HP-UX Support Plus Release  for June 2003

 

 

HP is pleased to announce the latest release of HP-UX 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 by request only.  Please use the following information to decide whether this release is right for you.

 

Please note that the HP-UX 11.0 version of Support Plus was not updated on the June 2003 release.   With the upcoming discontinuance of HP-UX 11.0 in March 2004, the amount of new functionality and features in HP-UX 11.0 decreased.  Consequently, for June 2003, no changes were required for HP-UX 11.0 patch bundles, new hardware support, or diagnostic tools.  The most recent HP-UX 11.0 Support Plus  was March 2003.

 

Future System Planning

In order to assist you with your future systems planning, Hewlett-Packard would like to remind you that HP-UX Predictive Support will be discontinued on June 30, 2003.  As part of this discontinuance process, after the March 2003 release, it will not be delivered on the HP-UX 11iv1 Support Plus media and will be removed from the HP-UX 11.0 Support Plus media at the September 2003 release.  After June 30, 2003, HP-UX Predictive software will no longer be available on Software Depot.  HP-UX Predictive end of service begins on April 1, 2004.  After this date, Predictive events for HP-UX will no longer be processed. 

 

As part of the HP-UX Predictive Support discontinuance, all HP-UX Predictive Support customers running HP-UX 10.20 or 11.x will be grandfathered-in and entitled to HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition.  You will continue to receive remote monitoring capabilities for your HP-UX Predictive supported products through the use of ISEE, HP’s next generation remote support solution.

 

ISEE provides continuous hardware event monitoring and automated notification to help identify and prevent potential critical problems.  Should a problem occur, ISEE enables faster restoration of your supported systems and devices, using remote diagnostic scripts and direct remote secure access by an HP support engineer.

 

HP encourages you to begin using ISEE as soon as possible so that you can reap the additional benefits of this new technology.  Starting March 2003, ISEE is included in the Support Plus media for your convenience.  For more information on ISEE, you can visit http://www.hp.com/hps/tech/resources/elect/isee.htm.

 

June 2003 HP-UX Support Plus –is released on separate CD media, one CD for HP-UX 11.0 and one CD for HP-UX 11i as it is the only version which is updated

 

The HP-UX 11.0 Support Plus CD-ROM contents (as of 03/03)[a2] :

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.11.00

March 2003

HP-UX Server

Use the latest Instant Support Enterprise Edition tools (requires an HP support contract)

ISEEPlatform (A.02.50) bundle from the depot /cdrom/HPUXAuxTools

December 2002

HP-UX Server

Prepare your server to use iCOD (Instant Capacity on Demand) functionality

ICOD-purchase (B9073AA bundle)

from /cdrom/DIAGNOSTICS/B.11.00

September 2002

HP-UX Workstation or Server

Enable new systems and supported hardware products (including I/O adapters and devices)

Hardware Enablement Bundle from /cdrom/HWE1100

March 2003

HP-UX Workstation or Server

Bring all core and graphics software to the current patch level and install critical patches for Core, add-on I/O and networking drivers

Quality Pack Bundle from /cdrom/QPK1100

(Updated in March and September)

March 2003

 

 

 

 

HP-UX Support Plus Release  for June 2003 - continued

 

 

The HP-UX 11iv1 Support Plus CD-ROM contents:

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

June 2003

HP-UX Server

Use the latest Instant Support Enterprise Edition tools (requires an HP support contract)

ISEEPlatform (A.02.50) bundle from the depot /cdrom/HPUXAuxTools

December 2002

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

September 2002

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 2001

HP-UX Workstation or Server

Install patches for HP-UX 11iv1 which are required to install and update the OS.

Required 11iv1 Patch Bundle from /cdrom/BUNDLE11i

June 2003

HP-UX Workstation or HP-UX Server

Enable new systems and supported hardware products (e.g. I/O adapters and devices)

Hardware Enablement Bundle: from /cdrom/HWEnable11i

June 2003

HP-UX Workstation or Server

Update HP-UX application software (e.g. HP MC/ServiceGuard product)

Gold Apps Bundle (GOLDAPPS11i) from /cdrom/GOLDQPK11i

(Updated in June and December)

June 2003

HP-UX Workstation or Server

Update HP-UX core software

Gold Base Bundle (GOLDBASE11i) from /cdrom/GOLDQPK11i

(Updated in June and December)

June 2003

 

Requesting HP-UX Support Plus

 

If you are interested in receiving this release of HP-UX Support Plus on CD-ROM, please follow the instructions detailed on the first page of this letter.

 

Support Plus bundles are available individually from HP Software Depot.  The Software Depot url is: http://software.hp.com.   Click on “enhancement releases”.   Then look for the bundles in the list.  There are informational web pages for each bundle.  You must register and then may download any of them.

You can also order CD media through the HP Software Update Manager.  Follow the links from the IT Resource Center.  The url is: www.itrc.hp.com and .  for Europe the url is: www.itrc.hp.com and make sure you reach the European website Click on “more…” in the “maintenance / support” area.  Then select “standard patch bundles” in the “patching” area.  Then select “Obtain Support Plus from Software Update Manager.”  You may also register for any of the following Software Update Manager service features:

·          notification of the availability of new software update products related to your support agreement

·          information about changes to the Software Update Manager

·          set your preferences for e-mail and frequency of reporting

·          view software information articles on-line in the Software Update Manager

 

 [a1]why do we refer to an information dated on December 2002??? (see content of the web site)

 [a2]Do not include the 11.0 content, it could be confusing for the customers as we announce that there will not be 11.0 updates.