HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating March 2012 HP Part Number: BA927-90165 Published: March 2012
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Contents Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3.........................................................4 Media kit contents.................................................................5 DVDs..........................................................................5 Documentation...............................................................5 HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments..........................................7 Firmware requirements............................................................
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 Environments. • New products included in this release.
Media kit contents DVDs Depending on your service contract with HP, your kit may contain one or more of the following items: • HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) OE Multi-DVD Set — Contains an Operating Environment (OE). • HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) Application Software Multi-DVD Set — Contains HP-UX application software. • HP-UX 11i v3 Instant Information DVD — Contains various HP-UX documents. Useful if you don't want to go on the web.
The following documents are available on the Instant Information DVD and on the web at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3. 6 • HP-UX 11i Version 3 Release Notes — Describes what is new or changed for HP-UX 11i v3. • HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide — Describes system requirements, provides instructions for cold-installing or updating HP-UX, and includes information about known install/update problems. • HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating — This document.
HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments Table 1 HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments New OE Description Base OE (BOE) Provides integrated HP-UX functionality for customers requiring less complex installations. The BOE contains all the applications included in the Foundation OE, and improves the bundle set by adding much-requested products such as HP Process Resource Manager (PRM) and APA. This OE is bundled HPUX11i-BOE.
Table 1 HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments (continued) New OE Description and HA toolkits required to enable a mission-critical server. This OE is bundled as HPUX11i-HA-OE. Data Center OE (DC-OE) 8 For customers who need both flexibility and high availability, the Data Center OE provides mission-critical virtualization by combining the robust product selection in the VSE-OE and HA-OE in one integrated and tested bundle.
Firmware requirements Make sure your system meets the minimum firmware requirements for HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31). New IO adapters and certain virtualization applications may require updated firmware. Check the product documentation for further information. For information about finding firmware, see the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3.
What’s new in this release The following table lists new products and features in the March 2012 OEUR. For information on what has changed, see the HP-UX 11i Version 3 March 2012 Release Notes (http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3). Numerous existing HP-UX 11i v3 products also provide new features and enhancements in March 2012. For a list of the OE contents and associated bundle tags, see the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, March 2012 (http://www.hp.com/go/ hpux-core-docs-11iv3).
Table 2 New products and features in HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 (continued) New Product/feature Description VM migration for Vm-as-SG-node, support for vPar, and support for DIO LAN and NPIV disk monitoring on the VM/vPar guest. Added as a recommended (default-installed) product in the DC-OE, HA-OE, and VSE-OE. See HP Serviceguard Toolkit for Integrity Virtual Servers Release Notes at http:// www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs. (Select HP Serviceguard Toolkit for Integrity Virtual Servers.
Table 2 New products and features in HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 (continued) New Product/feature Description booting the next kernel directly from the current OS instance. Available on SD32B/64B nPar systems only. Newly added as an optional (selectable) product in all OEs. See the SoftReboot documentation at http://www.hp.com/go/ hpux-core-docs-11iv3.
Table 2 New products and features in HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 (continued) New Product/feature Description environment. Delivered in the VSE-OE and DC-OE. See HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 Release Notes at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3. VFS-LOCKF-ENH Delivers an enhanced file segment lock kernel module, vfs_lock_enh, in the Virtual File System (VFS) layer to provide the 64-bit file segment lock feature and other enhancements. Delivered as an optional (selectable) product in all OEs.
Harmless messages and known problems Before cold-installing or updating to HP-UX 11i v3, make sure you read “Appendix A: Harmless messages and known problems,” in the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide (http://www.hp.com/go/ hpux-core-docs-11iv3). The web version of the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide is the most up-to-date version of the document. For information about other known problems, see the product's own documentation at the HP Business Support Center (http://hp.com/bizsupport).
Web resources • Core HP-UX 11i v3 Documentation Includes HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, HP-UX 11i Version 3 Release Notes, and HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating, as well as the multi-volume HP-UX System Administrator's Guide. Be sure to select the document appropriate for your release. http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3 • HP Business Support Center Includes documentation for HP-UX software, as well as HP products. http://hp.
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