HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating September 2012 HP Part Number: BA927-90186 Published: September 2012
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Contents Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3.........................................................4 Media kit contents.................................................................5 DVDs..........................................................................5 Documentation...............................................................6 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.
Documentation NOTE: Beginning in August 2011, the web is the primary delivery source of technical documentation for HP-UX Operating Environments and Application Products. Web delivery supports HP’s Green Business Technology Initiative to reduce packaging and also supports our HP-UX Technical Documentation goal to keep information up-to-date and easily accessible. Pointers to HP-UX documentation collections are listed in A Guide to HP Enterprise Software Documentation, available at http://www.hp.
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.
Procedures for installing VxFS and VxVM are new Starting with the September 2009 Operating Environment Update Release (OEUR), the installation of VxFS and VxVM changed. The HP-UX 11i v3 OEUR included the 4.1 and 5.0 versions of VxFS. The recommended (default-installed) selection was VxFS 5.0 plus LVM. In the September 2011 OEUR, the recommended (default-installed) selection for all systems was VxFS 5.0.1 plus LVM. As of the March 2012 OEUR, VxFS 5.0.
What’s new in this release The following table lists new products and features in the September 2012 OEUR. For information on what has changed, see the HP-UX 11i Version 3 September 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 September 2012. For a list of the OE contents and associated bundle tags, see the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2012 (http://www.hp.
Table 2 New products and features in HP-UX 11i v3 September 2012 (continued) New Product/feature Description Version 3 September 2012 Release Notes at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3. PCIInfo-00 12 Added to all OEs as a recommended (default-installed) product to support HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM).
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 Support Center (HPSC) at http://hp.com/go/hpsc.
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 Support Center (HPSC) Includes documentation for HP-UX software, as well as HP products. The HP IT Resources Center (http://itrc.hp.
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