HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Overview

Table of Contents
Preface.........................................................................................................................................9
Intended Audience...............................................................................................................9
About this Series...................................................................................................................9
About this Document:..........................................................................................................9
Finding HP-UX Information...............................................................................................10
HP-UX 11i Release Names and Operating System Version Identifiers..............................11
Determining Your System Version.....................................................................................12
Typographic Conventions..................................................................................................12
Examples and Shells......................................................................................................13
Command Syntax...............................................................................................................13
Function Synopsis and Syntax............................................................................................14
Publication History.............................................................................................................14
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...............................................................................................18
HP-UX 11i Version 3 Highlights.........................................................................................18
New Processor Terminology.........................................................................................18
Server Nomenclature...............................................................................................19
New Device File Format for Addressing Storage.........................................................19
Online Activation and Deactivation of PCI Cards........................................................20
PCI Cards.................................................................................................................20
Longer User and Group Names....................................................................................20
Concurrent Dump.........................................................................................................20
For More Information on HP-UX 11i Version 3............................................................21
2 HP-UX Virtualization Technologies..............................................................................................23
Understanding Virtualization Technologies......................................................................23
Virtualization Technology Categories................................................................................23
Standalone Systems (One Single-Core Server, One Operating System Instance)..............25
Load Balancing (One Multiple Core Server, One Operating System Instance).................26
Process Resource Manager (PRM)................................................................................27
Technology Summary..............................................................................................27
Tools to Administer/Configure................................................................................27
How to Obtain..........................................................................................................27
For Further Information...........................................................................................27
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