HP-UX 11i June 2002 Release Notes

HP-UX 11i Operating Environment Applications

HP-UX 11i Operating Environment

Chapter 6

Base VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM)

updated for

December 2001

The Base VERITAS Volume Manager 3.2 for HP-UX (swlist version B.03.20) is a new

version of the VERITAS Volume Manager and Cluster Volume Manager with enhanced

features that are currently only available on Solaris, but will soon be available on Linux

and AIX.

Similar to the Base VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 for HP-UX, this new version includes

the following add-on products:

• B9116AA: VERITAS Volume Manager 3.2 for HP-UX provides a full set of enhanced

volume manager capabilities, including mirroring, RAID-5, and DMP for

active/active devices.

• B9117AA: VERITAS Volume Manager 3.2 Cluster Volume Manager for HP-UX

provides enhanced volume manager functionality for clustered environments, and is

integrated with MC/ServiceGuard 11.13 and ServiceGuard OPS Edition 11.13. (The

Cluster Volume Manager for HP-UX requires that the VERITAS Volume Manager be

installed first.)

All the software for both the base and add-on products is included in the Base VxVM

product, but the enhanced features are unavailable without a license. When you

purchase an add-on product, you will get a license that enables the enhanced features.

What’s Changed

The Base VERITAS Volume Manager 3.2 for HP-UX will be installed by default on all of

the Operating Environments in the December 2001 release. Customers who purchase

one of these OEs will no longer need to install Base VxVM. However, none of the VxVM

add-on products are available as part of any OEs.

The VERITAS Volume Manager 3.2 includes the following new features:

• enhancements to the Dynamic MultiPathing (DMP) feature via a new Device

Discovery Layer, which makes it easier to add new array support without requiring a

kernel rebuild or a system reboot

• 4-node CVM support for MC/ServiceGuard and ServiceGuard OPS Edition

• CVM and shared disk group support for striped mirrors, online relayout, and Oracle

resilvering

• full support for HP-UX workstations

• performance improvements

GigEther-00 PCI GigEther

HSC GigEther

A4926A, A4929A

A4924A, A4925A

GigEther-01 PCI GigEther A6794A, A6825A, A6847A

RAID-00 PCI RAID A5856A

Table 6-3 Always-Installed I/O Drivers on 11i OE Media

I/O Driver Description I/O Adapter Product Number