HP Serviceguard Version A.11.17 on HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes, February 2007

Serviceguard Version A.11.17 on HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes
About Serviceguard Releases
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About Serviceguard Releases
Types of Releases and Patches
Versions of Serviceguard are provided as platform releases, feature
releases, or patches.
Platform Release
A platform release is a stable version of Serviceguard, which is the
preferred environment for the majority of Serviceguard customers.
Platform releases may also contain new Serviceguard features. These
releases are supported for an extended period of time, determined by HP.
Patches will be made available within the extended support time frame
even though a newer version of Serviceguard is available.
Serviceguard A.11.17 is a platform release.
NOTE You are encouraged to move to the A.11.17 release. For compatibility
information for this and earlier releases, see the Serviceguard
Compatibility and Feature Matrix at http://www.docs.hp.com ->
High Availability -> Serviceguard -> Support Matrixes. See also
“Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements” on page 34
of this document.
Feature Release
A feature release contains new Serviceguard features. Feature releases
are for customers who want to use the latest features of Serviceguard. In
general, feature releases will be supported until a newer version of
Serviceguard becomes available. In order to receive fixes for any defects
found in a feature release after a newer version is released, you will need
to upgrade to the newer, supported version.
Patch
A patch to a release is issued in response to a critical business problem
found by a Serviceguard customer. In the case of a patch, the following is
guaranteed: