HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 Release Notes

September 2009 Release Notes, Chapter 12: “Other functionality”
• New: Locality-Optimized Resource Alignment (LORA): A framework for delivering ease-of-use
and improved performance on HP servers with Non-Uniform Memory Architecture (NUMA).
Delivered through patches in the FEATURE11i bundle on all OEs.
What is new in the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2009 release
The following summaries provide a general picture of how the March 2009 release of HP-UX 11i
v3 differs from the September 2008 release of HP-UX 11i v3. For further information, see the
indicated chapters in the HP-UX 11i Version 3 March 2009 Release Notes, available in its most
current version at
http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3
March 2009 Release Notes, Chapter 2: “Introduction to HP-UX 11i Version 3”
• Software Pack (Optional HP-UX 11i v3 Core Enhancements): Several new and updated
Software Pack products are available in the Operating Environments as optional products.
March 2009 Release Notes, Chapter 4: “Hardware-Specific Information”
• CommonIO: Updated with quality improvements.
• New: Dynamic P-States Feature: Adds the ability to control processor performance from within
HP-UX, allowing systems to conserve power when not fully loaded. Requires Intel® Itanium®
9100 series or later processors.
• Hardware Enablement Bundle for HP-UX 11i v3 (HWEnable11i): Includes support for new
PCI-Express I/O adapters in HP Integrity Servers, and HP-UX support for HP servers with
PA8900 processors and the sx2000 chipset. Also includes new HP-UX 11i v3 patches that
improve PCIe Error Recovery (ER) and support of new PCIe devices. New patches were also
added for CPU and memory On-Line Addition/Deletion (OLAD) for future HP platforms.
• Mass Storage Stack: Enhancements include congestion control, server manageability,
ease-of-use, and I/O performance.
• Networking and Mass Storage Drivers
FibrChanl-00: Updated to version B.11.31.0903 for a defect fix.◦
◦ FibrChanl-01: Updated with quality improvements.
◦ FibrChanl-02: Updated with quality improvements.
◦ GigEther-00: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
◦ GigEther-01: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.
◦ IB4X-00 Driver for InfiniBand: Supports the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol
for Oracle RAC environments and for connectivity to the HP/Oracle Exadata intelligent
storage cell.
◦ IEther-00: Updated with quality improvements.
◦ RAID-01: Updated with quality improvements.
◦ scsiU320-00: Updated with quality improvements.
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