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The following applications are selectable and not automatically installed with the 11i Operating Environments. Table 6-1 “Operating Environment Applications” lists which applications are available for each Operating Environment.

HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)

The HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System (HIDS; formerly IDS/9000) provides continuous and near real-time surveillance for HP-UX servers to help identify potential malicious activities on the host.

updated for December 2003

HP-UX HIDS has been updated to version 2.2 as a maintenance release containing defect fixes and a few enhancements. No new functionality is included in this version.

This maintenance release (v2.2) is the actively supported version. All older versions are discontinued. Customers using older versions of the product are strongly encouraged to update to this version.

For more details and specific information, please refer to the product Release Notes (see the following “Documentation” section).

NOTE: For documentation about HP-UX HIDS in previous releases of HP-UX 11i v1, see HP-UX 11i June 2002 Release Notes, available at http://docs.hp.com.

Documentation

All documentation is available on the Web at http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/internet/ (select “Intrusion Detection System”), including:

  • HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System Administrator's Guide

    Updated and enhanced for version 2.2.

  • HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System Version 2.2 Release Notes

    Product changes and installation.

HP-UX IPFilter

The security product, HP-UX IPFilter (formerly known as IPFilter/9000), provides system firewall capabilities by filtering IP packets to control traffic in and out of a system. HP-UX IPFilter includes support for Static Linking, Gigabit Ethernet, Auto Port Aggregation (APA), and Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN).

updated for December 2003

Version A.03.05.08 includes defect fixes to the product and the documentation.

updated for September 2003

Version A.03.05.07 includes the following:

  • Dynamic Connection Allocation (DCA) functionality

  • Network Address Translation (NAT) functionality fully supported

NOTE: For documentation about HP-UX IPFilter in previous releases of HP-UX 11i v1, see HP-UX 11i September 2002 Release Notes, available at http://docs.hp.com.

Documentation

For detailed, updated information, see the documents and Web sites listed below:

  • Documents (available at http://docs.hp.com):

    • HP-UX IPFilter Administrator’s Guide (B9901-90016)

    • HP-UX IPFilter Release Note (B9901-90017)

  • Manpages:

    ipf(4)

    packet filtering kernel interface

    ipf(5)

    IP packet filter rule syntax

    ipf(8)

    alters packet filtering kernel’s internal lists

    ipl(4)

    data structure for IP packet log device

    ipmon(8)

    monitors /dev/ipl for logged packets

    ipstat(8)

    reports on packet filter statistics and filter list

    iptest(1)

    test packet rules with arbitrary input

  • Web Sites:

Ignite-UX (IUX)

Ignite-UX (IUX) is an HP-UX administration toolset to help you do the following:

  • install HP-UX on multiple systems in your network

  • create custom install configurations

  • recover HP-UX systems remotely

  • monitor system-installation status

The complete Ignite-UX product, with support for HP-UX 11i, 11.0 and 10.20, is available on the first CD of the 11i OE media kit.

updated for December 2003

Ignite-UX install environment has been enhanced to include the Gigabit Ethernet libraries to allow lanadmin to configure these network interfaces during installation.

updated for September 2003

Ignite-UX has been updated to version B.4.4 to support the following new drivers. Be sure to configure these new devices before attempting to install HP-UX with Ignite-UX.

NOTE: For documentation about Ignite-UX in previous releases of HP-UX 11i v1, see HP-UX 11i March 2003 Release Notes, available at http://docs.hp.com.

Documentation

The Ignite-UX Administration Guide has been updated for HP-UX 11i, and is available on the HP-UX Instant Information CD and on the http://docs.hp.com/ Web site. Another excellent source of information on Ignite-UX is the following Web site:

http://software.hp.com/products/IUX/

Java Out-of-Box (JAVAOOB)

new for March 2002

Java Out-of-Box (JAVAOOB), version 1.0.00, is a small, installable product that modifies HP-UX kernel parameters and system tunables to allow large server-side Java applications to run more efficiently.

While no claim is made that JAVAOOB will enable all Java applications to run (or that it will cause any particular Java application to exhibit optimum performance), the JAVAOOB parameter values were chosen to enable the widest range of Java applications to run successfully without significant impact on other (non-Java) processes. (The original default settings were too low to run the majority of Java applications.)

JAVAOOB modifies the following kernel parameters and system tunables:

  • maxusers

    512

  • nproc

    2048

  • max_thread_proc

    3000

  • nkthread

    6000

  • nfile

    3000

  • maxfiles

    2048

  • maxfiles_lim

    2048

  • ncallout

    6000

  • maxdsiz

    2063835136

  • tcp_conn_request_max

    2048

NOTE: JAVAOOB will not lower a parameter setting. If the current value of a parameter is higher than the value that JAVOOB would set, then JAVAOOB leaves the parameter value unchanged.

In addition to being provided through the OE media, JAVAOOB is available for download from http://www.hp.com/go/java.

Impact

Installing JAVAOOB will increase the amount of memory used by the kernel by approximately 8Mb above that used by the default settings. In theory, a system that is memory-bound, close to the edge, and running memory-intensive applications could experience additional paging activity, thereby lowering system or application performance.

Installation Requirements

Since it is intended for large, server-side Java applications, JAVAOOB is recommended only for systems with at least 512 Mb of physical memory (and not for systems used solely as desktops.)

Documentation

For further information, see the Java web pages at http://www.hp.com/go/java and the release notes that are part of the product.

For techniques, tools, and tips on tuning HP-UX for Java applications, visit the following websites:

Netscape Directory Server (J4258CA)

The Netscape Directory Server Version is an industry-standard Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory server. Netscape Directory Server for HP-UX is a selectable product for the HP-UX 11i Foundation OE.

updated for June 2003

The Netscape Directory Server 6.11 for HP-UX is a minor release that contains enhancements and bug fixes from Netscape Directory Server 6.02 and 6.1. This new version contains the following new features:

  • faster and more reliable Multi-master replication

  • a new HTML-based interface for monitoring replication

  • a new script, template-cl-dump.pl, is provided to troubleshoot replication by viewing log contents

  • logging enhancements

  • support for virtual directory information tree views

  • virtual attribute search

  • support for data interoperability feature to use a proprietary database plug-in

  • provides a new plug-in, named Space Insensitive String Syntax plug-in to support space and case insensitive values

updated for September 2002

Netscape Directory Server has been updated to version 6.02, a major release that includes new features and defect fixes. Changes from version 4.16 to 6.02 include the following:

  • new and improved management console

  • performance improvements

  • support for IPv6

  • improved scalability

  • multi-master replication

  • legacy consumer replication

  • new and improved “roles” function (including the class of service feature)

  • improved access control mechanism

  • support for the Plugin API

  • new DSML Import/Export Tool

  • new distribution and chaining functionality

  • implementation of multiple databases

updated for June 2002

Netscape Directory Server has been updated to version B.04.16.

updated for September 2001

Version B.04.13 includes features from earlier versions in addition to defect repairs.

Impact

You must purchase Extranet Client Access Licenses to use the Netscape Directory Server for HP-UX if the directory contains any entries for Extranet Users. An Extranet User is an entry in the Netscape Directory that represents a person that is neither an employee nor a full-time independent contractor of the company to which the Netscape Server is licensed. Contact your HP sales representative to purchase licenses. For contact information, see http://eproducts.hp.com/buy2/index.html.

Documentation

For more information, refer to the Netscape Directory Server 6.11 for HP-UX Release Notes (J4258-90009) available on the HP-UX 11i Instant Information CD and on the Web at http://docs.hp.com/.

PPU Percent Utilization

PPU Percent Utilization provides cost savings by charging only for the percent utilization of the processors. As computing demands vary, you are charged according to the processor usage. See “On Demand Solutions”.

updated for December 2003

PPU has been updated to version B.06.03 to incorporate a security improvement.

updated for September 2003

The PPU version B.06.02 software is new for September 2003. There is no functional change to the software from version B.06.00. There are only enhancements to improve the software's operation.

new for June 2003

PPU version B.06.00 for June 2003 is a selectable product available on the 11i v1 Operating Environment and Application Release media.

Documentation

See “On Demand Solutions”.

Selectable Networking and Mass Storage Drivers

For information on selectable networking and mass storage drivers, see Chapter 7 “Networking and Mass Storage Drivers”.

Software Package Builder

Software Package Builder (SPB) provides a visual method to create and edit software packages using the HP-UX Software Distributor (SD) package format. Once software is packaged, it can easily be transferred to a distribution medium, mass produced, and installed by administrators.

The SPB graphical user interface (GUI) provides a window into the software package structure, showing attributes that can be set for each package element. SPB dynamically loads packaging policies and validates software package attributes against these policies. The SPB command line interface (CLI) can also perform validation of software package attributes against policies and supports automated edits to the software package specification.

Currently, most customers do not choose to package software in SD format due to its complexity. SPB should significantly reduce your learning curve and time required to package software. By packaging software in SD format, you gain the ability to easily tell what software is installed on the system, making software management easier.

IMPORTANT: Java Swing behavior may cause navigational inconsistencies when running SPB through an emulator. If your mouse click behavior setting is too slow, it can prevent SPB from buffering all mouse clicks. This could potentially lead to data loss. The SPB product release notes contain a detailed procedure for correcting this performance issue. It is highly recommended that you complete the procedure prior to using SPB.

For this and other troubleshooting topics, refer to the SPB Help system.

updated for December 2003

SPB has been updated to version A.01.00.04 to allow the use of OR relationships when setting corequisite and prerequisite dependencies.

new for September 2003

SPB is now available in the Operating Environments as a selectable product.

Documentation

For further information on Software Package Builder, see the following:



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