HP-UX 11i Version 2 March 2006 Release Notes

General System Administration
HP Partitioning
Chapter 5
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Previously, if you used wildcards in a filename in an application record, you could not
use alternate names in that record. Now, you can have alternate names in that case.
You can even use wildcards when specifying those alternate names.
• User-space memory manager prm0d has been removed
The obsolete prm0d memory manager has been removed. The more robust prm2d
memory manager is now the only memory manager.
Impact
There are no impacts other than those listed previously.
Compatibility
There are no known compatibility issues.
Performance
PRM is designed to set resource allocations (CPU, memory, disk bandwidth) for
applications. Misconfiguration can result in degradation.
Documentation
For further information, refer to the following:
•Manpages:
—The prm (5) manpage provides an overview of PRM and points to all the other
manpages.
•Web sites:
— http://www.hp.com/go/prm (the “Information Library” provides white papers)
• Documents (available at
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/ha/index.html#Process%20Resource%20Manager):
— HP Process Resource Manager User’s Guide
— HP PRM Version C.03.01 Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v1 and HP-UX 11i v2
Obsolescence
Not applicable.
HP-UX Virtual Partitions
HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) A.04.02 enables multiple instances of a selected
HP-UX 11i v2 OE to run simultaneously on one server or within one nPartition, with
each OE instance hosting its own set of applications in an isolated environment.
When vPars A.04.02 is available, it can be purchased at the HP-UX Virtual Partitions
(T1335BC) Web site at
http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T1335BC.