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

compatibility with Solaris, Tru64, and Linux applications that depend on coherency of page
and buffer cache. Potential performance improvement of applications that depend on coherency
of page and buffer cache.
• VERITAS File System (VxFS): Features in version 4.1 include support for 1024 ACLs; support
for large filesystem (up to 32 TB) and large file size (up to 16 TB); VxFS filesystem as a DLKM;
multi-device filesystems; and other features. Cluster File System (CFS) is not supported in the
initial release of HP-UX 11i v3.
• VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM): Features in version 4.1 include support for Volume Sets
and VxFS MDS; Cross-Platform Data Sharing; Device Discovery Layer Phase 2; Serial Split
Brain; and other features. Cluster Volume Manager (CVM), a part of VxVM that is enabled
by a separate license, is not being provided with the current 4.1 HP-UX 11i v3 release.
Initial (February 2007) Release Notes, Chapter 7: “Internet and Networking”
• New: ARPA Transport: Many enhancements to ARPA Transport include Security Containment,
sendfile/UFC, UNIX 2003 Conformance, large hostname support, and Tru64 Application
migration to HP-UX/Itanium®-based.
• Browsers: Mozilla is updated with defect fixes. Includes improved Asian font support on HP-UX
and the Japanese Language Pack.
• New: HP Data Link Provider Interface (DLPI): Enhancements include NOSYNC STREAMS
synchronization level for improved performance and scalability for high speed links, online
deletion (OLD) of I/O card instances, and dynamic loading and unloading of LAN drivers
without reboot.
• HP-UX PPPv6: Incorporates defect fixes.
• HP-UX VLAN: New features include support for HP-UX VLANs over APA aggregates and
LAN-monitor failover groups, SMH-Network Interface Configuration support for Web-based
VLAN configuration, and nwmgr support for HP-UX VLAN.
• HP-UX Web Server Suite
HP-UX Apache-based Web Server: Updated to version 2.0.58.00 as primarily a bug fix
release.
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◦ HP-UX Tomcat-based Servlet Engine: Upgraded to 5.5.9.04. Implements the Servlet 2.4
and JavaServer Pages 2.0 specifications. Designed to run on JDK 1.5 and later versions.
◦ HP-UX Webmin-based Admin: Upgraded to 1.070.08 as primarily a defect fix release.
• Internet Services: You can now deselect individual Internet Services during installation or
remove filesets later.
• BIND: BIND 9.3 includes many new features, including transition support for IPv4 and IPv6.
With HP-UX 11i v3, NAMED and NAMED ARGS variables are moved to /etc/rc.config.d/
namesvrs.
• DHCPv4 (bootpd): New option sa configures the tftp server, providing control of the siaddr
field of the dhcp packet. New configuration option for the subnet selection option
in the /etc/dhcptab file allows bootpd to assign a network address even if bootpd is
not part of that network. Support for PXE clients is added.
• DHCPv6: Now available in the core operating system.
• inetd Command: Two new command line options, -p (limit number of processes invoked
by inetd) and -a (enable user level auditing pf processes). Support for large hostnames and
large PIDs.
• libc: Numerous changes in APIs.
• Mailx, Elm, and Talk: elm(1M) and mailx(1M) are long-user-name compliant.
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