HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 Release Notes

5 General system administration
This chapter presents information of particular interest to system administrators. For other changes
to products and features related to this chapter, see “What is new in the HP-UX 11i v3 March
2012 release” (page 13).
HP-UX 11i v3 Feature Enablement Patch Bundle
The HP-UX 11i v3 Feature Enablement (FEATURE11i) patch bundle consists of patches that enhance
core features or are required to meet dependencies for new or updated software products. This
patch bundle gets updated with new patches as-needed for support of software products.
Summary of Change
For the March 2012 (1203) release, the FEATURE11i bundle has been updated for HP-UX 11i
v3 with patches that enhance or provide new or improved core features. The improvements include
performance improvements in the kernel, support for the latest Intel Itanium processors in currently
shipping HP Integrity systems, and features like Soft Reboot and new virtualization.
The patches in this bundle have undergone extensive testing and have received greater exposure
than most patches downloaded individually from the IT Resource Center/HP Support Center. All
dependencies for patches in this bundle have been resolved.
Compatibility
There are no known compatibility issues.
Performance
The patches include recommended and optional performance improvements.
Documentation
• Websites
The HP IT Resources Center (http://itrc.hp.com) portal has been retired and was migrated to
the HP Support Center (http://hp.com/go/hpsc) in June 2011. You can find the latest patch
status information on the HP Support Center (HPSC) website. To access the HPSC, you will
require an HP Passport Login. See the FAQs at http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/
GetPDF.aspx/c02761338.pdf.
• Documents
Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems (http://hp.com/go/
patchmgmt-docs)
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◦ HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide (http://www.hp.com/go/
hpux-core-docs-11iv3)
• Other
◦ The patch bundle readme document can be found on the OE media under the root
directory (/FEATURE11i.readme and /FEATURE11i.readme.html) or at the HPSC
(http://hp.com/go/hpsc).
Obsolescence
Not applicable.
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