HP-UX Directory Server Version 8.1 (B.08.10.07) Release Notes (766146-001, March 2014)

3 What is new in HP-UX Directory Server 8.1?
B.08.10.07 release of HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 includes new features and fixes to several
existing problems. For more information about fixes, see Table 1 (page 12).
The following new feature is introduced with HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 (B.08.10.07):
• Java6 support: HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 has been enhanced to support the JRE
version1.6.0.20.00. Later versions of JRE6 may also work.
The following new and changed features are introduced for HP-UX 11i v3 HP Integrity system
(B.08.10.05):
• In-memory debug logging—This feature has the following functionalities:
Enables the capturing of debug log messages in the memory instead of in a file in the
production environment when issues are encountered.
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◦ Captures custom debug logs directly to the memory buffer.
◦ Gets diagnostics images quickly when issues are encountered.
◦ Can be enabled or disabled by changing configuration parameter in dse.ldif file.
◦ Performs relatively better compared to error logging, due to lesser I/O operations.
• Integration of migration related files—Integrated migration related files as part of depot.
The following new and changed features are introduced with HP-UX Directory Server 8.1
(B.08.10.04):
• Subtree rename and Entry Move—This feature provides the following functionalities:
Ability to rename a node that has children
Ability to move a node, with or without children to another parent node
• Syntax Validation Check—The current version of Directory Server does not perform any sort
of syntax validation, but this release addresses this issue by providing the capability to enforce
the syntax validation. Syntax validation checks every modification to attributes to make sure
that the new value has the required syntax for that attribute type.
• Strict DN Syntax Enforcement: A new configurable parameter
nsslapd-dn-validate-strict is introduced to enable strict DN parsing as described
in RFC 4514.
• Upgrade to new DN format.
• Support additional standard attribute syntaxes—Additional standard attribute syntaxes
supported in this release are:
◦ Numeric String
◦ Bit String
◦ Delivery Method
◦ Enhanced Guide
◦ Facsimile Telephone Number
◦ Fax, Guide, Name and Optional UID
◦ Printable String
8 What is new in HP-UX Directory Server 8.1?