HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 Release Notes

• HP-UX WBEM IOTree Provider: Now displays information about all slots on HP-UX 11i v3
system.
• New: HP-UX WBEM Online Operations Service Provider: Not currently supported; intended
to support features in future releases of HP-UX 11i v3.
• HP-UX WBEM SCSI Provider: Updated to version 11.31.01, but no new feature changes.
• Ignite-UX: Updated to version C.7.0.x with multipath-awareness, new approach for addressing
I/O, automatic management of the system boot path for multiple path configurations,
user-selectable format for recovery archives and golden archives, and other changes.
• New: Kernel Tunable Values Reset From Boot Prompt: HP-UX 11i v3 release provides a new
feature in which kernel tunable values can be reset from the boot prompt.
• New: Livedump: Provides the ability to take a crashdump on a live system without a forced
shutdown or panic of that system. Implemented for Itanium®-based platforms only.
• New: Long Username / Groupname: Current limit enhanced from 8 to 255 bytes. By default
8 is still the limit. With an enabler this limit can be enhanced to 255. Once enabled, cannot
be disabled in the future. Not supported for trusted systems.
• New: Node and Host Name Expansion: Provides the ability to set node and host names up
to 255 bytes.
• Obsolescence Bundle: Used during an update when obsolete software on the system needs
to be removed; automatically selected for updates. Will remove several obsolete or incompatible
products and/or drivers.
• Online Diagnostics product: Includes several enhancements and features, including support
for the Interface Expansion Program (IEP) for large username, groupname, PIDs, and nproc;
support of additional features of HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars), such as support for notification
of events due to dynamic CPU migration; support for agile view of devices, for reporting
extended hardware path of devices, for reporting recovered Machine Check Aborts; and
other features and changes.
• SCSI Kernel Tunables: scsi_maxphys, scsi_max_qdepth anddefault_disk_ir kernel
tunables are obsolete.
• Software Distributor: Updated to version 11.31 with support for HP-UX 11i v3-unique features
including large pid, long usernames and group names; and improved support for high level
software deployment tools such as Software Manager, update-ux, and future tools. Includes
defect fixes.
• Software Package Builder: Added new policy files that include the expansion of the acceptable
category tags, the addition of the is_oe attribute, and changes to the architecture and
os_release attribute rules.
• System Administration Manager (SAM): Deprecated. The smh command is recommended,
but sam command will continue to be available. Some functional areas previously available
are obsoleted.
• System Administration Manager (SAM) Auditing and Security Functional Area: System Security
Policies subarea of SAM is replaced with the HP--UX Security Attributes Configuration tool;
Audited NIS+ Users subarea is obsolete.
• System Administration Manager (SAM) Printers and Plotters Functional Area: Launch point in
X/ObAM-based GUI mode is now via the HP System Management Homepage.
• System Administration Management Tool Changes: SAM and HP System Management
Homepage: System Administration Manager (SAM) is deprecated in HP-UX 11i v3. HP System
Management Homepage (HP SMH) is the system administration tool for managing HP-UX 11i.
HP SMH provides web-based systems management functionality, at-a-glance monitoring of
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