Serviceguard Version A.11.16 Release Notes, 2nd Edition, September 2004

Serviceguard Version A.11.16 Release Notes, Second Edition
What’s in this Version
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What’s in this Version
The A.11.16 version of Serviceguard is a platform release. This release
contains new functionality, defect repairs, and support for new hardware
configurations.
This second edition is revised with content for HP-UX 11i v2 September
2004 update (externally also known as HP-UX 11i v2 update 2).
Highlights of the release are as follows:
• Support for servers and clusters:
— With the HP-UX 11i v1 release, Serviceguard A.11.16 can be
installed on HP 9000 servers, and can have clusters up to 16
nodes.
— With the HP-UX 11i v2 release, Serviceguard A.11.16 can be
installed on HPIntegrity servers and can have clusters up to 8
nodes.
— With the HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 update, Serviceguard
A.11.16 can be installed on either HP Integrity servers or HP
9000 servers, and can have clusters up to 16 nodes. The nodes in
each cluster can be HP 9000 servers, HPIntegrity servers, or a
combination of both.
• A new method for non-root access for Serviceguard commands, both
on command line and with Serviceguard Manager, the graphical user
interface. Non-root access to view or to issue administration
commands is now defined in the new Access Control Policy
parameter in the configuration files of the cluster or one of its
packages.
If a Serviceguard A.11.16 configuration has been applied to a node,
Serviceguard will no longer look at the .rhosts or cmclnodelist
files. Instead, it will check for Access Control Policies in the cluster
and package configuration files. Root user on a node is always
allowed access, but all other users must be listed in at least one
Access Control Policy.