HP-UX 11i Version 2 December 2005 Release Notes

What is New at a Glance
What is New in the September 2004 Release?
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• HP-UX 11i v2 Required Patch Bundle (BUNDLE11i): Delivered with this release.
Consists of patches for HP-UX 11i v2 that are required to install and update the
operating system (OS).
• HP-UX Kernel Configuration: The kcweb application incorporates changes and new
features. The maxusers tunable obsoleted. Kernel Configuration (KC) commands
replaced by a new set of commands. Changes made in kernel location, boot-time
selection, and automatic backup creation. The /stand/system/ file enhanced.
• The Peripheral Device Tool (pdweb) B11.23.02: New for customers migrating from
HP-UX 11i v1.
• Ignite-UX, version B.6.0.x: Includes ability to install and recover the HP-UX releases
11.0, B.11.11, B.11.22, B.11.23 PA-RISC, and B.11.23 Itanium-based clients from a
single Ignite-UX server. Also includes booting of both PA-RISC and Itanium-based,
known as dual boot, from a single media source; and installing one unified
PA-RISC/Itanium-based core HP-UX operating system bundle.
• Improved Database Startup and Shutdown Times: Database startup and shutdown
times have been drastically reduced.
• Interrupt Migration: New for customers migrating from HP-UX 11i v1, this feature
can be used to view and modify the interrupt configuration of the system.
• MySQL: Updated with tightened security. Product has been deprecated.
• Obsolescence Product: New product, used in an update when obsolete software on
the system needs to be removed.
• OnlineDiag: Includes cell-local memory (CLM) support for PA-RISC platform, as well
as various bug fixes and enhancements. Support added for new devices.
• Quality Pack Patch Bundle: All patches that were in the March 2004 HP-UX 11i v2
Quality Pack will be superseded by dual-architecture patches, which will be placed
in BUNDLE11i.
• SAM-NNC: Added support for VLAN, IPoIB, large send, and DHCPv6 functionality,
plus other changes.
• Servicecontrol Manager: Contains only minor updates. All functionality remains the
same. Product has been deprecated.
• Software Distributor (SD): Updated to a new version to support this new release of
HP-UX 11i v2.
• Software Package Builder A.02.00: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
• System Administration Manager (SAM): Includes new tools, HP-UX Kernel
Configuration tool and HP-UX Peripheral Devices tool.
• System V Shared Memory: Incorporates the functionality of the now-obsoleted
ShmemExtensions product. Maximum for the shmmni tunable parameter increased.
• Update-UX: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
What is New in
September 2004
for Customers
Migrating from
HP-UX 11i v1
September 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 6: “Disk and File Management”
• 16 Terabyte (TB) File System Support: VxFS 3.5 file systems of up to 16 TB now
certified.
• AutoFS 2.3: Upgraded to include the features of the SUN ONC AutoFS version 2.3
product, as well as performance enhancements, including on-demand mounting.