HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 Release Notes

• NGROUPS Expansion: Allows users and processes to have group-level permissions based on
a larger number of groups than the previous fixed limit.
• Obsolescence Bundle: Used during an update when obsolete software on the system needs
to be removed. Is automatically selected for updates. During the update process selected
obsolete or incompatible products and/or drivers are removed.
• Online Diagnostics: Supports updated to support new and future HBAs.
• Printer Management (web-based): Provides support in the TUI for adding remote printer and
for adding printer to a TSM terminal.
• Quality Pack Patch Bundles (QPKAPPS and QPKBASE): Third release for HP-UX 11i v3 with a
sizable increase in the number of defect fix patches included.
• Software Distributor: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
• Software Package Builder: Updated to incorporate defect fixes. Now supports detection of
possible installation errors in addition to the packaging errors.
• System Fault Management: Several changes including the introduction of MCA Indication
Provider and ComputerSystem Chassis Provider, and support for MCA logs and Agile
information.
• New: Tunable Base Page Size: Enhancement makes it possible to tune the size of the system
base page, which was formerly fixed at 4 KB. Now the additional sizes 8 KB, 16 KB, and
64 KB are available. The larger system base page size reduces the kernel's memory footprint
and makes certain memory management operations more efficient.
• New: Tune-N-Tools: Delivers the tool tuneserver(1m). When executed, sets kernel tunables to
values appropriate for major customer business application workloads.
• Update-UX and SW-GETTOOLS: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
• Virtual Server Environment Configuration Assistant (VseAssist): Extended with additional
checks supporting new features of VSE Management Software version 4.0, including updated
licensing checks and a new iCAP status check.
• WBEM Services and Providers
HP WBEM Services for HP-UX: Updated to incorporate defect fixes and support for virtual
IDs.
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◦ HP-UX WBEM Fibre Channel Provider: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
◦ HP-UX WBEM IOTree Provider: Supports consolidated status (CSP) feature.
◦ HP-UX WBEM Kernel Providers: Support new features.
◦ HP-UX WBEM RAIDSA Provider: Updated to incorporate a defect fix.
◦ HP-UX WBEM SAS Provider: Updated to incorporate a defect fix.
◦ HP-UX WBEM SCSI Provider: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
◦ HP-UX WBEMP-LAN Provider: Supports new 1000fd data transfer speed setting. New
operational status for LAN cards are available. LAN Indication Provider is supported with
DLPI patch PHNE_37799.
September 2008 Release Notes, Chapter 6: “Disk and File Management”
• New: Base-VxTools-50: Contains a set of enablers and infrastructure tools for VxVM.
• HP CIFS Client: Updated to version A.02.02.02. Maintenance release that mainly contains
defect fixes and a few minor enhancements.
• HP CIFS Server: Updated to 3.0i version A.02.03.03. Provides security fixes and several
defect fixes. Supports new configuration parameters in smb.conf.
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