HP-UX 11i Version 2 September 2006 Release Notes

What is New at a Glance
What is New in the September 2004 Release?
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• POSIX Threads: Augmented for PA-RISC systems to support two modes of
scheduling, system scope (1x1) and process scope (MxN).
• The Software Transition Kit (STK): Available on the Web or Application Release
media is a collection of tools and documents designed to help transition HP-UX
applications from earlier versions of HP-UX to the latest version of HP-UX on the
PA-RISC or the Itanium-based platform.
• Transition Links: Deprecated. Will become obsolete in post-HP-UX 11i v2 releases.
What is New in
September 2004
for Customers
Migrating from
HP-UX 11i v1
September 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 11: “Internationalization”
• Internationalization Features: Changes include Unicode 3.0 support, GB18030
standard, simplified Chinese input methods, mainframe iconv converters for
Japanese characters, system support for Latin and South American locales, new
locale binaries and iconv converters, Hong Kong supplementary character set
(HKSCS), TrueType fonts for Asian languages, and other changes.
• Deprecated Functionality: Several commands, library routines, and lp model files
deprecated. Will be removed in next major release of HP-UX.
What is New in
September 2004
for Customers
Migrating from
HP-UX 11i v1
September 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 12: “Other Functionality”
• ccNUMA: Changes include: greater performance for some work loads; ability to
configure systems for optimal performance with regard to interleaved versus cell
local memory; ability 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?” on page 57.