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HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 is the release for all Itanium Processor Family (IPF)-based HP-UX systems. The Release ID for HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 is B.11.22, and the term HP-UX 11i v1.6 is used throughout the release notes. The HP-UX 11i v1.6 Operating Environment (OE) is an integrated and tested software solution containing the operating system and selected applications.

Precision Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computing (PA-RISC)-based systems should continue to run HP-UX 11i (Release ID B.11.11) or earlier releases. HP-UX 11i v1.6 does not run on PA-RISC based systems.

The HP-UX 11i v1.6 release includes the following major features and enhancements:

Built from the 11i source stream so it contains:
- Same "look & feel" as the 11i version on PA-RISC
- 100% leverage of system administrator expertise
- Same layered software products
Built for 64-way scalability.
Full HP-UX 11i OS functionality with the exception of vPars.
New OS functionality not yet available on PA-RISC:
- MxN threads for improved Java performance
- Dynamically tuneable kernel parameters include 14 new parameters
Full support of the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) product. LVM is now the default volume manager.
Support for running most PA-RISC applications on IPF systems without recompiling.
New commands and functionality.
Enhancements to existing commands and functionality.
Availability of more products in Native mode.

The purpose of this chapter is to help you use these release notes along with related HP-UX documentation effectively. The following topics are covered in this overview:

Welcome to HP-UX

Technical documentation

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