HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, February 2007 (Initial Release)

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1 Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3
HP-UX 11i v3 is an enterprise release delivering the highest level of
integrated virtualization and automation. HP-UX 11i v3 dynamically
reduces complexity and cuts deployment times to maximize return on
investment.
The HP-UX 11i v3 release supports both HP Integrity servers and HP
9000 servers, including those based on dual-core Intel Itanium 2
processors. HP-UX 11i v3 is engineered to maintain compatibility with
previous HP-UX 11i releases.
The dual-core Intel Itanium 2 processor supports Hyper-Threading. This
feature is transparent to the applications, except for the small number of
applications that assume the number of cores and the number of
processors is the same. To all other applications, each hardware thread
appears as an additional processor.
This chapter introduces you to the media kit contents and OEs of HP-UX
11i v3 (B.11.31). The HP-UX 11i v3 OEs are integrated and tested
software solutions containing the operating system and selected
applications.
What You Will Find in This Chapter
• “Media Kit Contents” on page 24
• “HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments” on page 25
• “The Next Step” on page 26