HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating, February 2007 (Initial Release)

New Features and Enhancements
HP-UX 11i v3 is designed to take full advantage of the Intel®
Itanium® 2 architecture to deliver high-performance
capabilities for demanding applications such as online
transaction processing and decision support, while offering
outstanding cross-architectural interoperability,
compatibility, and manageability features.
Some of the new features and enhancements to HP-UX 11i v3
include the following:
• Integrated multi-pathing with the Next Generation
Mass Storage Stack. The Next Generation Mass
Storage Stack manages I/O devices, such as SCSI
logical units (LUNs). In this release, the mass storage
stack delivers functionality designed to enhance server
scalability, adaptability, and performance while
retaining backward compatibility. New features include:
• Flexible, agile, and manageable LUN addressing
• Native multi-pathing
• Increased parallelization