HP-UX 11i Version 2 December 2007 Release Notes

to give guidance to OS for most appropriate memory allocation according to an application’s
usage model; ability to control how processes are distributed among localities.
• Common Desktop Environment (CDE): Changes include IPv6 support; greater accessibility
for physically challenged users; dtlogin does not start X server when the mouse is not
connected; large file (greater than 2GB) support provided by dtfile; and other changes.
In addition, CDE requires a number of services and resources; if these are disabled either
manually or with Bastille, there are several impacts on CDE.
• Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) Client and Integrated Login: Has new filesets
and new product, Integrated Login. Now IPv6 enabled.
What is New in September 2004 for Existing Customers of HP-UX 11i v2?
In the following summaries, you can obtain a general picture of how the current release of HP-UX
11i v2 differs from the March 2004 release of HP-UX 11i v2. For further details, see the indicated
chapters in the HP-UX 11i Version 2 September 2004 Release Notes, available in its most current
version at http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iV2/.
For a general picture of how this release differs from the June 2004 release of HP-UX 11i v1, you
should review the list “What is New in September 2004 for Customers Migrating from HP-UX
11i v1?” (page 64).
What is New in September 2004 for Existing Customers of HP-UX 11i v2
September 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 4: “Workstation- and Server-Specific Information”
• HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition: New with this release of HP-UX 11i v2.
• HP StorageWorks Secure Path V3.0E for HP-UX: Provides EVA Boot and Dump support on
HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 and later releases.
• Networking and Mass Storage Drivers
— Always-Installed Networking Drivers:
◦ Gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet: Includes TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO)
support for iether and igelan drivers; 64-bit MIB statistics support; HP-UX
LAN provider support; Virtual LAN (VLAN) support.
— Selectable Networking Drivers:
◦ HyperFabric: Now supports a transparent local failover feature.
◦ PCI ATM: Support for A5513A (155 Mbps ATM adapter over MMF) available on
I/O expander slots of rp8400 platform.
◦ PCI Token Ring: Deprecated and planned for future obsolescence.
— Always-Installed Mass Storage Drivers:
◦ disc3 Driver: Obsolete.
◦ FibrChnl-00: Online diagnostic tool changed to support A6826A.
◦ FibrChnl-01: An option has been added to the fcmsutil utility that updates
the EFI driver stored in the flash ROM of an A6826A HBA port.
◦ HP-UX Ultra320 SCSI Driver: Updated with quality and diagnostic improvements
for Ultra320 SCSI solutions, including core and add-on HP adapters.
◦ RAID-01: Delivers the driver ciss, which supports A7143A, A9890A, and A9891A
cards.
◦ SCSI Drivers: Cards A4800A, A5159A, and A5159B obsoleted.
— Selectable Mass Storage Drivers:
◦ HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator: Now available on HP-UX 11i v2.
• Online Addition and Replacement (OL* or OLAR): Now available for both PA-RISC and
Itanium®-based systems.
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