HP-UX 11i v3 March 2013 Release Notes

• Networking and Mass Storage Drivers
10GigEthr-00: Updated to include accelerated virtual I/O (AVIO).◦
◦ 10GigEthr-01: Newly added as an optional product to the Operating Environments
and includes accelerated virtual I/O (AVIO).
◦ CommonIO: Updated with quality improvements.
◦ FibrChanl-00: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
◦ FibrChanl-01: To see what's changed from one release to the next, see the driver's
release history.
◦ FibrChanl-02: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
◦ GigEther-01: The gigabit interface to be configured to connect at ONLY speed 1000FD
and fail if there is a fallback in the speed (100FD/100HD or 10FD/10HD). Supports
accelerated virtual I/O (AVIO) to significantly improve Integrity VM (HPVM) I/O
performance.
◦ IB4X-00: Includes defect fixes and enhancements.
◦ IEther-00: To see what’s changed from one release to the next, see the IEther-00
driver’s release history.
◦ PCIMUX-00: Diagnostic utility pmux_diag for AD278A/AD279A now supports several
new functionalities. Includes defect fixes.
◦ RAID-01: Updated with quality improvements.
◦ scsiU320-00: Updated with quality improvements.
◦ SerialSCSI-00: Updated with quality improvements.
• I/O Subsystem: Includes defect fixes and usability enhancements to enhance the system's
availability, performance, and ease-of-use.
• Mass Storage Stack: Includes defect fixes and usability enhancements to enhance the system's
availability and ease-of-use.
• Utility Pricing Solutions
◦ HP Instant Capacity: Includes the ability to create a standby Group Manager to be
available for use as an active Group Manager if the current Group Manager is
unavailable. Improvements in iCAP and GiCAP logging. And more.
September 2008 Release Notes, Chapter 5: “General System Administration”
• Boot Loader: Includes several enhancements, including, in the Itanium-based Boot Loader,
warning that more than one console output devices are configured.
• Distributed Systems Administration Utilities: Upgrade to new versions of open source
components has the latest features and defect fixes, and further minimizes any complexities.
Now that DSAU supports the UPCC-style Serviceguard packages, you can experience better
ease-of-use.
• Dynamic Root Disk: Supports rehosting, the ability to create a clone on one system, then boot
the clone on another system by providing personality information about the new system. The
September 2008 release supports this capability for rehosting from blade to blade using
Virtual Connect, and from VM to VM.
• Event Monitoring Service: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
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