ONCplus B.11.31.06 Release Notes

ONC consists of the following components:
• Network File System
The Network File System (NFS) is a distributed filesystem that provides transparent access
to files and directories that are shared on remote systems.
• AutoFS
AutoFS is a client-side service that enables automatic mounting and unmounting of
filesystems.
• CacheFS
The Cache Filesystem (CacheFS) is a general purpose filesystem caching mechanism that
improves the performance of client side applications when working with NFS servers.
CacheFS client performance is improved by caching data to a fast local file system instead
of going over the wire. Caching data results in reduced server and network load because
the clients have already cached a copy of the data and send fewer requests to the server.
• Network Information Service
Network Information Service (NIS), previously called “Yellow Pages,” is a distributed
database system that enables the maintenance of commonly used configuration information
on a master server and propagates the information to all the hosts in the network.
Related Information
For more information about ONCplus, see the following documents, available at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#NFS%20Services
• NFS Services Administrator’s Guide
• NIS Administrator’s Guide
• Managing NFS and KRPC Kernel Configurations in HP-UX 11i v3
• Introducing Network File Systems Version 4 on HP-UX 11i v3
What's New in ONCplus B.11.31.06
ONCplus B.11.31.06 includes both defect fixes and new features. This version of ONCplus
supports all features included in previous ONCplus versions. In addition, the following new
features are introduced in ONCplus B.11.31.06:
New NIS Features in ONCplus B.11.31.06
NIS introduces the following feature:
• IPv6 support for RPC commands and daemons Phase II
ONCplus B.11.31.06 delivers IPv6 support for rpc.rquotad, rpc.rstatd, rpc.sprayd, rup, and
spray commands and daemons.
New NFS Features in ONCplus B.11.31.06
NFS introduces the following feature:
• ONC 2.5 functionality for the NFSv2 and NFSv3 client
Porting of ONC2.5 Solaris code base to the current HP-UX NFS v2 and NFS v3 client.
Fixes in ONCplus to date
This section lists the fixes for ONCplus and also specifies the version number of ONCplus in
which the defect was fixed.
Table 1-1 describes the problems that are fixed to date and incorporated into ONCplus.
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