HP-UX 11i September 2001 Release Notes

Workstation/Server Specific Information
Workstations
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B1000, C3000 and J5000 systems manufactured before September 1999 require a
firmware upgrade prior to updating to HP-UX 11.x or 11i. For more information, see
“HP-UX 11i Installation and Update Guide” for details.
Workstation Tuned Kernel Parameters
In this release, kernel parameters for CAE and EE Engineering workstation kernels will
be optimized during the installation or update. If the system is installed or updated
using Ignite-UX, this occurs automatically. If you install or update manually, the
optimization occurs after you select one of the new engineering workstation kernel sets
via SAM.
On factory Instant Ignition, Ignite-UX will install workstation systems with optimized
default kernel parameter settings as long as the system has at least 64MB of RAM. The
new defaults are optimized for general performance and will be tailored appropriately
for a 32-bit or 64-bit kernel. The default parameter settings for each set are listed at the
end of this section. The larger maxdsiz limit for 64-bit installations now allows users to
take advantage of the increased (approximately 3GB) process data space available with
this release.
Also on factory Instant Ignition, Ignite-UX automatically configures the kernel with the
appropriate new CAE kernel parameter set:
• CAE/ME/General Eng. Workstation 64-bit Kernel, or
• CAE/ME/General Eng. Workstation 32-bit Kernel
Via SAM, you can apply tuned kernel parameter settings by selecting one of these new
sets:
• CAE/ME/General Eng. Workstation 64-bit Kernel
• CAE/ME/General Eng. Workstation 32-bit Kernel
• EE Engineering Workstation 64-bit Kernel
• EE Engineering Workstation 32-bit Kernel
The 64-bit versions of these parameter sets configure the kernel to use the increased
process data space. The CAE/ME/General Eng. Workstation sets are for general
workstation use, which includes running typical MDA applications. The EE Engineering
Workstation sets are for compute-intensive applications that do not perform large
amounts of disk I/O. Many EDA applications fall into this category. Be sure to select the
64-bit or 32-bit versions depending on the “bitness” of your installed kernel.
C3000, C3600 2.3 4.9
J280, J282 2.1 2.4
J2240 1.2 2.1
J5000, J5600, J6000, J7000 2.3 4.9
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