HP-UX 11i Version 2 December 2007 Release Notes

• HP-UX Kernel Configuration tool: TUI changed from earlier version. The /stand/system/
file enhanced.
• The Peripheral Device Tool (pdweb) B11.23.02: TUI introduced.
• Ignite-UX, version B.6.0. x: Includes ability to install and recover 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.
• 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 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Pack will be superseded by dual-architecture patches, which will be placed in BUNDLE11i.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, and large send functionality, plus defect fixes.
• Servicecontrol Manager: Contains only minor updates. All functionality remains the same.
Product has been deprecated.
• Software Distributor: 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, as well as support
new features, including the ability to edit multiple PSFs at the same time.
• System Administration Manager (SAM): Updated TUIs in the kernel configuration functional
area and the Cards and Devices subarea. Will support shadow mode only for password
aging.
• System V Shared Memory: Maximum for the shmmni tunable parameter increased.
• Update-UX: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
What is New in September 2004 for Existing Customers of HP-UX 11i v2
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.
• Hierarchical File System (HFS): Deprecated. Will be removed in a future release.
• HP CIFS Client A.01.09.02: Provides 64-bit PAM-NTLM libraries support and defect fixes.
• HP CIFS Server 2.2i (A.01.11.01): Provides new LDAP support functionality, as well as other
new features and defect fixes.
• Logical Volume Manager (LVM) and MirrorDisk/UX: Performance improved. LVM no
longer performs software bad block relocation. Defects fixed.
• Network File System (NFS): New option added to the umount command. Compatibility
exception noted.
• Network Information Service Plus (NIS+): Deprecated and planned for future obsolescence.
Valid modification requests to update NIS+ tables will now fail if the size of the request is
larger than 9000 bytes.
• Portable File System (PFS): Obsolete.
• VERITAS File System (VxFS/HP OnlineJFS/JFS) 3.5: File systems of up to 16 TB now certified.
• VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 for HP-UX (Base): Includes new versions of VEA and SIG
Licensing, as well as defect fixes.
What is New in September 2004 for Existing Customers of HP-UX 11i v2
September 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 7: “Internet and Networking”
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