HP-UX 11i v3 September 2011 Release Notes, Edition 2

NOTE: Revisions to the initial (February 2007) HP-UX 11i Version 3 Release Notes are contained
in the HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes Errata, Edition 3, MPN 5992-5827, located at http://hp.com/
go/hpux-core-docs.
The following are not exhaustive lists, so HP strongly recommends that you consult the HP-UX 11i
Version 3 Release Notes (February 2007) for information that is not included here.
What is New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v1 September 2005
In the following summaries, you can obtain a general picture of how the initial (February 2007)
release of HP-UX 11i v3 differs from the September 2005 release of HP-UX 11i v1. For further
details, see the indicated chapters in the HP-UX 11i Version 3 Release Notes, available in its most
current version at http://hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs.
In addition, you may want to review the list “What is New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX
11i v2 June 2006” (page 81) for a general picture of how the initial (February 2007) release of
HP-UX 11i v3 differs from the June 2006 release of HP-UX 11i v2.
Initial (February 2007) Release Notes, Chapter 4: “Hardware-Specific Information”
• Enhancements to IO Forwarding: The IO forwarding interrupt comes under the purview
of Detect & Strobe and is enhanced.
• New: estape Tape and eschgr Autochanger Drivers: New with HP-UX 11i v3. ssrfc driver
no longer available.
• Graphics: HP-UX 11i v3 is not supported on workstations, and the PEX graphics API is not
supported on HP-UX 11i v3.
• HP-UX 11i v3 Driver Development Kit (DDK): Enhanced for HP-UX 11i v3. Provides
documentation, sample code, build environment and development tools for 3rd-party
developers, ISVs and IHVs to develop and test drivers on HP-UX 11i v3 PA-RISC and
Itanium®-based platforms.
• Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA): There is an issue with LUN WWIDs and HP-UX 11i v3.
• HP StorageWorks Secure Path: Obsolete.
• 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.
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