HP-UX 11i Version 2 December 2007 Release Notes

• Ignite-UX: Updated to version C.7.4. New features include support for USB 2.0 I/0 protocol;
recovery support for Agile SAS addressing; enhanced search/sort capabilities for large
numbers of disks; and more. See “Ignite-UX” (page 123).
• Online Diagnostics: Now supports the HP Integrity BL870c Server Blade. Enabled to handle
PCIe errors on specified Integrity systems. Additional cards and storage units are supported.
See “Online Diagnostics” (page 124).
• Quality Pack Patch Bundles: Updated for the December 2007 release. See “Quality Pack
Patch Bundles” (page 125).
• Software Distributor: Updated to incorporate defect fixes. See “Software Distributor”
(page 125).
• Software Package Builder: Now supports the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.5
in addition to the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.4. See “Software Package
Builder” (page 126).
• System Fault Management: Now supports the HP Integrity BL870c Server Blade. Supports
the PCI Express interface events on selected systems. Includes defect fixes. See “System Fault
Management ” (page 127).
• Update-UX: Updated to reflect defect fixes. See “Update-UX” (page 128).
• WBEM Services and Providers
— HP WBEM Services for HP-UX: Updated to version A.02.05.08 to incorporate defect
fixes. See “HP WBEM Services for HP-UX” (page 128).
— HP-UX WBEM Fibre Channel Provider: Updated to version 11.23.0712. Supported by
the System Management Homepage, plus other changes. See “HP-UX WBEM Fibre
Channel Provider” (page 129).
— HP-UX WBEM IOTree Indication Provider: Updated to version 11.23.0712 to incorporate
defect fixes. See “HP-UX WBEM IOTree Indication Provider” (page 130).
— New: HP-UX WBEM Kernel Providers: Used obtain information related to kernel
parameters and swap space available on the system. See “HP-UX WBEM Kernel
Providers” (page 131).
— HP-UX WBEM LAN Provider: LAN Provider is supported by the System Management
Homepage. See “HP-UX WBEM LAN Provider” (page 132).
— HP-UX WBEM LVM Provider: Updated to version R11.23.009. Provides association
between a VolumeGroup and the LogicalVolumes created within the group; provides
association between a PhysicalVolume and the VolumeGroup for a spare physical
volume; and more, See “HP-UX WBEM LVM Provider” (page 133).
— HP-UX WBEM RAIDSA Provider: Updated with quality improvements and with a
defect fix. See “HP-UX WBEM RAIDSA Provider” (page 133).
— HP-UX WBEM SAS Provider: Updated with quality improvements and with a defect
fix. See “HP-UX WBEM SAS Provider” (page 134).
— HP-UX WBEM SCSI Provider: Updated to version 11.23.0712. Now supported by the
System Management Homepage. See “HP-UX WBEM SCSI Provider” (page 135).
Chapter 6 (page 137)
• HP CIFS Server: Updated to enhance the wbinfo tool with two new options, -c and -C,
which can be used to display the total number of users or groups for a domain. See “HP
CIFS Server” (page 138).
• HP-UX Memory File System (MemFS): Updated to allow the customer to mount a MemFS
instance without the need of a separate swap device, and more. (This is a Software Pack
product available on the web.) See “HP-UX Memory File System” (page 138).
• New: HP-UX Parallel Umounts (UmountallCmdEnh) implements parallel unmounts. (This
is a Software Pack product available on the web.) See “HP-UX Parallel Umounts” (page 139).
Chapter 7 (page 141)
42 What is New at a Glance