+            rc, out, err = module.run_command("/opt/hpvm/bin/hpvminfo")
+            if rc == 0 and re.match('.*Running.*HPVM vPar.*', out):
+                self.facts['virtualization_type'] = 'guest'
+                self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'HPVM vPar'
+            elif rc == 0 and re.match('.*Running.*HPVM guest.*', out):
+                self.facts['virtualization_type'] = 'guest'
+                self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'HPVM IVM'
+            elif rc == 0 and re.match('.*Running.*HPVM host.*', out):
+                self.facts['virtualization_type'] = 'host'
+                self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'HPVM'
+        if os.path.exists('/usr/sbin/parstatus'):
+            rc, out, err = module.run_command("/usr/sbin/parstatus")
+            if rc == 0:
+                self.facts['virtualization_type'] = 'guest'
+                self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'HP nPar'
+
+
 class SunOSVirtual(Virtual):
     """
     This is a SunOS-specific subclass of Virtual.  It defines