HP-UX 11i Version 2 December 2005 Release Notes

What is New at a Glance
What is New in the Initial (October 2003) HP-UX 11i v2 Release?
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— HP-UX Workload Manager Toolkits version A.01.04.01: Now has a toolkit for
BEA WebLogic Server.
— nPartition Provider: New product with HP-UX 11i v2, used by Partition Manager
and partition commands to configure and manage both local and remote HP
systems that support nPartitions.
— Partition Manager version B.11.23.01.00: Incorporates major enhancements to
the user interface, as well as support for Cell Local Memory (CLM).
• HP WBEM Services for HP-UX version A.01.05.05: Supports strong SSL encryption;
simultaneous support of both SSL and non-SSL connections; local connections
enhanced to use UNIX Domain Sockets; four additional providers added.
• 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.
• HP-UX Peripheral Devices: New tool; replaces the peripheral devices functionality of
SAM and introduces two new commands, pdweb and waconf.
• Ignite-UX version B.5.0: Supports the new HP-UX Service Partition, incorporates
enhanced support for dual media recovery, and incorporates enhancements to
support new /stand/system syntax.
• Interrupt Migration: New feature; can be used to view and modify the interrupt
configuration of the system.
• MC/ServiceGuard version A.11.15.00: Updated with new features, including support
for VxVM 3.5, Quorum Server 2.0, ServiceGuard Manager 3.0, and IPv6 (with
restrictions). Operation with IPFilter requires specific IPFilter rules to ensure
proper operation of ServiceGuard clusters.
• MC/ServiceGuard Extension for SAP R/3 version B.03.09: Provides same
functionality as B.03.08 for PA-RISC. B.03.09 also provides means to use Secure
Shell as a communication method between nodes running mySAP components.
• MC/ServiceGuard NFS Toolkit version A.11.23.01: Enhanced for better performance
and easier troubleshooting. NFS-related control functions and variables now in
separate NFS-specific control script. Supports VxVM 3.5 and NFS high availability
over NFS TCP and NFS UDP.
• MC/ServiceGuard Quorum Server version A.2.0: Runs on both HP-UX and Linux.
Supports multiple HP-UX and/or Linux clusters. Can be configured in a package in a
cluster.
• MySQL version 3.23: Used instead of NDS by Servicecontrol Manager 3.0 for the
repository.
• SAM - Nodal Network Communication: Supports DHCPv6.
• Scalable Boot: Reduces boot time by 5 to 95%, depending on the I/O configuration.
• Servicecontrol Manager version 3.0: Provides new features, including Linux-based
central management server, certified HP ProLiant Linux agents, XML file format,
and improved user interface and ease-of-use.
• ServiceGuard Extension for RAC version A.11.15.00: Provides new features,
including fast detection of Oracle instance crash and rolling upgrade. ServiceGuard
Manager will show RAC instances in property sheet.