HP-UX 11i Version 2 December 2007 Release Notes

2 Introduction to HP-UX 11i Version 2
What is in This Chapter?
This chapter provides an introduction to HP-UX 11i v2, along with an overview of the four
Operating Environments and the features delivered on the Software Pack media. Also included
is information about compatibility issues.
• “Welcome to the HP-UX 11i v2 December 2007 Update Release” (page 28)
• “HP-UX 11i Release Names and Release Identifiers” (page 29)
• “HP-UX 11i v2 Software and Driver Bundle Types” (page 29)
• “HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environments” (page 30)
— “Overview” (page 30)
— “HP-UX 11i v2 Foundation Operating Environment ” (page 30)
— “HP-UX 11i v2 Enterprise Operating Environment” (page 33)
— “HP-UX 11i v2 Mission Critical Operating Environment” (page 33)
— “HP-UX 11i v2 Technical Computing Operating Environment” (page 34)
• “Software Pack (Optional HP-UX 11i v2 Core Enhancements)” (page 34)
• “HP-UX 11i v2 Compatibility ” (page 35)
— “HP-UX 11i Compatibility for HP Integrity and HP 9000 Servers” (page 35)
◦ “Introduction” (page 35)
◦ “Compatibility across Operating System Releases and Hardware Platforms”
(page 35)
◦ “Compatibility within HP-UX 11i Virtualization Solutions” (page 35)
◦ “Compatibility between Architecture Families” (page 35)
◦ “Support” (page 36)
◦ “Definition of Terms and Levels of Compatibility” (page 36)
◦ “For More Information” (page 36)
— “Compatibility Issues or Exceptions in HP-UX 11i v2 December 2007” (page 36)
— “Support of Products” (page 37)
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