Read Before Installing or Updating HP-UX 11i v3 March 2008
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Contents Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Media Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Original HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments . . . . . . . . . . . .8 New HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Use Subscriber’s Choice for Latest Firmware Updates . . . . . . .13 What’s New in This Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Known Problems . . . . . . . .
Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3 HP-UX 11i v3 delivers the highest level of integrated virtualization and automation. HP-UX 11i v3 dynamically reduces complexity and cuts deployment times to maximize return on investment. This DVD booklet provides the following information: • Contents of the HP-UX 11i v3 media kit. • Descriptions of the Operating System and Operating Environments. • New and updated products included in this release. See the HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes for details.
Media Kit Contents This guide is part of the HP-UX 11i v3 media kit, which includes the following DVDs and documents: • HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) DVD (2-DVD set) — Contains the HP-UX Operating System (OS), Operating Environments (OEs), required networking software, Update-UX, Ignite-UX, and online diagnostics. • HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) Application DVD — Contains HP-UX application software. • HP-UX 11i v3 Instant Information DVD — Contains HP-UX manuals, release notes, and white papers.
• HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide — Describes the media kit and instructions to cold-install or update to the latest release of HP-UX. • HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes — Describes new features and functionality changes for HP-UX 11i v3. Release Notes are available on the Instant Information DVD and the HP Technical Documentation Web site: http://docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv3 • Configuring HP-UX for Different Languages — This book is provided in localized media kits.
NOTE: You should also consult the VSE Management Software Release Notes Version A.03.00.01 for late additions and corrections to the VSE Management Software documentation. This document is available on the Instant Information media and on the HP Technical Documentation Web site: http://docs.hp.com/en/T2786-90209/ • VSE Management Software Quick Start Guide Version A.03.00.00 — Describes post-installation steps that are required to configure the VSEMgmt package after installation from the OE.
Original HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments Operating Environments (OEs) are tested and integrated application bundles designed to work with the operating system and provide the functionality needed for your system’s purpose. The March 2008 release of HP-UX 11i v3 is the last full Operating Environments Update Release provided for the original HP-UX 11i Operating Environments listed in Table 1, “Original HP-UX11i v3 Operating Environments,” on page 9.
The following lists the original HP-UX 11i v3 OEs. Table 1: Original HP-UX11i v3 Operating Environments Original OE Description Foundation OE (FOE) Designed for the demands of Web servers, content servers, and front-end servers, this OE includes applications such as HP-UX Web Server Suite, Java™, and Mozilla Application Suite. This OE is bundled as HPUX11i-OE.
New HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments With the March 2008 release, HP presents a set of new Operating Environments for version 3 of HP-UX 11i. These new Operating Environments, listed in Table 2, “New HP-UX11i v3 Operating Environments,” on page 11, provide a richer set of products and improved choices over the original set of HP-UX 11i OEs. Information on the new v3 Operating Environments can be found at: www.hp.
Table 2: New HP-UX11i v3 Operating Environments New OE Description Base OE (BOE) Provides integrated HP-UX functionality for less complex deployments. The BOE contains all the applications included in the Foundation OE, and improves the bundle set by adding much-requested products such as Process Resource Manager (PRM), APA, as well as math libraries and graphics for technical computing applications. This OE is bundled as HPUX11i-BOE.
Table 2: New HP-UX11i v3 Operating Environments New OE Data Center OE (DC-OE) Description The Data Center OE provides business critical virtualization by combining the robust product selection in the VSE-OE and HA-OE in one integrated and tested bundle. This OE contains all the products included in the BOE, VSE-OE, HA-OE (and the original MCOE) and is bundled as HPUX11i-DC-OE.
Use Subscriber’s Choice for Latest Firmware Updates HP recommends that you sign-up for Subscriber’s Choice so you can automatically receive email notices for the latest firmware updates. Make sure you register all your products to receive the appropriate firmware update notices. You can also go to the Business Support Center Web site at http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport for the latest HP-UX 11i firmware updates. The IT Resource Center (ITRC) Web site at http://itrc.hp.
This site provides a searchable database for various products or you can follow the Server link to select the latest firmware download for your specific server product. Make sure you read the Release Notes for the firmware to ensure a successful update. In general, HP recommends that you update to the latest firmware available before installing or updating to HP-UX 11i v3.
What’s New in This Release This section provides a quick overview of what is new, has changed, and has been deprecated or obsoleted in the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2008 release. For detailed product information, see the HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes on the Instant Information DVD and the HP Technical Documentation Web site: http://www.docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv3.html Note Updating from HP-UX 11i v1 to HP-UX 11i v3 is not supported. You must first update to an HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environment.
New Products in HP-UX 11i v3 This section lists the new products included in the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2008 release. For a list of the associated bundle tags, refer to the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide. For information on these products, refer to the HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes. New Product Description HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments With the March 2008 release, HP presents a set of new Operating Environments for HP-UX 11i v3.
New Product Description EMSWeb Event Monitoring Service (on SAM) is now available as EMSWeb tool on the HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH). Provides both web-based GUI and TUI. HP Caliper A general-purpose performance analysis tool for applications, processes, and systems. Allows you to understand the performance and execution of an application and to identify ways to improve its run-time performance. Newly added as a recommended product to the BOE, HA-OE, VSE-OE, DC-OE.
New Product Description HP Virtual Server Environment (VSEMgmt) Integrates with HP SIM to provide intelligent control of your virtualized environment from one location. Components assist in planning and automating system and application management tasks, and allow you to optimize server utilization in real time by creating virtual servers that can automatically grow and shrink based on business priorities and service-level objectives.
New Product Description HP Auto Port Aggregation Added to as an recommended product to the BOE, HA-OE, VSE-OE, DC-OE. Is a software product that creates link aggregates, often called “trunks,” which provide a logical grouping of two or more physical ports into a single “fat pipe.” This port arrangement provides more data bandwidth than would otherwise be available.
New Product Description aC++ Linker Driver (aCC_link) Invokes the HP-UX linker. Command is made available for linking aC++ objects for deployment on end-user systems. Explicitly disallows certain aCC(1) options used to compile. Newly delivered as a recommended product on the BOE, HA-OE, VSE-OE, and DC-OE.
New Product Description HP-UX Atomic APIs (libatomic) Usage of these APIs avoid the use of mutex locks or semaphores in certain scenarios. Delivered as an optional product in all OEs. Improved Support for Multi-threaded Applications Extends the mpctl(2) API and adds several new APIs to improve HP-UX support for multi-threaded applications. Provides the capability to have finer-grain control.
Updated Products in HP-UX 11i v3 This section lists products that have changed, and have been deprecated or obsoleted in the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2008 release. For a list of the associated bundle tags, refer to the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide. For detailed information on these products, refer to the HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes. Updated Product Description HP-UX WBEM Online Operations Service Provider Updated to incorporate a defect fix.
Updated Product Description HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition Updated to version A.03.95.520.22.05. Provides minor defect fixes. HP Runner is no longer bundled with HP ISEE installations. Mass Storage Stack Updated with performance and usability enhancements to manage multi-pathed disks and disk arrays. I/O Subsystem I/O Subsystem: The rmsf command supports the -H option with the -x option to remove stale device special files associated with a specific hardware path.
Updated Product Description SerialSCSI-00 Updated with quality improvements. USB-00 Updated to version C.01.05.08. Install kernel for the HP-UX 11i March 2008 release contains an EHCI driver (USB 2.0 hi-speed capability) significantly decreases the time necessary for installs from local USB devices. Includes defect fixes.
Updated Product Description Quality Pack Patch Bundles Stable, defect-fix patch bundles for the OS and applications. In this release, both the Base Quality Pack bundle and the Applications Quality Pack bundle are provided. HP Serviceguard Now delivered as a recommended product in the HA-OE and DC-OE. Other updates available independent of the OEs. HP Serviceguard NFS Toolkit Documentation updated to include information about support for Veritas Cluster File System (CFS). Ignite-UX Version C.7.
Updated Product Description nPartition Provider Updated to version B.31.01.10.03 to incorporate defect fixes. vPar Provider Updated to version B.11.31.01.02 to incorporate defect fixes. HP Integrity Virtual Machines Provider (VM Provider) Upgrade to A.03.50 supports the new features of HP Integrity Virtual Machines A.03.50. HP Integrity Virtual Machines (VMGuestLib) Upgrade from version A.03.00 includes support for the new features of HP Integrity Virtual Machines A.03.50.
Updated Product Description HP-UX Disks and File Systems LVM operations are more scalable now because of the enhanced limits on VGs, LVs, and PVs. Includes other changes. Distributed Systems Administration Utilities (DSAU) Supports cross subnet Serviceguard configurations. Dynamic Root Disk (DRD) Supports cloning of a VxVM root on HP-UX 11i v3. Introduces the DRD status command, which allows the user to easily view clone information on the system.
Updated Product Description Obsolescence Bundle Used during an update when obsolete software on the system needs to be removed; automatically selected for updates. Will remove several obsolete or incompatible products and/or drivers, including TechSysConf. HP WBEM Services for HP-UX Updated to version A.02.07: Major update includes IPv6 Enablement, Audit Logging, Repository Archive, Indication Subscription Management, and Privilege Separation.
Updated Product Description HP-UX SCSIProvider Now supported by the HP System Management Homepage. ONCplus Updated to B.11.31.02. Provides defect fixes and new features, including full NIS 2.3 client functionality (with the exception of password.adjunct support); full CacheFS 2.3 functionality; optimized performance in several areas of NFS; and more. LDAP-UX Integration Version B.04.15 provides new LDAP user/group command-line tools. Red Hat Directory Server Version B.07.10.30.
Updated Product Description WU-FTPD Updated to version 2.6.1 to incorporate defect fixes. HP-UX Bastille Updated to version B.3.0.31 incorporate defect fixes. HP-UX Auditing and Security Attributes Configuration (secweb) You will have access to both the Audit Configuration functional area of legacy SAM and the auditing functionality in the HP-UX Auditing and Security Attributes Configuration tool in HP SMH. Includes defect fixes. HP-UX IPFilter Updated to version B.3.0.31 incorporate defect fixes.
Updated Product Description intctl(1M) and intrbald(1M) Commands Enhanced to allow manual and automatic interrupt balancing based on user configuration files, with a choice of balancing algorithms. ioscan(1M) Command Enhanced to show a new driver property that indicates if the driver supports online instance number replacement. mpsched(1) Command Enhanced so you can now change the affinity of a thread/light weight process to a particular SPU or locality domain.
Known Problems This section contains critical, late-breaking information that was not included in the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide. Before cold-installing or updating to HP-UX 11i v3, make sure you read this entire section and Appendix A, Known Problems and Troubleshooting, in the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide. For information and patches for other known problems, go to the HP IT Resource Center Web site: http://itrc.hp.
Online Diagnostics No Longer Started by Default With the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2008 release, Online Diagnostics are no longer started by default. Traditionally, ISEE depends on Online Diagnostics (EMS listener) for event detection, however, if it is not started and you notice anomalies in ISEE operation especially with regard to which events are submitted, consult the ISEE Installation and Configuration Guide.
Cold Install and VxVM Fails in HPVM Guest Due to a limitation on the length of the pathname to backing store volumes, cold-installing HP-UX 11i v3 fails in an HPVM guest.
Web Resources For additional help when cold-installing or updating HP-UX 11i v3 and related products, go to the Web: • HP Software Releases & Media: http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/ \ releases-media2/index.html • Guides in various languages: http://docs.hp.com • Latest HP-UX 11i v3 guides and white papers: http://docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv3.html • For a complete listing of all HP publications: http://www.hp.com/hpbooks • HP-UX server information: http://www.hp.com/go/Integrity http://www.hp.
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