HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Overview HP-UX 11i v3 (B3921-90011, September 2010)

Table of Contents
Preface..............................................................................................................................11
Intended Audience................................................................................................................................11
About this Series...................................................................................................................................11
About this Document:...........................................................................................................................11
Finding HP-UX Information.................................................................................................................12
HP-UX 11i Release Names and Operating System Version Identifiers................................................12
Determining Your System Version.......................................................................................................13
Typographic Conventions.....................................................................................................................13
Examples and Shells........................................................................................................................14
Command Syntax..................................................................................................................................14
Function Synopsis and Syntax..............................................................................................................14
Publication History...............................................................................................................................15
1 HP-UX Version 3 at a Glance.....................................................................................17
How HP-UX is Delivered......................................................................................................................17
Operating Environments.................................................................................................................17
Extra Components and Products.....................................................................................................17
Additional Software...................................................................................................................17
Third-Party Products..................................................................................................................17
HP-UX 11i Version 3 Highlights...........................................................................................................17
Processor Terminology....................................................................................................................18
Server Nomenclature..................................................................................................................19
New Device File Format for Addressing Storage............................................................................19
Online Activation and Deactivation of PCI Cards..........................................................................19
PCI Cards...................................................................................................................................19
Long User and Group Names.........................................................................................................19
Concurrent Dump...........................................................................................................................19
For More Information on HP-UX 11i Version 3...............................................................................20
2 HP-UX Virtualization Technologies..............................................................................21
Understanding Virtualization Technologies.........................................................................................21
Virtualization Technology Categories..................................................................................................21
Standalone Systems (One Single-Core Server, One Operating System Instance)................................23
Load Balancing (One Multiple Core Server, One Operating System Instance)....................................24
Process Resource Manager (PRM)...................................................................................................24
Technology Summary................................................................................................................24
Tools to Administer/Configure..................................................................................................25
How to Obtain............................................................................................................................25
For Further Information.............................................................................................................25
Workload Manager (WLM).............................................................................................................25
Technology Summary................................................................................................................25
Tools to Administer/Configure..................................................................................................25
How to Obtain............................................................................................................................26
For Further Information.............................................................................................................26
Processor Sets (PSETS).....................................................................................................................26
Technology Summary................................................................................................................26
Tools to Administer/Configure..................................................................................................26
How to Obtain............................................................................................................................26
For Further Information.............................................................................................................26
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