ONCplus B.11.31.07 Release Notes

Announcement
This version of ONCplus (B.11.31.07) is supported on systems running the HP-UX 11i v3 operating
system.
Availability of ONCplus as an ISU
Prior to the HP-UX 11i v3 release, ONC was delivered as a core product called NFS. Core products
cannot be released independent of the operating system. Any changes (defect fixes, for example)
to core products are only available to customers by installing HP-UX patches.
For HP-UX 11i v3, ONCplus is available as an Independent Software Unit (ISU). With the ONCplus
ISU, both defect fixes and new features are made available to customers by installing newer
versions of ONCplus.
The ONCplus ISU will be updated on an ongoing basis and will include the latest ONC updates
and defect fixes. When looking for ONC updates, you are encouraged to review the content of
the latest ONCplus ISU and consider updating to the most recent ONCplus ISU version.
NOTE: All ONCplus ISU versions are available at:
http://software.hp.com.
NIS+ Obsolescence Notice
Network Information Service Plus (NIS+) 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. Starting with HP-UX 11i v3, NIS+ is no longer
supported. Hewlett-Packard recommends that users migrate to LDAP.
NOTE: For information on how to migrate from NIS+ to LDAP, see the NIS+ to LDAP Migration
Guide available at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/J4269-90054/index.html
NIS Protocol Version 1 Obsolescence Notice
Starting with ONCplus version B.11.31.02, NIS protocol version 1 (NISv1) is no longer supported
on the NIS client. However, the NIS server, ypserv, will continue to support NISv1.
The NISv1 protocol obsolescence impacts an NIS client application that uses the NISv1 protocol
in the following scenarios:
• The NIS client uses the -V1 option of the ypwhich or the ypset command.
• An application directly communicates with the ypbind Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
version 1.
• An application includes the ypv1_prot.h header file.
NOTE: Starting with ONCplus version B.11.31.02, the ypwhich or the ypset command
communicates with ypbind RPC version 3. However, to specify the ypbind RPC version to be
used, you must use the options provided with the ypwhich and ypset commands.
Overview
Open Network Computing (ONC) comprises core services that enable administrators to implement
distributed applications in a heterogeneous distributed computing environment. It also includes
tools to administer clients and servers.
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