HP-UX 11i September 2001 Release Notes

Workstation/Server Specific Information
Workstations
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Workstations
Workstation Graphics Support
Graphics Software Support
The OpenGL, Starbase, HP PEXlib and HP-PHIGS 3D APIs are fully supported on HP
9000 PA-RISC workstations and selected servers. This software includes the run-time
and programming environment packages for the 3D graphics APIs named above, plus
additional software for technical computing environments.
The Graphics and Technical Computing Software is supported on all PA-RISC
workstations and servers. However, some functionality, notably accelerated 3D graphics
requires special hardware.
Graphics Hardware Support
In addition to the many existing graphics cards, HP-UX 11i now supports the HP
VISUALIZE-fxe card. This new entry-level, low cost, full-featured 3D graphics card
replaces the VISUALIZE-fx
2
card for 3D applications and the VISUALIZE-EG card for
2D applications.
HP VISUALIZE-fxe provides 3D support for OpenGL, Starbase, HP PEXlib and
HP-PHIGS 3D APIs, with a full VISUALIZE-fx
2
-like feature set. It also provides 2D
features via the X server and Xlib comparable to those of the VISUALIZE-fx
2
and
VISUALIZE-EG products
HP VISUALIZE-fxe is supported on these systems:
• B180L (2D X libraries only; 3D supported only via VMX/VMD)
• B1000, B2000
• C3000, C3600
• J5000, J5600, J6000, J7000
HP VISUALIZE-fxe is not supported on the C360 workstation.
For a complete list of supported systems and graphics combinations on HP-UX 11i,
consult: http://www.hp.com/workstations.
Workstation Firmware Requirements (updated for June 2001)
Most workstations supporting 11.0 do not require a firmware upgrade to run HP-UX 11i.
However, note the following recommendations for 64-bit operation:
System Minimum Firmware
Revision
Latest Firmware
Revision
B1000, B2000 2.3 4.9
C200, C240, C200, C240 4.3 6.3
C360 1.0 1.5