HP-UX 11i v3 March 2014 Release Notes

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This chapter provides a quick overview of what is new, changed, deprecated, or obsoleted in
each HP-UX 11i v3 release.
NOTE:
About defect fixes and patches
In general, detailed information about defect fixes is not provided in the HP-UX 11i v3 Release
Notes. For information about of defect fixes, see the product's own documentation, such as product
release notes.
The HP-UX 11i v3 Quality Pack Patch Bundles (QPK) deliver highly qualified defect-fix patches and
are included with each Operating Environment Update Release (OEUR). For more information,
including the location of QPK documentation, see “HP-UX 11i v3 Quality Pack Patch Bundles”
(page 127).
Patches might be released between OEURs. HP recommends you register your product with
Subscriber's Choice at http://www.hp.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html. (Under “Self Help,”
select Subscription services.) After registering, you will receive email notification with driver, support,
and security alerts, plus software updates customized to your HP products.
About known problems
For information about known problems related to the installation and update of HP-UX 11i v3, see
Appendix A: “Harmless messages and known problems” in the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and
Update Guide at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3. Ensure to select the appropriate
version for your release.
For information about product-specific known problems, refer to the product's own documentation,
such as product release notes.
About manpages
The most current HP-UX manpages are installed with the product or patch and can be viewed using
the man command. In addition, starting with the HP-UX September 2010 release, most manpages
are available on the BSC in the following location:
www.hp.com/go/hpux-clickable-manpages.
What is new in the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2014 release
The following summaries provide a general picture of how the March 2014 release of HP-UX 11i
v3 differs from the March 2013 release of HP-UX 11i v3. For further information, see the documents
made available in March 2014 in the indicated location or the sections in the remainder of this
document.
March 2014 Release Notes, Hardware-specific information
• CommonIO: Packages multiple products which support SAS and Fibre Channel adapters, and
is always installed. Updated with quality and performance improvements. See HP CommonIO
B.11.31.1403 Release Notes at http://www.hp.com/go/common-io-docs.
• HP Insight Control power management: Version 7.3 includes support for JRE 1.7. See HP
Insight Control Release Notes at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs.
• Hardware Enablement Patch Bundle for HP-UX 11i v3 (HWEnable11i): Includes new HP-UX
11i v3 (11.31) patches for support of the current HP Integrity systems with the latest I/O
adapters, networking, and storage products. New patches are added for olrad(1M) to support
Online Device Replacement Operation (OLR) in the vPars and Integrity VM V6.3 environment.
See “Hardware Enablement Patch Bundle for HP-UX 11i v3” (page 123).
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