HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 Release Notes

◦ PCIMUX-00: Version B.11.31.1103 delivers defect fixes. See HP AD278A and AD279A
PCI Multiplexer Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3 (March 2011) at http://www.hp.com/go/
general-io-docs.
◦ RAID-01: Contains the ciss driver, which supports HP Smart Array controllers. Updated
with quality and performance improvements. For further information, including the products
supported by this bundle, see RAID-01 (ciss) B.11.31.1012 Mass Storage Driver Release
Notes at http://hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs.
◦ SerialSCSI-00: Contains the sasd driver, which supports the factory-integrated internal
SAS controller on certain servers and the AH303A PCIe SC44Ge Host Bus Adapter. The
CommonIO bundle is also required to support these controllers. Updated with quality and
performance improvements. See SerialSCSI-00 (sasd) B.11.31.1103 Mass Storage Driver
Release Notes at http://hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs.
• Mass Storage Stack: Enhanced so that default hardware path aliases are automatically created.
Update also delivers defect fixes. Two new white papers, "Hardware Path Aliasing in the
Mass Storage Stack" and "The Effect of Device Replacement on Agile Device Files," are
available.
• Utility Pricing Solutions
◦ HP Instant Capacity: Delivers defect fixes. See iCAP Release Notes at http://hp.com/go/
hp-icap-docs.
March 2011 Release Notes, General system administration
• Distributed Systems Administration Utilities (DSAU): Updated to include changes in the newer
version of the open source component syslog-ng v3.0.5. See Distributed Systems
Administration Utilities (DSAU) V2.6 Release Notes for the March 2011 for HP-UX 11i V3 at
http://hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs.
• Dynamic Root Disk (DRD): Update includes the following: enhancement to drd sync to allow
users to exclude files and directories, in addition to those described in drd-sync(1M), from the
sync operation; ability to sync file system and volume group information; new FAQ entry in
using DRD in a vPars environment. See Dynamic Root Disk A.3.8.* Release Notes at http://
hp.com/go/drd-docs.
• EMSWeb: Delivers fixes for internally found defects.
• Event Monitoring Services (EMS): Includes fixes for internally found issues. EMS has been
deprecated. Post HP-UX 11i v3 release, EMS will be replaced with Web-based Enterprise
Management (WBEM) based solutions. See Event Monitoring Service Version A.04.20.31.07
Release Notes at http://hp.com/go/hpux-ha-monitoring-docs.
• Feature Enablement Patch Bundle (FEATURE11i): Updated for HP-UX 11i v3 with patches
that enhance or provide new or improved core features. Includes performance improvements
in the kernel, filesystem improvements, Internationalization improvements, and early support
for new virtualization and security features.
• High Availability Monitors (HA Monitors): Version upgraded to A.04.20.31.07 to support
the update of EMS A.04.20.31.07. HA Monitors has been deprecated. Post HP-UX 11i v3
release, HA Monitors will be replaced with Web-based Enterprise Management (WBEM)
based providers. See High Availability Monitors Version A.04.20.31.07 Release Notes at
http://hp.com/go/hpux-ha-monitoring-docs.
• HP Insight managed system setup wizard: Supports new hardware and supports upgrading
from previous releases of the wizard.
• New: HP Operations agent: Version 11.00 helps you monitor the performance of systems in
your environment by collecting system performance metrics. With its integration with HP
Operations Manager (HPOM), the HP Operations agent enables you to create a centralized
monitoring environment that can be managed from the HPOM console. HP Operations agent
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