HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 Release Notes

Overview of the Release Notes
Welcome to HP-UX
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1 Overview of the Release Notes
Welcome to HP-UX
HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 is the release for all Itanium Processor Family (IPF)-based
HP-UX systems. The Release ID for HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 is B.11.22, and the term
HP-UX 11i v1.6 is used throughout the release notes. The HP-UX 11i v1.6 Operating
Environment (OE) is an integrated and tested software solution containing the
operating system and selected applications.
Precision Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computing (PA-RISC)-based
systems should continue to run HP-UX 11i (Release ID B.11.11) or earlier releases.
HP-UX 11i v1.6 does not run on PA-RISC based systems.
The HP-UX 11i v1.6 release includes the following major features and enhancements:
• Built from the 11i source stream so it contains:
— Same “look & feel” as the 11i version on PA-RISC
— 100% leverage of system administrator expertise
— Same layered software products
• Built for 64-way scalability.
• Full HP-UX 11i OS functionality with the exception of vPars.
• New OS functionality not yet available on PA-RISC:
— MxN threads for improved Java performance
— Dynamically tuneable kernel parameters include 14 new parameters
• Full support of the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) product. LVM is now the
default volume manager.
• Support for running most PA-RISC applications on IPF systems without
recompiling.
• New commands and functionality.
• Enhancements to existing commands and functionality.
• Availability of more products in Native mode.
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” on page 12
• “What is in the Remaining Chapters” on page 13
• “Where Should I Begin?” on page 14
• “Locating Release Notes for Previous Versions of HP-UX” on page 14
• “Other Sources of Information about This Release” on page 15