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- Please provide a concise description of the HP-UX 11i.
HP-UX 11i is a follow-on enterprise release to HP-UX 11.0 that has many new and exciting Internet-centric features, and provides support for full Operating Environments. HP-UX 11i adds support for the high-end Superdome system and functionality that was not available with previous releases of 11.0, and also provides full binary compatibility for HP-UX 11.0 applications.
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- What are the HP-UX 11i key features?
The key features of HP-UX 11i are listed below. The first group consists of features that are unique to HP-UX 11i. The second group consists of 11i features that are also being made available for 11.0.
HP-UX 11i Unique Functionality - Operating Environments (11i Foundation Enterprise, and Mission Critical, Technical, and Minimum Technical).
- Application binary compatibility with HP-UX 11.0.
- Scalability up to 128 processors in Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) configurations.
- Online addition and replacement (OLAR) for PCI-based I/O and networking cards in n class, l class, and Superdome systems.
- Dynamic tuning for 11 kernel parameters:
- core_addshmem_read,
- core_addshmem_write (VM) shared memory segments in application core dumps
- maxuprc (PM) maximum number of processes per user
- shmmax (VM) shared memory maximum size
- shmseg (VM) shared memory segment size
- maxfiles_lim* (FS) maximum number of files
- maxtsiz (VM) maximum text segment size
- maxtsiz_ 64bit* (VM) maximum text segment size - 64 bit
- msgmax (PM) maximum number of messages
- msgmnb (PM) maximum number of bytes msg queue
- scsi_max_qdepth (IO) depth of SCSI I/O queue
- Support for HP's Superdome systems.
- System partitions. These allow multiple instances of the Operating Environment to run in a single cabinet. Supports up to 16 partitions on a 64-processor Superdome system. System partitions are supported on rp7410, rp7405, rp8400 and Superdome systems. Virtual partitions are supported.
- Faster system boot by defaulting to skipped memory and CPU checks after normal shutdown.
- Support for VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) via add-on products.
- Technical System Configuration (TechSysConf) bundle delivers improved Out of Box performance for MTOE and TCOE.
- EMS HA-ATM supported.
- Mozilla default installed browser
- Hyperfabric2 PCI fiber adapter
- Judy Libraries - C language libraries that enable an unbounded array capability.
- Guardian Service Processor (GSP)
- IPv6 (internet protocol IPv6 support)
Functionality available in 11i and being added to 11.0
- iCOD without reboot (Instant Capacity on Demand)
- Gigabit Ethernet over twisted pair
- NFS over TCP/IP
- Fabric Login
- IDS/9000 (Host-based Intrusion Detection System)
- PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module) integrated with Kerberos, LDAP, NTLM, DCE (Distributed Computing Environment), and HP-UX user authentication.
- Why would I want to upgrade to HP-UX 11i? Why should I use HP-UX 11i?
Customers will want to deploy HP-UX 11i if they want hardware-only supported HP-UX 11i or if they want specific functionality that is only available with HP-UX 11i but not available on HP-UX 11.0 (see above). HP-UX 11.0 will continue to be available until March 2004 for Enterprise customers and until September 2004 for Workstation customers. It is recommended that for customers who are currently using HP-UX 10.20 and are ready to upgrade, they should upgrade straight to HP-UX 11i and not to 11.0. The upgrade from HP-UX 10.20 straight to HP-UX 11i Operating Environments is fully supported.
- Was HP-UX 11i a push or a pull release?
HP-UX 11i was a pull release. It is known as a TRU pull, which means that support customers received a notification that the release occurred. All support customers received this notification.
- Is there anything different about the way Software Update Manager (SUM) customers will receive the update versus non-SUM customers? Will this OS be downloadable in SUM?
Software Update Manager (SUM) customers have the same content available as non-SUM customers. The SUM processes are of course different than the non-SUM processes (software update ordering on the Web vs. software update ordering via HP support contract administrator), but the 11i CD kits are the same for both.
- Is software migration information available? Is there an internal and/or external web site? When will it be available?
There is an HP-UX 11i Software Transition Kit (STK) to aid in the transition to HP-UX 11i from previous releases of HP-UX. This STK will be available on the 11i Application Release and the external HP web site http://devrsrc1.external.hp.com/STK/ . Also see the HP-UX Operating Systems web site for additional 11.i information.
- Does HP-UX 11i support binary compatibility with previous releases?
HP-UX 11i supports binary compatibility with HP-UX 11.0 subject to the following conditions:
- What are the software and hardware requirements?
The minimum RAM requirement to boot and run HP-UX 11i is 64 megabytes (?? BS Questions??)_. More memory will generally be necessary to run any typical suite of applications. A minimum disk size of 4 gigabytes is recommended for a network or CD installation. More disk space may be necessary, as a certain amount of headroom must be created for temporary files during a system update from 10.20 or 11.0 to 11i. There must of course be sufficient disk space for any applications and data files in addition to the operating system.
- Are there known problems?
There are no major known problems with HP-UX 11i. The quality has reached unprecedented levels, and the binary compatibility with previous HP-UX versions is virtually complete. Any customer transition to HP-UX 11i should be a very smooth one.
- What systems are supported, e.g. 700 series workstations, C-class workstations?
HP-UX 11i supports all B, C, and J-Class technical workstations, plus certain legacy Series 700 systems: 715 64/80/100, 725/100, and 712 60/80/100.
HP-UX 11i is an enterprise release that supports all current commercial servers, technical servers, and technical workstations. Most systems support 64-bit HP-UX 11i; some systems (those with PA-7x00 processors) support only 32-bit HP-UX 11i. Certain legacy systems (those with PA-8x00 processors) support either 32-bit or 64-bit HP-UX 11i. HP 9000 servers supported by HP-UX 11i are A, D, K, L, N, R, T, and V class systems as well as Superdome systems. PA-8500 and newer workstations only support 64-bit kernels.
- What localization support is available?
HP-UX 11i is localized to the same extent as HP-UX 11.0. This means that CDE user interface localization is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Swedish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional
Chinese and Simplified Chinese. The amount of documentation available varies depending on the language. Particular emphasis is given to Japanese, Korean and Chinese. The most complete European documentation
sets are French and German, with Italian, Spanish and Swedish having fewer localized hardcopy manuals. The same locale files are available as for HP-UX 11.0. They are available for a large number of languages.
- What is the support strategy for releases prior to HP-UX 11i?
The sales and support lives of HP-UX are as follows:
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| HP-UX Version |
Introduced |
Discontinued |
Obsoleted |
| 9.04 |
11/93 |
11/1/97 |
12/31/98 |
| 10.01 |
7/95 |
10/31/00 |
6/30/03 |
| 10.10 |
2/96 |
6/30/99 |
6/30/03 |
| 10.20 |
8/96 |
6/30/02 |
6/30/03 |
| 10.30 |
8/97 |
6/1/98 |
6/1/99 |
| 11.0 |
11/97 |
3/04 (ESG) 9/04(WGBU) |
12/06 |
| 11i |
6/00 |
TBD |
TBD |
- To which standards does HP-UX 11i conform?
HP-UX 11i conforms to the same POSIX and X/Open standards as HP-UX 11.0.
- Is HP-UX 11i exclusively a 64-bit operating system?
Yes, for PA-8500 and for newer workstations, only 64-bit kernels are supported. Prior to PA-8500 workstations, HP-UX 11i supported both 32-bit and 64-bit kernels, which were selectable at install time. Note that many legacy systems are only 32-bit capable, and many current systems (e.g., L-, N-, and V-Class and Superdome) are only 64-bit capable. See above for list of supported systems.
- What does the "i" in HP-UX 11i signify?
The "i" is to reinforce that HP-UX is an Internet-ready operating system. However, HP-UX is more than merely Internet capable. It delivers extensive new features: enablement, deployment, management, and security technologies that are essential requirements for Internet-ready customers. These combine to make HP-UX 11i the best operating system for Internet-critical computing.
- I was expecting HP-UX 11.11. What happened to it?
The release that was originally designated to be HP-UX 11.11 was renamed. The new brand for the HP-UX operating system is "HP-UX 11i". All the features and functionality originally committed to the HP-UX 11.11 release are present and unchanged in the HP-UX 11i release. Only the name has changed.
- What are operating environments?
As implemented by Hewlett-Packard, operating environments are individual software products that deliver specific HP-UX 11i configurations. Each operating environment is comprised of the "base" HP-UX 11i functionality, commonly needed network drivers, and selected additional layered software products (ISU Products). There are five operating environments, and each is offered as a single, orderable product. Select the appropriate operating environment for your business when you order HP-UX 11i.
- What are the five operating environments?
- HP-UX 11i operating environment
- Enterprise operating environment
- Mission critical operating environment
- Technical computing operating environment (TCOE)
- Minimum technical computing operating environment (MTOE)
The first three operating environments support only commercial servers. TCOE and MTOE are the operating environments for technical workstations and technical servers.
- Where can I get specific information on the changes to 11.i releases over time?
Refer to the following URL: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/5187-3612/5187-3612.html
- What graphics cards are supported on 11.i?
The FireGL-UX and Visualize-fxe graphics cards are supported on J6000, J67XX, C3650, and C37XX. For a complete list of supported systems and graphics combinations on HP-UX 11i, consult http://www.hp.com/workstations.
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