HP-UX 11i Version 2 March 2006 Release Notes

Introduction to HP-UX 11i Version 2

Welcome to HP-UX 11i v2 March 2006 Update Release

Chapter 2

Welcome to HP-UX 11i v2 March 2006 Update Release

The March 2006 update release of HP-UX 11i v2 continues to support both the HP 9000

and HP Integrity server families. This Enterprise update release offers the full range of

HP-UX Operating Environments (OEs) and capabilities. The March 2006 update release

continues to expand on HP-UX 11i v2 virtualization capabilities and security

enhancements, and improvements to the VERITAS file system. Significant new

capabilities include the following:

• Continued support and improvements for HP Integrity Virtual Machines and HP-UX

Virtual Partitions (vPars) A.04.02 (purchasable on separate media)

• Support for the sx2000 chipset and the 1.6MHz/9MB Intel® Itanium2 processor

platform

• Enhanced functionality for HP-UX Serviceguard and Storage Management Products

• HP-UX Java Development Kit and HP-UX Java Runtime Environment for the

Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (JDK/JRE) 5.0 now delivered on the Technical

Computing Operating Environment (TCOE), as well as the other OEs

• Quality and feature enhancements to many products bundled in the OEs

• System Fault Management (SysFaultMgmt), a collection of tools used to monitor the

health of HP servers, added to all OEs

HP's Business Critical Servers group places a premium on customer and partner

investment protection. HP-UX 11i v2 maintains compatibility between HP 9000 and HP

Integrity servers in the following ways:

• Common “look and feel” for HP-UX 11i on both server families

• Application Build Environment compatibility (source, makefile, and script

compatibility)

• Data compatibility (identical data formats)

• Binary compatibility (the Aries dynamic code translation technology, a standard

integrated component of every copy of HP-UX 11i for HP Integrity, executes HP 9000

programs on HP Integrity without recompiling or relinking)

With this March 2006 update or both the HP 9000 and HP Integrity server families,

HP-UX 11i v2 continues to provide a smooth transition path for HP-UX customers and

partners onto the next-generation HP Integrity architecture.

NOTE Before updating your system with any individual patches, patch bundles, or products

released from September 2004 forward, you must consult the current Read Before

Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i Version 2 and the HP-UX 11i Version 2 Installation

and Update Guide. Both are available at http://docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv2.html.

Also please note that upgrading to HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005 or a more recent HP-UX 11i

v2 update release is required for the installation of vPars.