HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating, September 2008 (Update 3 Release)

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Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3.........................................................5
Media Kit Contents.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 6
Original HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .8
New HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 8
Use Subscriber’s Choice for Latest Firmware Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . 11
HP-UX Virtual Partitions Not Compatible with HP Integrity Virtual
Machines.. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12
Important: New Changes in Procedures for Installing VxFS and
VxVM.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 12
Extra Media Swap May Be Required. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . 12
What’s New in This Release. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 13
New Products in HP-UX 11i v3. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . 13
Updated Products in HP-UX 11i v3. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . 18
Known Problems. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 25
After Installation, Applications Calling getpw*() or getgr*() Will
Dump Core in libc During a Certain Window.. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 25
What To Do. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 25
After Update from HP-UX 11i v3 March 2008 to HP-UX 11i v3
September 2008, Multiple Listings of the Optional Product Libc-enh
May Be Seen On PA-RISC Systems. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. 26
What To Do. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 26
Olrad Operations Fail for HP-UX Peripheral Devices Manager
When Done through sam/smh/pdweb Commands In TUI
Mode.. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .26
What To Do. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 27
VxVM Not Supported On Systems With USB Devices At This
Time.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 27
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