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What is New in the May 2005 Release?

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In the following summaries, you can obtain a general picture of how the May 2005 release of HP-UX 11i v2 differs from the September 2004 release of HP-UX 11i v2. For further information, see the indicated chapters in the HP-UX 11i Version 2 May 2005 Release Notes, available in its most current version at http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iV2/.

The following summaries are not exhaustive, so HP strongly recommends that you consult the HP-UX 11i Version 2 May 2005 Release Notes for information that is not included here.

May 2005 Release Notes, Chapter 2: “Introduction to HP-UX 11i Version 2”. 

  • HP-UX 11i v2 Minimal Technical Operating Environment (MTOE): HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005 is the last release that will include the MTOE. After May 2005, the MTOE will no longer be delivered.

  • HP-UX 11i v2 Technical Computing OE (TCOE): The HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005 TCOE is the last release that will be supported on Itanium®-based workstations. It will continue to be updated for servers.

  • Software Pack: SPK media with optional core enhancements now delivered for HP-UX 11i v2.

May 2005 Release Notes, Chapter 4: “Workstation- and Server-Specific Information”. 

  • Hardware Enablement Patch Bundle (HWEnable11i): Diagnostics qualified with new DAT and LTO tape drives, and updated for new I/O cards. Updated I/O driver bundles noted.

  • HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition (ISEE): Updated to incorporate defect fixes and few feature enhancements.

  • Networking and Mass Storage Drivers:

    • New Product: 10GigEthr-00: Adds support for the AB287A PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet card. Now available as a selectable product in the OEs.

    • FibrChanl-01: Now supports the AB465A card.

    • GigEther-01: Now supports the AB465A card.

    • IEther-00: Now supports the AB290A and AB545A cards.

    • RAID-01: Updated to incorporate defect fixes.

    • scsiU320-00: Supports the A7173A card and now, the AB290A card.

    • USB-00 version C.01.00: Enables USB DVD boot support for future HP servers. Now an always-installed product for Itanium®-based servers.

  • Utility Pricing Solutions:

    • HP Instant Capacity (iCAP) (formerly Instant Capacity on Demand, or iCOD): Updated to version B.11.23.07.00. Can now be used in an integrated virtual partitioned environment. E-mail connectivity no longer required and boot-time compliance check now performed.

    • HP Pay per use (PPU): Updated to version B.11.23.07.02 to support HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) and the Node and Host Name Expansion product.

May 2005 Release Notes, Chapter 5: “General System Administration”. 

  • Enterprise Cluster Master Toolkit: Updated to version B.02.21 with scripts for Oracle 9i and 10g database applications, HP Apache, and HP CIFS, as well as enhancements to the Oracle Toolkit.

  • Event Monitoring Services: Now supports the Node and Host Name Expansion feature that is available on Software Pack.

  • New Bundle: Feature Enablement Patch Bundle (FEATURE11i): Consists of patches required for HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) functionality, USB-00, and future products with new features.

  • GlancePlus Pak: Updated to version C.03.86 with new parm file parameters and new metrics, as well as enhancements to gpm and glance.

  • High Availability Monitors: Now supports the Node and Host Name Expansion feature.

  • HP Partitioning:

    • New Product: HP Global Workload Manager (gWLM): Allows you to centrally define resource-sharing policies that you can use across multiple HP servers. Now delivered with HP-UX 11i v2.

    • HP Process Resource Manager (PRM) version C.03.00: Includes integration with HP-UX 11i Security Containment and HP Systems Insight Manager, as well as support for 256 PRM groups and other changes.

    • New to HP-UX 11i v2: HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) A.04.01: Will be available as a separate product that can be purchased at http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T1335BC. The vPars product enables multiple instances of a selected HP-UX 11i v2 OE to run simultaneously on one server or within one nPartition, with each OE instance hosting its own set of applications in an isolated environment. The FEATURE11i patch bundle, delivered on the OE media, includes required patches for the installation of this product.

    • HP-UX Workload Manager: Updated to version A.03.00 with more flexibility in resource management and more secure environments.

    • HP-UX Workload Manager Toolkits: Pay Per Use Toolkit and its utilitydc command now deprecated.

    • nPartition Provider: Upgraded to version B.11.23.01.04.00.x to incorporate defect fixes and performance improvements.

    • Partition Manager: Now runs as an application under HP System Management Homepage, which has several effects.

    • PRM Libraries: Bundle updated to version C.03.00. PRM-Sw-Krn fileset updated to version C.01.03. When upgrading HP Process Resources Manager, you will need to reboot the system.

    • New Product: vPar Provider: Extracts information about virtual partitions on a system. Now delivered with HP-UX 11i v2.

  • HP Servicecontrol Manager: Replaced by HP Systems Insight Manager.

  • HP Serviceguard: Unchanged for this release. Support for HP-UX Virtual Partitions and HP-UX 11i Security Containment tested and confirmed. Current Serviceguard products certified by HP for coexistence with Shadow Passwords. Limit of 31 bytes for hostname within Serviceguard clusters. Note that Serviceguard uses ports and services which may be disabled or blocked in certain Bastille configurations, security levels, or firewall configurations. Thus Serviceguard is incompatible with those specific configurations.

  • HP Serviceguard NFS Toolkit: Updated to version A.11.23.03 with improved failover performance for rpcbind failures, as well as defect fixes.

  • New Product: HP System Management Homepage (bundle SysMgmtWeb): A Web-based interface that consolidates and simplifies single system management for HP servers, now available for HP-UX 11i v1 and v2.

  • New to HP-UX 11i v2 OEs: HP Systems Insight Manager: Replaces HP Servicecontrol Manager. Updated to version 4.2 with support for System Management Homepage and other products.

  • HP-UX Peripheral Device Tool (pdweb): Updated to version B.11.23.04 with support for the Node and Host Name Expansion, as well updating of the waconf command.

  • Ignite-UX: Updated to version C.6.2.x with updated documentation, defect fixes, and enhancements.

  • Kernel tunable hdlpreg_hash_locks: Deprecated and planned for future obsolescence.

  • New Product: Node and Host Name Expansion (NodeHostNameXpnd) product bundle: Provides the ability to set node and host names up to 255 bytes. Now available on Software Pack.

  • Obsolescence Bundle: Now removes ObAM 5 and HP-UX Software Development Kit and Runtime Environment for the Java® 2 Standard Edition Platform (SDK/RTE) v1.2, in addition to other obsolete products, upon installation of HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005.

  • Online Diagnostics (OnlineDiag): Now includes support for HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) A.04.01 and Node and Host Name Expansion, as well as other changes.

  • Quality Pack: Once again HP-UX 11i v2 includes Quality Pack, as will future releases of HP-UX 11i v2.

  • Software Distributor: Updated with new versions of the gzip and swpackage commands to provide added capability and increased performance.

  • Software Package Builder: Updated with product enhancements.

  • Update-UX: Updated to reflect defect fixes. No new features or functionality.

  • Upper Layer Module (ULM) Services: Deprecated.

May 2005 Release Notes, Chapter 6: “Disk and File Management”. 

  • 32 Terabyte (TB) File System Support: VxFS 3.5 file systems of up to 32 TB now certified.

  • HFS: HP-UX’s implementation of UFS, now deprecated and planned for future obsolescence.

  • HP CIFS Client: Updated to version A.01.09.03 to incorporate defect fixes.

  • HP CIFS Server: Updated to version A.01.11.04 with security patches. Also now based on Samba 2.2.12.

  • VERITAS File System 3.5 (HP JFS / HP OnlineJFS): Now provides permanent licenses for HP OnlineJFS. Support for 32 TB file systems now certified.

May 2005 Release Notes, Chapter 7: “Internet and Networking” . 

  • HP WBEM Services for HP-UX: Updated to version A.02.00.07 with numerous defect fixes, as well as support for CIM Process Indications as defined by the DMTF WBEM Specification.

  • HP-UX Web Server Suite:

    • HP-UX Apache-based Web Server: Updated to v.2.0.53.00 as primarily a security and bug fix release.

    • HP-UX Tomcat-based Servlet Engine: Updated to v4.1.29.04 as primarily a bug fix release, with Commons-DBCP upgraded to 1.2.1.

    • HP-UX Webmin-based Admin: Updated as primarily a security and bug fix release.

  • Netscape Directory Server for HP-UX: Updated to version B.06.11.30.001 to provide defect fixes and a minor packaging change.

May 2005 Release Notes, Chapter 8: “Security”. 

  • New Product: HP-UX 11i Security Containment: Provides the next generation of security features. Available on the Web at http://hp.com/go/softwaredepot and expected to be released in the near future.

  • HP-UX Auditing System: Upon installation of the HP-UX Standard Mode Security Extensions bundle, can now perform audits without converting the system to trusted mode.

  • HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System: Upgraded to release 3.1 with better performance and CPU utilization, as well as many enhancements and defect fixes. HP-UX HIDS v2.x deprecated and planned for future obsolescence. You are strongly encouraged to upgrade to the latest version of HIDS.

  • HP-UX IPFilter: Updated to version A.03.05.11.01 with defect fixes and performance enhancements.

  • HP-UX Secure Shell: Updated to A.03.91.009 with new features, including sshd re-exec for each new connection, permission and ownership checks for program configuration files, sftp(1) interface improvements, and several other features.

  • New Product: HP-UX Security Attributes Configuration (bundle SecConfig): Used to configure systemwide and per-user values of security attributes of local users and NIS users. Now delivered with HP-UX 11i v2.

  • New Bundle: HP-UX Standard Mode Security Extensions: Enables new security features to be used in standard mode. Now available on Software Pack.

  • OpenSSL: Updated to version A.00.09.07e with automatic generation of a self-signed host certificate and a private key.

May 2005 Release Notes, Chapter 9: “Commands and System Calls”. 

  • The hostname Command: With installation of the Node and Host Name Expansion product (available on Software Pack), hostname now able to set and display the name of the current host system at up to 255 bytes in length.

  • The setuname Command: With installation of the Node and Host Name Expansion product (available on Software Pack), setuname now able to modify the value for the system and/or node name to up to 255 bytes.

  • The uname Command: With installation of the Node and Host Name Expansion product (available on Software Pack), uname now able to set and display the current system and/or node name to up to 255 bytes.

May 2005 Release Notes, Chapter 10: “Libraries and Programming”. 

  • HP MLIB: Updated to version 9.0 with new features, including support for arbitrary length FFTs, FFT performance enhancements, and support for VMATH, CXML, and BCS.

  • HP MPI: Updated to version 2.1.1 with support for InfiniBand on Intel® Itanium®, HyperFabric2, and TCP/IP on clusters. Includes improved gather performance for TCP/IP, and other improvements.

  • Java 2 Standard Edition Platform:

    • HP-UX Software Development Kit and Runtime Environment for the Java 2 Standard Edition Platform: Updated with later versions of 1.3 and 1.4 to provide the most current Java technology. Version 1.3 deprecated and planned for future obsolescence.

    • Java for HP-UX Add-on Standard C++ Runtime Libraries: Updated to coincide with the updating of SDK and RTE.

    • Runtime Plug-in (JPI) for Mozilla for the Java 2 Platform versions 1.3 and 1.4: Updated to be compatible with SDK 1.3 and 1.4. Netscape no longer supported. Version 1.3 deprecated and planned for future obsolescence.

    • ObsJava12: Added to remove previously-installed Java version 1.2.

  • Perl 5.8.2 build 808: Includes better Unicode support and numeric accuracy, new I/O and thread implementation, and other changes.

  • New Product: Portability Package (version B.11.23.0505): Now available on Software Pack, provides select Tru64 UNIX Application Program Interfaces (APIs), as well as enhancements to existing APIs, to ease the migration of code from Tru64 UNIX and Sun Microsystems Solaris OS to HP-UX 11i v2.

  • Software Transition Kit: Provides tools and documents to help transition applications from various operating systems, such as Tru64 UNIX or Sun Microsystems Solaris, or from earlier versions of HP-UX. Available on the Application Release media.

  • Termcap and Curses Interfaces: Termcap (libtermcap, libtermlib) and HP curses (libHcurses) interfaces deprecated in HP-UX 10.20 and to be removed in a future release. Applications utilizing these libraries should migrate to the standard X/Open curses interfaces.

May 2005 Release Notes, Chapter 11: “Internationalization” . 

  • No changes in this release.

May 2005 Release Notes, Chapter 12: “Other Functionality”. 

  • Common Desktop Environment (CDE): X11, Xt, Motif, and Audio support for expanded nodenames and hostnames now available on Software Pack.

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