HP-UX 11i version 2 Operating Environment Update Release (OEUR) for Dec 2007
We are pleased
to announce the latest release of HP-UX 11i v2 Dec 2007 Operating Environment
Update Release (“Dec 2007 HP-UX OEUR”).
This latest update offers important new features for both users of HP
9000 (PA-RISC based) systems and HP Integrity (Itanium®2 based) systems. The December
2007 HP-UX OEUR is available to customers with a valid support agreement. The
information in this document is intended to assist in determining whether this
release is right for you.
This update
to HP-UX 11i v2 is known by both of the following names:
|
Name |
Usage |
|
HP-UX 11i version 2
Dec 2007 update |
Standard name and DVD labels |
|
HP-UX 11.23 |
VUF name |
The Dec 2007
HP-UX OEUR adds important new functionalities.
The most significant new functionalities are:
·
Support
for Intel® Integrity® Family 9100 Processors and PCIe SAS I/O adapters in
HP Integrity
Server Blades and Mezzanine I/O
adapters for HP Blade servers.
·
PCI Error
Handling: Updated to add support for the PCIe slots available with the upgraded
I/O backplanes and extenders for rx7640, rx8640, and Integrity Superdome
sx2000. (This is a Software Pack product available on the Application Release
[AR] media and on the web-site for HP Software Depot.)
·
USB-00: Updated to
version C.01.04.08 to decrease OS install from local USB devices..
·
New:
Accelerated Virtual I/O (AVIO) for HP Integrity Virtual Machines (VM): This
solution is composed of four new drivers: GuestAvioLan, HostAvioLan,
GuestAvioStor, and HostAvioStor. The new AVIO storage and LAN drivers deliver a
new re-architected I/O path for HP Integrity VM. They provide significant
I/O performance improvements (for certain workloads) over the
existing Virtual I/O (VIO) drivers, previously used for Integrity VM, since
these drivers are now VM-aware. All four AVIO drivers are Default-Installed..
·
Dynamic
Root Disk (DRD): An HP-UX system administration toolset used to clone an HP-UX
system image to an inactive disk for software maintenance and recovery. The December 2007 release of DRD introduces
support for root volumes managed by VxVM Release 4.1. Please see the
DRD web site, http://docs.hp.com/en/DRD, for
information about required patches and support for various root volume
configurations.
·
HP-UX
·
HP-UX
Parallel Umounts: Implements parallel unmounts. (This is a Software Pack
product available on the web.)
·
HP-UX
WBEM Kernel Providers: Used to obtain information related to kernel parameters
and swap space available on the system.
·
Hardware
Enablement Patch Bundle (HWEnable11i): Includes patches for support with Intel®
Integrity® Family 9100 Processors and PCIe SAS I/O adapters in HP Integrity
Servers, and Mezzanine I/O adapters for HP Server Blades.
·
10GigEthr-00:
Now supports new network card AD385A. Supports Accelerated Virtual I/O (AVIO)
to significantly improve HPVM I/O performance.
Detailed
information on the changes in the Dec 2007 HP-UX OEUR can be found at http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11i/index.html
Click on the “Release Notes” link to go to the Release Notes for the Dec 2007
HP-UX OEUR.
The Dec 2007
HP-UX OEUR is supported on all current HP Integrity servers. All of the
following HP 9000 PA-RISC servers are fully supported:
·
A-Class/rp2400
series (except the 32-bit processor A180 and A180C)
·
L-Class/rp5400
series
·
rp3400
series
·
rp4400
series
·
All
N-Class/rp7400 series
·
All
rp8400 series
·
All
HP 9000 Superdome
Legacy HP
9000 server product families, including D, K, R, T and V-Class are not
supported on HP-UX 11i v2. HP 9000 workstation product families, including B,
C, and J-Class are also not supported on HP-UX 11i v2. Support for these workstation products
continues on HP-UX 11i v1.
The HWEnable11i bundle for December
2007 includes new support for Intel® Integrity® Family 9100
Processors and PCIe SAS I/O adapters in HP
Integrity Servers, and Mezzanine I/O adapters for HP
Integrity
Server Blades. Minimal HP-UX support requires other HWE
components from this OE Update
release that includes diagnostics, I/O
driver bundles, along with the Ignite-UX product. HP
recommends a full update to the desired OE
option from the latest 11i v2 OE Update release for
full HP-UX support with the updated
versions of the manageability and configuration tools.
• HP
Integrity BL860c blades with zx2 chipset and C-class enclosure
• HP
Integrity rx2660 server (2 single-core processors) with zx2 chipset
• HP
Integrity rx3600 server (2 dual-core processors) with zx2 chipset
• HP
Integrity rx6600 server (4 dual-core processors) with zx2 chipset
• HP
Integrity rx7640 server (8 sockets) with sx2000 chipset
• HP
Integrity rx8640 server (16 sockets) with sx2000 chipset
• HP
Superdome server (16 sockets) with sx2000 chipset
• HP
Superdome server (32 sockets) with sx2000 chipset
• HP
Superdome server (64 sockets) with sx2000 chipset
• HP rp7440
server (8 sockets) with PA8900 processors and sx2000 chipset
• HP rp8440 server (16 sockets) with
PA8900 processors and sx2000 chipset
Our enterprise computing business has
carefully planned the transition to HP Integrity systems and places a premium
on customer and partner investment protection. HP-UX 11i v2 maintains
compatibility between HP 9000 and HP Integrity servers in the following ways:
·
Common
“look and feel” for HP-UX 11i on both HP 9000 and HP Integrity servers
·
Source
code compatibility
·
Data compatibility (identical data
formats)
·
Binary
compatibility (the Aries dynamic code translation technology, a standard
integrated component of every copy of HP-UX 11i for HP Integrity, is designed
to enable execution of HP 9000 programs on HP Integrity systems without
recompiling or relinking)
With this update of HP-UX 11i v2 for
both the HP 9000 and HP Integrity server families, HP-UX 11i v2 continues to provide
a smooth transition path for HP-UX customers and partners onto the
next-generation HP Integrity architecture HP-UX 11i v3.
Please note
that upgrading to HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005 or a more recent HP-UX 11i v2 update
release is required for the installation of vPars. Your system must also have
an HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environment from September 2004 or later to install
the latest software patches and updates for HP-UX 11i v2. If you are interested
in receiving the most current update, please contact your HP Support Contract
Administrator.
Additional Software Media in the Dec 2007 HP-UX 11i v2 OE
Shipments
The Software Pack Program
delivers a variety of optional HP-UX 11i v2 core enhancements on the Software
Pack DVD. The product notes together with descriptions of individual
enhancements can be found under the DOCS directory on the Software
Pack media. In addition to being available on
the media, the core enhancements can also be downloaded from HP Software Depot http://software.hp.com:
1. Go to http://software.hp.com
2. Search for
“SWPACKv2”
3. Click on “HP-UX
Software Pack (Optional HP-UX 11i v2 Core Enhancements)”.
At this site you can read descriptions of specific products, as well as
download them.
The following
product bundles are delivered on the June 2007 Software Pack media. No
updates have been made for December 2007:
·
The HP-UX Role-based Access Control (RBAC) security
feature provides a mechanism to allow non-root users to perform selected
administrative tasks. RBAC is an alternative to the traditional
“all-or-nothing” root user model, which grants permissions to the root user for
all operations, and denies permissions to non-root users for certain
operations. RBAC partitions the root account’s privileges and allows you to
distribute administrative responsibilities by creating roles with appropriate
authorizations and assigning them to non-root users.
·
HP-UX 11i Security Containment provides three core
technologies: compartments, fine-grained privileges, and role-based access
control (RBAC). These features allow you more control of access to, and
isolation of, resources for system security. Together, these three components
provide a highly secure operating environment intended to permit you to modify
your applications for secure access. In addition, HP-UX 11i Security
Containment provides an environment for several trusted mode security features
included in the HP-UX Standard Mode Security Extensions and available on
standard mode HP-UX systems.
·
The
HP-UX Standard Mode Security Extensions provide security features including
enhancements or changes to the HP-UX Auditing system, passwords, and logins. In
previous releases of HP-UX 11i v2, these features were only supported on
systems converted to trusted mode. These features are available, through the
HP-UX Standard Mode Security Extensions, without converting the system to
trusted mode.
·
The
HP-UX 11i v2 Software Pack bundle contains a new command UserMod(1). In this
enhancement, usermod(1M) has been modified to selectively prevent the movement
of home directories with -m option. If the NCF is installed, a configuration
file /etc/default/usermod is installed on the system and the movement of
"/" is restricted by default.
·
The HP-UX 11i v2 Software Pack bundle contains a new
command trufgrep(1) which searches the input text files for a pattern.
·
The HP-UX 11i v2 EP/NCF Software Pack bundle, ONC
ENHKEY, contains new functionality for Publickey on 11i v2 to support the LDAP
database as a repository for the public/secret keys. This contains updates to
the chkey/newkey command to create and change the public/secret keys pairs and
the getpublickey/getsecretkey APIs to retrieve the public/secret keys.
·
The HP-UX 11i v2 Software Pack Bundle contains the
product LoginNLS. This new feature allows the customer to set the LANG
environment variable to select the French language when displaying login (1)
messages.
HP-UX 11i Version 1 (B.11.11) Support Plus – Dec 2007 Release
We are
pleased to announce the latest release of HP-UX 11i v1 Support Plus. These tested bundles include patches that fix
HP-UX defects, enable new hardware, and provide diagnostic tools. Support Plus is available to customers on
media by request only. Please use the
following information to decide whether this release is right for you.
HP-UX 11i v1 Support Plus CD-ROM
content:
|
If your
hardware platform is an |
And you
want to |
You
should install |
Revision
date |
|
HP-UX Workstation or Server |
Use the latest diagnostic tools |
OnlineDiag bundle from the depot
/cdrom/DIAGNOSTICS/B.11.11 |
December 2007 |
|
HP-UX Workstation or Server |
Prepare your server to use iCOD (Instant Capacity on
Demand) functionality |
ICOD-purchase (B9073AA bundle) from /cdrom/DIAGNOSTICS/B.11.11 |
December 2003 |
|
HP-UX Workstation or Server |
Prepare your server to use iCOD (Instant Capacity on
Demand) functionality |
ICOD-utility (T1322AA bundle) from
/cdrom/DIAGNOSTICS/B.11.11 |
December 2003 |
|
HP-UX Workstation or Server |
Install patches for HP-UX 11i v1 which are required to
install and update the OS. |
Required 11i v1 Patch Bundle from /cdrom/BUNDLE11i |
June 2003 |
|
HP-UX Workstation or Server |
Enable new systems and supported hardware products (e.g.
I/O adapters and devices) |
Hardware Enablement Bundle: from /cdrom/HWEnable11i |
December 2006 |
|
HP-UX Workstation or Server |
Install defect fixes for OE applications. |
Applications Quality Pack (GOLDAPPS11i) from
/cdrom/GOLDQPK11i |
December 2007 |
|
HP-UX Workstation or Server |
Install defect fixes for the core OS, graphics, and
networking drivers included on the OE. |
Base Quality Pack (GOLDBASE11i) from /cdrom/GOLDQPK11i |
December 2007 |
For
additional information on the bundles, you may also visit the web pages on the
IT
Obtaining HP-UX Support
Plus Media and Bundles
If
you are interested in receiving the Dec 2007 release of HP-UX Support Plus on
CD-ROM, or in
downloading any of the bundles contained on this media, please follow the
appropriate instructions below.
You can
download bundles found on the Support Plus Media through the HP IT
1.
The
URL is: http://itrc.hp.com.
2.
Click
on “more…” in the “maintenance / support” area.
3.
Then
select “standard patch bundles” in the “patching” area.
4.
Then
select “HP-UX patch bundles” to retrieve the list of available Support Plus
releases.
HP-UX 11i Operating Environment Extension Release for Dec 2007
We are
pleased to announce that in December 2006, HP began to offer a new Extension
Release process to eligible HP-UX OE support contract customers.
When an application product is being
updated ONLY on the Application Release media and that application product is a
part of an Operating Environment offering, customers will be notified of this
product update in their notification as a separate offering. Example for December 2007 is:
Dec 2007 HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environment
Dec 2007 HP-UX 11i v1
Applications
Dec 2007 HP-UX 11i v2
Applications
Dec 2007 HP-UX 11i v3 Applications
Dec 2007 HP-UX 11i v1
Support Plus
Dec 2007 HP-UX 11i v1 Extension Release
Dec 2007 HP-UX 11i v3 Extension Release
Customers
will then be able to request the application release media and a special
codeword that will allow access to the applicable software. These releases are
only offered physically. Select the
Extension Software EX1712 (EXVymm) (V for Version) on the notification
entitlement mailing form.
Updates
are in the Application
media ONLY and not in the Operating Environment media for the Dec 2007 release.
|
Updated
Application Product |
Operating
Environment HP-UX 11i v1 |
Operating
Environment HP-UX 11i v3 |
|
|
|
|
|
HP GlancePlus/UX
Pak June 2007 B3701AA |
B7993AA
|
BA491AA |
|
HP Process Resource Mgr (PRM) June 2007 B3835DA |
B7993AA
|
|
|
Enterprise Cluster Master Media Toolkit
(ECM) June 2007 B5139EA |
B7994AA |
|
|
ServiceGuard NFS Toolkit June 2007
B5140BA |
B7994AA |
|
|
HP MPI
June 2007 B6060BA |
B6821AA Technical Computing |
|
|
HP-UX Workload Manager B8843CA |
B7993AA
B7994AA |
BA490AA BA491AA |
|
HP MLIB Math Library for HP-UX B6061BA |
B6821AA Technical Computing |
BA492AA Technical Computing |
A.
Release Roadmap for HP-UX 11i v1, v2 and v3
We are committed to
providing our customers with new functionality to meet the needs of today's
enterprises. To best meet these needs
and assist our customers for planning purposes, the current HP-UX Update
release schedule is noted below (Please note that the information in this chart
is subject to change without notice, and will be updated by HP as needed on a
quarterly basis):
|
HP-UX 11i
version |
Schedule Ship
Timeframe |
Notes |
|
11i
v1 |
December
2006 |
Full update release* of 11i v1 |
|
11i
v3 |
February
2007 |
This is the product release of HP-UX 11i v3,
including the Operating Environment (OE) and Application Release (AR). The AR only includes HP-UX 11i v3 products. |
|
11i
v2 |
March
2007 |
HP updated the Quality Pack (QPK) patch bundles for
HP-UX 11i v2 and made them available on the ITRC web site at: http://itrc.hp.com. |