HP-UX 11i Version 2 June 2007 Release Notes

Introduction to HP-UX 11i Version 2
HP-UX 11i v2 Compatibility
Chapter 2
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— Uses only documented public application programming interfaces (APIs)
(Documented interfaces are those found in the system manual [man] pages or at
http://docs.hp.com)
— Is not a kernel intrusive application
— Adheres to standard development practices (for example: a shared library cannot
be dependent on an archive library, etc.)
— Does not use features that are specifically documented as having platform
architecture or configuration limitations
— Has no software dependencies on specific types of hardware (e.g., specific mass
storage devices or specific I/O or networking adapters)
— Does not decompose an HP-UX product and then reuse the results of the
decomposition (for example: extracting and using a module from a system
library, or copying a system library or command from one release to another, etc.)
Compatibility Issues or Exceptions in HP-UX 11i v2 June 2007
Compatibility issues or exceptions have been noted for the following products or features
that have been updated in June 2007. For details, see the indicated pages.
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Hardware-Specific Information (see page 91)
• USB-00 (see page 102)
General System Administration (see page 109)
• HP Integrity Virtual Machines Provider (VM Provider) (see page 118)
• HP Application Discovery (see page 122)
• HP Serviceguard (see page 131)
Internet and Networking (see page 163)
• Browsers (see page 164)
Security (see page 177)
• HP-UX Bastille (see page 178)
• HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System (see page 179)
• Install-Time Security (see page 184)
Commands and System Calls (see page 193)
• LoginNLS (see page 194)
1. For documentation of compatibility issues or exceptions in previous updates to
HP-UX 11i v2, see the previous editions of the HP-UX 11i v2 Release Notes,
available at http://docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv2.html. The HP-UX 11i v2
September 2004 Release Notes, in particular, lists compatibility exceptions from
HP-UX 11i v1 to HP-UX 11i v2.