HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 Release Notes, September 2001

Overview of the Release Notes
Welcome to HP-UX
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Welcome to HP-UX
HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 is the release for all Itanium processor family
(IPF) based HP-UX systems. The release ID for HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 is
B.11.20, and the term HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 (B.11.20) will be used
throughout the release notes. The HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 (B.11.20)
Operating Environment (OE) is an integrated and tested software
solution containing the operating system and selected applications.
PA-RISC based systems should continue to run HP-UX 11i (release ID
B.11.11) or earlier releases. HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 (B.11.20) will not run
on PA-RISC based systems.
This release is not intended for Mission Critical environments, and HA
products such as ServiceGuard are not supported on this release. It
includes the following major features and enhancements:
• Base VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 for HP-UX (VxVM), is
integrated in HP-UX and is now the default volume manager and root
disk
• Support for running most PA-RISC applications on IPF without
recompiling
• Enhancements to some commands
The purpose of this chapter is to help you use these release notes along
with related HP-UX documentation effectively.
The following topics are covered in this overview:
• What is the Purpose of HP-UX Release Notes
• What's in the Remaining Chapters
•Where Should I Begin
• Release Overview
• Locating Release Notes for Previous Versions of HP-UX
• Other Sources of Information About This Release