HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 Release Notes

• I/O Subsystem: Several new I/O commands help manage the I/O subsystem, and existing
commands have new options and functionality to support the next generation mass storage
stack.
• New: The Next Generation Mass Storage Stack manages I/O devices, such as SCSI logical
units (LUNs). In this release, the mass storage stack delivers functionality designed to enhance
server scalability, adaptability, and performance while retaining backward compatibility.
New features include agile addressing, native multi-pathing, and increased parallelization.
• Networking and Mass Storage Drivers
Gigabit Ethernet: The igelan, gelan and btlan products are enhanced with new
features, including online deletion (OLD) and module packaging.
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◦ HyprFabrc-00: Supports only Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) HF2 cards. HF1
Cards will not be supported.
◦ New: InfiniBand: Now provides support for Network Interfaces and Network Services
Configuration.
◦ PCIMUX-00: The PCIMUX-00 bundle delivers the pci-mux1 driver, which supports the
AD278A and AD279A PCI MUX adapters.
◦ TermIO-00: The TermIO-00 driver bundle delivers the pci_mux0 driver, which supports
the A6748A and A6749A PCI MUX adapters.
◦ FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver for HP-UX 11i v3: Supports
new Mass Storage Stack, Agile addressing, Soft Zoning, PCI Online deletion, PCI error
detection and recovery.
◦ FibrChanl-01 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3: Supports new
mass storage stack, Agile addressing, Soft Zoning, PCI Online deletion, and PCI error
detection and recovery.
◦ HP PCI Ultra160 SCSI (c8xx): Supports new mass storage stack, PCI Online Deletion
(OLD), PCI error detection and recovery, HBA Device Special Files (DSF). Termination of
support for Ultra2 HBAs.
◦ USB-00: The USB stack and drivers delivered in USB-00 replace the legacy USB stack
delivered in drivers hcd, hub, hid, and usbd, with additional functionality.
• New: PCI Error Recovery: Provides the ability to detect, isolate, and automatically recover
from a PCI error, avoiding a system crash.
• New: PCI Card Online Deletion (OLD): The PCI OL* feature has been enhanced to allow
HP-UX 11i v3 administrators to delete PCI cards and their associated drivers online without
requiring a system reboot.
• Utility Pricing Solutions
HP Instant Capacity: Updated to version B.11.31.08.01 to include modifications to the
installation procedure; support for Global Instant Capacity (GiCAP) and hyperthreading;
changes to GiCAP grouping rules and icapstatus command output; and more.
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◦ HP Pay per use: Updated to version B.11.31.08.01.00 with support for hyperthreading
features included in HP-UX 11i v3. Includes error fixes.
• Xserver: Radeon 7500 is supported on rp34x0 and rp44x0 servers in HP-UX 11i v3.
Initial (February 2007) Release Notes, Chapter 5: “General System Administration”
• asyncdsk Driver Kernel Tunable max_async_ports: max_async_ports is now a dynamic
tunable; default value changed to 4096 and maximum value is 4194304.
• New: Concurrent Dump: You can now configure your machine to perform a distributed parallel
dump, thereby improving the dump throughput and reducing dump time.
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