HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Logical Volume Management (5900-3028, March 2013)
HP-UX 11i Release Names and Operating System Version Identifiers
With HP-UX 11i, HP delivers a highly available, secure, and manageable operating system that
meets the demands of end-to-end Internet-critical computing. HP-UX 11i supports enterprise,
mission-critical, and technical computing environments. HP-UX 11i is available on both HP 9000
systems and HP Integrity systems.
Each HP-UX 11i release has an associated release name and release identifier. The uname
command with the -r option returns the release identifier. Table 12 shows the releases available
for HP-UX 11i.
Table 12 HP-UX 11i Releases
Supported Processor ArchitectureRelease NameOS Version Identifier
HP 9000HP-UX 11i Version 1B.11.11
IntegrityHP-UX 11i Version 2B.11.23
HP 9000 and IntegrityHP-UX 11i Version 2B.11.23.0409
September 2004 Update
HP 9000 and IntegrityHP-UX 11i Version 3B.11.31
For information on supported systems and processor architecture for various versions of HP-UX 11i,
see the HP-UX 11i system release notes specific to your version of HP-UX.
Determining Your System Version
The uname, model, and swlist commands can help you determine information about your
system, including its hardware type, machine model, operating system version, and operating
environment update status. See uname(1), model(1), and swlist(1M).
For OS naming conventions, see “HP-UX 11i Release Names and Operating System Version
Identifiers” (page 146).
Table 13 OS Version, System Architecture, and Machine Model
Sample OutputCommandTopic
B.11.31
1
$ uname -rOS Version
ia64
2
$ uname -mArchitecture
9000/800
2
ia64 hp server rx5670$ model
3
Machine Model
9000/800/S16K-A
# HPUX11i-OE-MC B.11.31 HP-UX Mission
Critical Operating Environment
1
$ swlist HPUX*OE*Operating Environment
# HPUX11i-TCOE B.11.23.0409 HP-UX
Technical Computing OE Component
1
$ swlist HPUX*OE*OS Version.Update
1
HP-UX 11i OS version identifiers have the form B.11.23 or B.11.23.0409, where B.11.23 is the OS version and 0409
is the year-month of the operating environment (OE) update.
2
ia64 = Integrity. All others = HP 9000.
3
The getconf MACHINE_MODEL command gives the same output. See getconf(1).
Publication History
The document printing date and part number indicate the document’s current edition. The printing
date changes when a new edition is printed. Minor changes can be made at reprint without
changing the printing date. The document part number changes when extensive changes are made.
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