High Availability Monitors Version A.04.20 Release Notes (December 2005)

High Availability Monitors Version A.04.20 Release Notes
EMS and EMS HA Monitors Patch Strategy
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EMS and EMS HA Monitors Patch Strategy
EMS is provided through releases and patches. EMS patch will contain HA Monitors patch as
well. EMS uses PHSS_ prefix for patches.
A new release contains new EMS and EMS HA Monitors features as well as fixes for known
problems. For a new release of EMS and EMS HA Monitors, the following is guaranteed:
• Full release testing is performed prior to release.
• All patches from the previous release are incorporated.
The new release continues as the patch stream for the previous release.
New releases will be patched until a newer version of EMS and EMS HA Monitors becomes
available on the particular OS version. In order to receive fixes for any defects found in a
release after a newer version is released, you need to upgrade to the newer, supported version.
A patch to a release is issued in response to a critical business problem found by you. With a
patch, the following is guaranteed:
• Patch-specific release testing is performed prior to posting the patch.
• Existing functionality will continue to operate without modification.
• All fixes from the previous patch are incorporated.
EMS and EMS HA Monitors Compatibility with HP-UX Releases
The following table provides information about HP-UX releases that must be used with the
supported versions of EMS and EMS HA Monitors. Only the latest EMS and EMS HA
Monitors release on an OS is continued to be patched.
Table 1-1 EMS and EMS HA Monitors Compatibility with HP-UX Releases
EMS/HA
Monitors
Release
Support
Status
HP-UX
Release
Compatibility
A.02.00 no longer
patched
11.00