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What is New in the March 2004 Release?

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The following summaries pertain to the March 2004 HP-UX 11i v2 release. For further information, see the indicated chapters in the HP-UX 11i Version 2 March 2004 Release Notes, available in its most current version at http://www.docs.hp.com.

The following is not an exhaustive list, so HP strongly recommends that you consult the HP-UX 11i Version 2 March 2004 Release Notes for information that is not included here.

March 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 4: “Workstation- and Server-Specific Information”. 

  • Hardware Enablement Program added to support new systems, processors, and I/O adapters. Support for optical devices updated.

  • Networking and Mass Storage Drivers:

    • FibrChanl-00 driver bundle updated to incorporate defect fixes.

    • FibrChanl-01 driver bundle now supports the A6826A card.

    • FibrChanl-01 and GigEther-01 driver bundles now support the A9782A and A9784A cards.

    • GigEther-01 driver bundle now supports the A7109A card.

    • IEther-00 driver bundle now supports the A7011A and A7012A cards.

    • RAID-01 driver bundle now supports the A9890A card.

    • The scsiU320-00 driver bundle added to pre-enable cards to be released in the future.

  • On Demand Solutions:

    • Instant Capacity on Demand (iCOD) updated to version 6.01 to incorporate defect fixes.

    • Pay Per Use (PPU) updated to version 6.04 to incorporate defect fixes.

  • Xserver updated to version B.11.23.01 with support for multiple graphics cards.

March 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 5: “General System Administration”. 

  • HP Partitioning:

    • HP Process Resource Manager updated to version C.02.02 with support of a version option, support of SSL encryption of login/password data, more consistent syslog messaging, and other changes.

    • HP-UX Workload Manager updated to version A.02.02 with a new GUI that allows local and remote management of WLM systems; automatic resizing of nPartitions (nPars) that use iCOD software; support for more WLM configuration options by the Configuration Wizard; and other changes.

    • HP-UX Workload Manager Toolkits updated to version A.01.05. Utilities now use /opt/perl/bin/perl; ApacheTK begins supporting Apache 2.x; the cntl_smooth configuration file keyword now offered; utilitydc modified; and other changes.

    • The nPartition Provider updated to version B.01.02.00.02 to incorporate several minor defect fixes to improve the overall quality of the product.

    • Partition Manager updated to version B.11.23.02.00.02 to incorporate several minor defect fixes, as well as changes to functionality, including checking of the complex for configuration problems, and validation of SSL certificates sent from the CIM server.

  • HP WBEM Services for HP-UX updated to version A.01.05.08 to use OpenSSL 0.9.6k.

  • Ignite-UX updated to version B.5.2 with several enhancements, including updating the make_*_recovery tools.

  • MC/ServiceGuard NFS Toolkit updated to version A.11.23.02 to deliver the File Lock Migration enhancement.

  • Online Diagnostics (OnlineDiag):

    • EMS Hardware Monitor added to monitor the operation of the iSCSI Software Initiator. IPMI Event Viewer Web Interface Tool added.

  • The Quality Pack Patch Bundle now delivered on the Core OE media as well as the Web.

  • Servicecontrol Manager updated to version 3.05 to incorporate defect fixes.

  • Software Distributor updated to incorporate defect fixes.

  • Software Package Builder updated to version A.01.04 to allow the setting of corequisites and prerequisites attributes using the OR relationship. SPB also now able to detect ambiguous objects.

  • Update-UX updated to provide the flexibility to “deselect” bundles through an alternate to the default selections file. Update-UX will also create two backup kernel configurations from the update process.

March 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 6: “Disk and File Management”. 

  • HP CIFS Client updated to version A.01.09.01 to incorporate a defect fix.

  • HP CIFS Server 2.2g updated to version A.01.10 to incorporate fixes and minor enhancements developed since Samba version 2.2.5.

  • VERITAS File System 3.5 (HP OnlineJFS 3.5) now enables creation of file systems of up to 8 TB.

March 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 7: “Internet and Networking”. 

  • HP-UX Apache-based Web Server updated to version v.1.0.10.03 as primarily a security and bug fix release which addresses vulnerabilities and problems.

  • HP-UX Tomcat-based Servlet Engine updated to version 1.0.10.01 to correspond with the HP-UX Apache-based Web Server v.1.0.10.03 with Apache 2.0.48. Upgraded mod_jk to v1.2.5.

  • LAN Commands:

    • The lanadmin command’s hard link, /usr/bin/landiag, deprecated.

    • The file /etc/lanscan deprecated.

    • The file /etc/linkloop deprecated.

  • Mozilla updated to version 1.4.00.01 with full Japanese localization as well as other defect fixes and enhancements. Netscape is no longer included, but can be downloaded at http://www.hp.com/go/netscape.

March 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 8: “Security”. 

  • HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System v2.2 updated to include a defect fix for the detection of logins.

March 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 9: “Commands and System Calls”. 

  • Topics in this chapter are unchanged for March 2004.

March 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 10: “Libraries and Programming”. 

  • GTK+ Libraries updated to version 1.4.gm.46.4 to support changes to the Operating Environments. No new functionality added.

  • HP Message Passing Interface (MPI) updated to version 2.0 with full MPI-2 Standard functionality and other enhancements.

  • Perl updated to version 5.8.0 build 806 with several bug fixes and other improvements.

March 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 11: “Internationalization”. 

  • ATOK 8 Japanese input method now deprecated.

March 2004 Release Notes, Chapter 12: “Other Functionality”. 

  • HP-UX OpenGL Run Time Environment and Developer's Kit updated to version B.11.23.02.01 to incorporate defect fixes.



[5] This release is supported on Itanium®-based systems. It is not supported on PA-RISC systems.

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