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Contents Welcome to HP-UX 11i v1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Media Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 What’s New in HP-UX 11i v1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 HP-UX Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 HP-UX 11i v1 Operating Environments (OEs) . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Known Problems and Workarounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welcome to HP-UX 11i v1 HP-UX 11i v1 delivers new hardware enablement, additional software functionality, and popular HP-UX applications bundled into Operating Environments (OEs). HP-UX 11i v1 is the recommended next-level enterprise release for all HP-UX systems currently running HP-UX 10.x or HP-UX 11.0.
Media Kit Contents For new systems, the HP-UX 11i v1 media kit includes the following CDs, DVDs and documents. For the update service, you only get components that change from one release to the next. • HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) DVD — Contains the HP-UX Operating System (OS), Operating Environments (OEs), required networking software, Update-UX, Ignite-UX, and online diagnostics.
• Software Pack CD — Contains optional HP-UX 11i v1 core enhancements. See the Read Before Installing Software Pack for details. • BEA WebLogic Server 7.0™ for HP-UX 11i v1 CD (Japanese Server OEs only)— Contains a six-month trial version of the leading J2EE® web application server for HPUX 11i v1, Easy Start documentation, sample source code, and links to extensive documentation and support resources from BEA Systems, Inc.
• Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i Version 1 (this booklet) — Provides last-minute information for HP-UX 11i v1. Read this booklet before cold-installing or updating HP-UX. The booklet is also available at the HP Technical Documentation Web site: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iv1 • HP-UX 11i Version 1 Release Notes — Describes new features and functionality changes for HP-UX 11i v1.
What’s New in HP-UX 11i v1 The HP-UX 11i v1 December 2004 release delivers these key features (see the HP-UX 11i v1 December 2004 Release Notes for details on these changes): • Enhanced NPartition Commands (NParCmds) added. • The nPartition Provider supports WBEM version 2.0. • Partition Manager updated to version 2.0 with several significant improvements, including a new, more graphical user interface and configuration of nPartitions on remote complexes.
• HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition now available in the Operating Environments. • Codeword iCOD upgraded to version 6.50 to include better integration with partition management by using WBEM for data discovery. iCOD now has a software dependency on the nPartition provider and WBEM. • Enterprise Cluster Master (ECM) Toolkit updated to version B.02.20 with scripts for Oracle 10g database applications, enhancements to the Oracle Toolkit, and support for the Tomcat Servlet.
• HP Process Resource Manager updated to version C.02.03.03 with changes in usage of /var/tmp/, and changes to the products available in the bundles. • HP Serviceguard NFS Toolkit (formerly MC/ServiceGuard NFS Toolkit) updated to version A.11.11.04 with improvement to the failover performance for rpcbind failures. In addition, version A.11.11.04 specifies that the length of the NFS_FLM_SCRIPT variable is limited to 13 characters in the nfs.mon script.
• HP-UX Tomcat-based Servlet Engine updated to version A.4.1.29.04 with upgrades to Tomcat and Commons-DBCP. • HP-UX Webmin-based Admin updated to version 1.070.02 to incorporate defect fixes. • HP-UX Workload Manager updated to version A.02.03.03 with new options for wlmaudit and wlmgui. • HP-UX Workload Manager Toolkits updated to version A.01.07.03 with modifications to PPUTK’s utilitydc and updated example configurations. • Ignite-UX updated to version C.6.1.
• OpenSSL updated to version A.00.09.07-d to eliminate extra messages at installation time. • Perl updated with two installation-related changes. • Plug-in (JPI) for the Java 2 Platform updated to version 1.4.2.04 to provide more recent Java technology. • PRM Libraries added to prevent reboots when upgrading HP Process Resource Manager. • Servicecontrol Manager (SCM) updated to version B.03.00.09.02 to incorporate only minor updates.
• GigEther-01 updated to support the to-be-released AB465A card and to incorporate defect fixes. • IEther-00 updated to version B.11.11.07 with support for the to-be-released AB290A and AB545A cards, and to incorporate defect fixes. • RAID-00 supports the A5856A card, which has been discontinued. RAID-00 will remain in HP-UX 11i v1 to support previously purchased A5856A cards. • RAID-01 updated to support the A9891A Smart Array 6404 card and to incorporate defect repairs.
• NEWFUSER11i now available on Software Pack. • HP-UX Shadow Passwords now available on Software Pack. • HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator now available on Software Pack. • HP-UX Software Transition Kit updated in September 2004 to version 2.4 with tools and documentation to help you successfully transition your software to HP-UX 11i (version 1 [B.11.11], 1.6 [B.11.22], as well as version 2 [B.11.23 and B.11.23 September 2004]).
HP-UX Operating System These operating system bundles are installed by default from the HP-UX 11i v1 DVD: HP-UX 11i OS Software Bundle Name Base OS HPUXBase32 or HPUXBase64 Auxiliary OS HPUXBaseAux CDE Language CDE-English HP-UX 11i Support Tools OnlineDiag Default Drivers for Network and Mass-Storage I/O FibrChanl-00 FibrChanl-01 IEther-00 RAID-00 RAID-01 FDDI-00 GigEther-00 GigEther-01 scsiU320 Default patch bundle BUNDLE11i Hardware enablement HWEnable11i Perl perl Base VxVM (v 3.
HP-UX 11i v1 Operating Environments (OEs) Operating Environments are tested and integrated application bundles designed to work with the operating system and provide the functionality needed for your system’s purpose.
Known Problems and Workarounds This section contains critical, late-breaking information that was not included in Appendix B, “Known Problems and Troubleshooting” in the HP-UX 11i Version 1 Installation and Update Guide. Before installing or updating to HP-UX 11i v1, be sure to read this entire section as well as Appendix B in the HP-UX 11i Version 1 Installation and Update Guide. For information and patches on other known problems, go to the HP IT Resource Center Web site: http://itrc.hp.
Updating from this Release If you attempt to update from this release (HP-UX 11i v1 December 2004) to the HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 release, the update process will stop and you will get the following message: ERROR: Updating from the newer 11i v1 December 2004 Update Release to the earlier 11i v2 September 2004 Update Release is not supported. See latest 11i v1 Install/Update Guide for more information. What To Do HP supports the following HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.
Web Resources Additional help with installing or updating HP-UX and related products is available on the Web: • For workstations: http://www.hp.com/workstations/ • For servers: http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/operating/ • HP Software Depot: http://software.hp.com • HP Software Releases and Media: http://www.software.hp.com/RELEASES-MEDIA • Software Availability Matrix: http://software.hp.
• The latest information for the HP Apache-based Web Server is at the following Web site: http://www.hp.com/go/webserver • HP Technical Documentation feedback form: http://docs.hp.com/assistance/feedback.html • HP-UX 11i v1 documentation, including release notes, guides, and white papers: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iv1 • HP-UX 11i v1 information: http://forums.itrc.hp.com • Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems: http://docs.hp.
• HP-UX Software Transition Kit: http://devresource.hp.com/STK • High-availability products: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/ha • Ignite-UX information and download: http://software.hp.com/products/IUX • Latest hardware support tools (diagnostics) information, including STM and EMS Hardware Monitors: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/diag • International information: http://www.hp.com • Localized user guides: http://docs.hp.com • Servicecontrol Manager: http://software.hp.
• System firmware: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/hw/index.
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