HP-UX 11i Version 2 December 2007 Release Notes

Table of Contents
1 Overview of the Release Notes..................................................................................19
What is in This Chapter?.......................................................................................................................19
What is the Purpose of the HP-UX 11i Version 2 December 2007 Release Notes?...............................20
Where Should I Begin?..........................................................................................................................21
Locating Release Notes for Previous Versions of HP-UX.....................................................................22
Other Sources of Information about This Release................................................................................23
HP Documentation Web Site...........................................................................................................23
HP-UX 11i v2 Instant Information Media.......................................................................................23
HP-UX 11i Home Page....................................................................................................................23
HP-UX Welcome Page.....................................................................................................................24
Manual Pages...................................................................................................................................24
README Documents......................................................................................................................24
White Papers on HP-UX .................................................................................................................24
What is in the Remaining Chapters?....................................................................................................25
2 Introduction to HP-UX 11i Version 2...........................................................................27
What is in This Chapter?.......................................................................................................................27
Welcome to the HP-UX 11i v2 December 2007 Update Release...........................................................28
HP-UX 11i Release Names and Release Identifiers..............................................................................29
HP-UX 11i v2 Software and Driver Bundle Types................................................................................29
HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environments...............................................................................................30
Overview.........................................................................................................................................30
HP-UX 11i v2 Foundation Operating Environment .......................................................................30
HP-UX 11i v2 Enterprise Operating Environment..........................................................................33
HP-UX 11i v2 Mission Critical Operating Environment.................................................................33
HP-UX 11i v2 Technical Computing Operating Environment........................................................34
Software Pack (Optional HP-UX 11i v2 Core Enhancements)..............................................................34
HP-UX 11i v2 Compatibility ................................................................................................................35
HP-UX 11i Compatibility for HP Integrity and HP 9000 Servers...................................................35
Introduction................................................................................................................................35
Compatibility across Operating System Releases and Hardware Platforms.............................35
Compatibility within HP-UX 11i Virtualization Solutions........................................................35
Compatibility between Architecture Families...........................................................................35
Support.......................................................................................................................................36
Definition of Terms and Levels of Compatibility.......................................................................36
For More Information.................................................................................................................36
Compatibility Issues or Exceptions in HP-UX 11i v2 December 2007............................................36
Support of Products.........................................................................................................................37
3 What is New at a Glance..........................................................................................39
What is in This Chapter?.......................................................................................................................39
What is New in the December 2007 Release?.......................................................................................40
What is New in the June 2007 Release?................................................................................................44
What is New in the September 2006 Release?......................................................................................48
What is New in the June 2006 Release?................................................................................................51
What is New in the March 2006 Release?.............................................................................................53
What is New in the December 2005 Release?.......................................................................................57
What is New in the May 2005 Release?................................................................................................60
What is New in the September 2004 Release?......................................................................................64
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