VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 Release Notes (5187-1878, December 2002)

VERITAS File System 3.5 (HP OnlineJFS/JFS 3.5) Release Notes
What is VERITAS File System 3.5 (HP OnlineJFS/JFS 3.5)?
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1 VERITAS File System 3.5 (HP
OnlineJFS/JFS 3.5) Release Notes
What is VERITAS File System 3.5 (HP OnlineJFS/JFS
3.5)?
The VERITAS File System 3.5 (HP OnlineJFS/JFS 3.5) product is an extent-based,
intent-logging file system. This product is particularly geared toward UNIX
environments that require high performance and availability, and that deal with large
volumes of data. The VERITAS File System 3.5 (HP OnlineJFS/JFS 3.5) product is the
next generation of the product known as HP OnlineJFS/JFS 3.3.
The base VERITAS File System 3.5 (HP JFS 3.5) is a new version of the base journaled
file system for HP-UX 11i and is available at no charge as part of the December 2002
release of Software Pack.
The full VERITAS File System 3.5 (HP OnlineJFS 3.5) enables advanced file system
features and is ordered as a separate product.
NOTE The terms base VERITAS File System 3.5, HP JFS 3.5, and base VxFS are used
interchangeably throughout these release notes.
In addition, the terms full VERITAS File System 3.5, HP OnlineJFS 3.5, and full VxFS
are used interchangeably throughout these release notes.
All of these terms may appear in other related VERITAS File System (HP
OnlineJFS/JFS 3.5) documentation that accompanies this product.
Intended Audience Most customers using HP-UX 11i should continue using HP OnlineJFS/JFS 3.3. The
VERITAS File System 3.5 (HP OnlineJFS/JFS 3.5) product is not meant to be a
replacement or upgrade path for HP OnlineJFS/JFS 3.3.
You should not upgrade to VERITAS File System 3.5 (HP OnlineJFS/JFS 3.5) unless you
need to take advantage of the following products:
VERITAS Foundation Suite 3.5
VERITAS Foundation Suite/HA 3.5
VERITAS Oracle Data Base Edition 3.5
VERITAS Oracle DBE/HA 3.5
VERITAS SanPoint Foundation Suite 3.5 (includes CVM and CFS 3.5)
VERITAS SPFS/HA 3.5
However, if you choose to obtain this new version of VERITAS File System 3.5 (HP
OnlineJFS/JFS 3.5) from HP be aware that it is a standalone product . The full version of
VxFS 3.5 is a companion product to and is included in the above VERITAS 3.5 products.