HP-UX 11i Version 2 December 2007 Release Notes

• HP Systems Insight Manager: Updated with support for HP VSE Management Software 3.0
products; enhancement to better identify associations between systems when those systems
convert to a different subtype; and change in the name of orphan systems.
• HP WBEM Services for HP-UX: Updated to version A.02.05.x, which is a major update to
version A.02.00 and is based on OpenPegasus 2.5 source base and CIM Schema 2.9. Key
differentiators include association providers, internationalization support for CIM operations,
CIM schema upgrade, and more. Bundle name changed from B8465BA to WBEMSvcs.
• HP-UX Kernel Configuration: Now available as a tool in the HP System Management
Homepage. TUI is no longer ObAM-based.
• HP-UX WBEM Fibre Channel Provider: Updated to version 11.23.0706. New Consolidated
Status Provider (CSP), new Indication Provider, and contains defect fixes.
• New: HP-UX WBEM File System Provider: Makes available file system information. The
FSProvider instruments the HPUX_HFS, HP_LOFS, HP_CDFS, HP_VxFS, HP_NFS,
HP_MountPoint and HPUX_Mount classes.
• New: HP-UX WBEM IOTree Indication Provider: Enables management clients to subscribe
to WBEM indications. Indication consumers can receive indications whenever there is a
state change in the hot swappable slots of the PCI-IO sub-system.
• HP-UX WBEM LAN Provider for Ethernet Interfaces: Delivers two new providers: HP-UX
LAN Indication Provider and LAN Consolidated Status Provider. Installation of DLPI patch
PHNE_35545 is recommended.
• HP-UX WBEM LVM Provider: Updated to version 11.23.008 to incorporate defect fixes.
• New: HP-UX WBEM RAIDSA Provider: Used by client applications to determine information
about Smart Array HBAs present on the system.
• New: HP-UX WBEM SAS Provider: Used by client applications to determine information
about SAS HBAs present on the system.
• HP-UX WBEM SCSI Provider: Updated to version 11.23.0706. Supports Consolidated Status
Provider feature and contains defect fixes.
• Ignite-UX: Updated to version C.7.2.xx. This is the final Ignite-UX release supporting HP-UX
11.00 installation and recovery. Significant changes to the default system configuration for
HP-UX 11i v2 have been made to support software added to HP-UX after initial release,
better handle larger mass storage devices and support future updates to other HP-UX
releases. Will now recover the Memory File System (MemFS) configuration. Has introduced
the ability to block particular paths and protocols during inventory. An example script has
been added to simplify creation of recovery DVD media. Support for new hardware and
defect fixes.
• ObsIOTreePro: Upon update from HP-UX 11i v1 to HP-UX 11i v2, will remove the ISU
IOTree Provider product and will retain the core IOTree Indication Provider product.
• Obsolescence Bundle: Used during an update, automatically removes obsolete or incompatible
products and/or drivers.
• Online Diagnostics: Updated to support Emulex PCI-e Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters
AD299A and AD355A. The new monitor for these cards (dm_fclp_adapter) is included
in this release for Itanium®-based systems. Other I/O devices, as well as new systems and
storage arrays are also supported.
• Quality Pack Patch Bundles: Updated for the HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) June 2007 release.
• Software Distributor: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
• Software Package Builder: Updated to incorporate defect fixes, including quality
improvements to the manpage and graphical user interface (GUI).
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