What’s New in the December 2003 Release?

Hard Partitions now supported on rp8420, rp7420, and Superdomes SD16A, SD32A, and SD64A. (See Chapter 4 “nPartition (Hard Partition) Systems”.)

Partition Manager updated to version B.11.11.01.07 to incorporate a defect fix. (See “Partition Manager (parmgr)”.)

Hardware Enablement Program updated install kernels to support Rock Ridge extension for ISO-9660 format; enabled support for new PA-8800 servers; qualified support for new slim optical devices for J6X00 workstations; enabled correct density and compression for several tape drives; added support for new I/O cards. (See “Hardware Enablement ”.

Supported systems now include hp 9000 rp3440 server, hp 9000 rp4440 server, hp 9000 rp8420 server, hp 9000 rp7420 server, hp 9000 Superdome SD16A, hp 9000 Superdome SD32A, hp 9000 Superdome SD64A. (See “Supported Systems ”.)

Codeword iCOD added as an always-installed product. (See “Codeword iCOD”.)

Enterprise Cluster Master (ECM) Toolkit updated to version B.02.00 with additions and enhancements. (See “Enterprise Cluster Master (ECM) Toolkit”.)

GlancePlus Pak updated to version C.03.72.00 to incorporate defect fixes. (See “GlancePlus Pak”.)

Graphics and Technical Computer Environment bundle (B6268AA) updated to version B.11.11.12.03 to incorporate defect fixes. (See “OpenGL 3D Graphics Developers Kit and Runtime Environment”.)

HP CIFS Server updated to 2.2g (version A.01.10) with defect fixes and new enhancements. (See “HP CIFS Client and HP CIFS Server”.)

HP Message-Passing Interface (MPI) updated to version 2.0 with new features, including MPI-2 Standard functionality. (See “HP Message-Passing Interface (MPI)”.)

HP Visualize Conference updated to version 1.5 to support the XFree86 X server. (See “HP Visualize Conference”.)

HP WBEM Services for HP-UX, version A.01.05, now included as a default-installed product on the OE media. (See “HP WBEM Services for HP-UX”.)

HP-UX HIDS updated to version 2.2 as a maintenance release. (See “HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)”.)

HP-UX IPFilter updated to version A.03.05.08 with defect fixes to the product and the documentation. (See “HP-UX IPFilter”.)

Ignite-UX install environment enhanced to include the Gigabit Ethernet libraries to allow lanadmin to configure these network interfaces during installation. (See “Ignite-UX (IUX)”.)

Mozilla Application Suite updated to version 1.4 with new functionality, defect fixes, and performance improvements. (See “Mozilla Application Suite”.)

Pay Per Use updated to version B.06.03 to incorporate a security improvement. (See “PPU Percent Utilization”.)

Servicecontrol Manager updated to version 03.00.04 to include Java SDK version 1.4.1.04. (See “Servicecontrol Manager (SCM)”.)

Software Package Builder updated to version A.01.00.04 to allow the use of OR relationships when setting corequisite and prerequisite dependencies. (See “Software Package Builder”.)

Fibre Channel fcd driver updated to support the new A9782A and A9784A Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet Combo HBAs. (See “Fibre Channel fcd Driver”.)

Gigabit Ethernet driver iether now supports the PCI-X 2-Port 1000Base-SX (fiber-based) card (A7011A) and the PCI-X 2-Port 1000Base-T (copper-based) card (A7012A). (See “Gigabit Ethernet Drivers”.)

Gigabit Ethernet driver gelan updated to incorporate defect fixes. (See “Gigabit Ethernet Drivers”.)

Gigabit Ethernet driver igelan updated to incorporate defect fixes. (See “Gigabit Ethernet Drivers”.)

The Gigabit Ethernet drivers updated to support various new systems and system upgrades including the rp4440, rp8620, rp7420, and rx2600. (See “Gigabit Ethernet Drivers”.)

HP RAID160 SA Controller driver updated to improve diagnostic capabilities. (See “HP RAID160 SA Controller Driver (RAID-01 Driver Bundle)”.)

The scsiU320-00 bundle added to provide the always-installed driver mpt for the HP A7173A PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter. (See “Ultra320 SCSI Adapter Driver (scsiU320-00 Driver Bundle)”.)