Tuning HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1A and V5.1B for Oracle

Operating System Versions and Service PAKs

The current supported release of HP Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster Server is V5.1B. This is the last

release of Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster Server. HP will continue to support these products until at least

2011. As of March 2006, the supported patch kits for HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1B are V5.1B-2 (PK4)

Service PAK and V5.1B-3 (PK5) Service PAK; these are the only supported and recommended Service

PAKs to use for Oracle installations running HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1B.

Prior Version Support

The HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1A release is currently under Prior Version Support with Sustaining

Engineering (PVS-SE). This means that this release will continue to be supported until 30

June 2007,

provided that PVS-SE support is added to an HP Customer Services Support Contract.

For more information about PVS-SE, go to:

http://www.hp.com/hps/os/os_pvs_amap.html

Patches Applicable to Systems Running Oracle

The following list describes the patches related to systems running Oracle that HP recommends for the

currently supported versions of Tru64 UNIX. Other patches, not specifically related to Oracle, may be

relevant for the version of Tru64 UNIX that you are using. All of the patches are available for

download from the location described in the Location of Patches and Service PAKs section.

Tru64 UNIX/TruCluster Server V5.1B-2 with PK4 Service PAK

T64KIT0023584-V51BB25-E-20040913

Tru64 UNIX/TruCluster Server V5.1B-3 with PK5 Service PAK

Fixes for vm:vm_overflow and generic:cpus_in_rad as updated in T64KIT1000910-

V51BB26-E-20060928

Tru64 UNIX/TruCluster Server V5.1A with PK6 Service PAK

PAKT64KIT0023583-V51AB24-E-20040913

Location of Patches and Service PAKs

All of the Tru64 UNIX service PAKs and patches are available for download from the IT Resource

Center (ITRC) at the following URL:

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/search.do?BC=patch.breadcrumb.main|&pageContextName=t

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