HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating, September 2011

Ignite-UX: Updated to version C.7.0.x with multipath-awareness, new approach for addressing
I/O, automatic management of the system boot path for multiple path configurations,
user-selectable format for recovery archives and golden archives, and other changes.
New: Kernel Tunable Values Reset From Boot Prompt: HP-UX 11i v3 release provides a new
feature in which kernel tunable values can be reset from the boot prompt.
New: Livedump: Provides the ability to take a crashdump on a live system without a forced
shutdown or panic of that system. Implemented for Itanium®-based platforms only.
New: Long Username / Groupname: Current limit enhanced from 8 to 255 bytes. By default
8 is still the limit. With an enabler this limit can be enhanced to 255. Once enabled, cannot
be disabled in the future. Not supported for trusted systems.
New: Node and Host Name Expansion: Provides the ability to set node and host names up
to 255 bytes.
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.
Online Diagnostics product: Introduced for the map command, is a new option, page, which
displays a paginated output of the system map.
SCSI Kernel Tunables: scsi_maxphys, scsi_max_qdepth anddefault_disk_ir kernel
tunables are obsolete.
Software Distributor: Updated to version 11.31 with support for HP-UX 11i v3-unique features
including large pid, long usernames and group names; and improved support for high level
software deployment tools such as Software Manager, update-ux, and future tools. Includes
defect fixes.
Software Package Builder: Added new policy files that include the expansion of the acceptable
category tags, the addition of the is_oe attribute, and changes to the architecture and
os_release attribute rules.
System Administration Manager (SAM): Deprecated. The smh command is recommended,
but sam command will continue to be available. Some functional areas previously available
are obsoleted.
System Administration Manager (SAM) Auditing and Security Functional Area: System Security
Policies subarea of SAM is replaced with the HP--UX Security Attributes Configuration tool;
Audited NIS+ Users subarea is obsolete.
System Administration Manager (SAM) Printers and Plotters Functional Area: Launch point in
X/ObAM-based GUI mode is now via the HP System Management Homepage.
System Administration Management Tool Changes: SAM and HP System Management
Homepage: System Administration Manager (SAM) is deprecated in HP-UX 11i v3. HP System
Management Homepage (HP SMH) is the system administration tool for managing HP-UX 11i.
HP SMH provides Web-based systems management functionality, at-a-glance monitoring of
system component health, and consolidated log viewing. HP SMH also provides Terminal
User Interfaces (TUIs).
New: System Fault Management: Collection of tools used to monitor the health of HP servers
and receive information about hardware such as memory, CPU, power supplies, and cooling
devices. Operates in the WBEM environment.
Update-UX and SW-GETTOOLS: The update-ux command now uses Software Manager, a
new application that provides features including support for preview; interactive TUI; better
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