HP-UX 11i Version 2 December 2007 Release Notes

• HP Serviceguard A.11.16: Now supports clusters with mixed servers (HP Integrity and HP
9000).
• HP Serviceguard Quorum Server: Supported on both PA-RISC and Itanium®-based systems.
• HP-UX 11i v2 Required Patch Bundle (BUNDLE11i): Delivered with this release. Consists
of patches for HP-UX 11i v2 that are required to install and update the operating system
(OS).
• 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. The /stand/system/ file enhanced.
• The Peripheral Device Tool (pdweb) B11.23.02: New for customers migrating from HP-UX
11i v1.
• Ignite-UX, version B.6.0. x: Includes ability to install and recover the HP-UX releases 11.0,
B.11.11, B.11.22, B.11.23 PA-RISC, and B.11.23 Itanium ®-based clients from a single Ignite-UX
server. Also includes booting of both PA-RISC and Itanium®-based, known as dual boot,
from a single media source; and installing one unified PA-RISC/Itanium ®-based core HP-UX
operating system bundle.
• Improved Database Startup and Shutdown Times: Database startup and shutdown times
have been drastically reduced.
• Interrupt Migration: New for customers migrating from HP-UX 11i v1, this feature can be
used to view and modify the interrupt configuration of the system.
• MySQL: Updated with tightened security. Product has been deprecated.
• Obsolescence Product: New product, used in an update when obsolete software on the
system needs to be removed.
• OnlineDiag: Includes cell-local memory (CLM) support for PA-RISC platform, as well as
various bug fixes and enhancements. Support added for new devices.
• Quality Pack Patch Bundle: All patches that were in the March 2004 HP-UX 11i v2 Quality
Pack will be superseded by dual-architecture patches, which will be placed in BUNDLE11i.
• SAM-NNC: Added support for VLAN, IPoIB, large send, and DHCPv6 functionality, plus
other changes.
• Servicecontrol Manager: Contains only minor updates. All functionality remains the same.
Product has been deprecated.
• Software Distributor (SD): Updated to a new version to support this new release of HP-UX
11i v2.
• Software Package Builder A.02.00: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
• System Administration Manager (SAM): Includes new tools, HP-UX Kernel Configuration
tool and HP-UX Peripheral Devices tool.
• System V Shared Memory: Incorporates the functionality of the now-obsoleted
ShmemExtensions product. Maximum for the shmmni tunable parameter increased.
• Update-UX: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
What is New in September 2004 for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v1
September 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 6: “Disk and File Management”
• 16 Terabyte (TB) File System Support: VxFS 3.5 file systems of up to 16 TB now certified.
• AutoFS 2.3: Upgraded to include the features of the SUN ONC AutoFS version 2.3 product,
as well as performance enhancements, including on-demand mounting.
• DeviceIDS: Provides a significant performance improvement for AutoFS at unmount time.
• File Systems Backup and Recovery Commands: The commands fbackup(1M), frecover(1M),
and ftio(1) deprecated.
• Hierarchical File System (HFS): Deprecated. Will be removed in a future release.
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