The optional Node and Host Name Expansion (NodeHostNameXpnd) product bundle, revision B.11.23.01, provides you with
the ability to set node and host names up to 255 bytes.
This product is available on Software Pack (SPK) for HP-UX
11i v2 May 2005. (For more information about SPK, see “Software Pack (Optional
HP-UX 11i v2 Core Enhancements)”.)
Summary
of Change |
 |
Without NodeHostNameXpnd, node names are limited to 8 bytes, and host names are limited
to 64 bytes. With NodeHostNameXpnd, node and host names can be expanded to 255 bytes each.
Impact |
|
This product allows you to set longer node and host names
for your HP-UX 11i v2 systems.
Compatibility |
|
If you choose to load only the May 2005 version of this feature,
without doing a complete update to the May 2005 version of HP-UX
11i v2, you must first load the September 2004 version of HP-UX
11i v2.
The default HP-UX system parameters ensure that node and host
names do not exceed the compatible lengths of 8 and 64 bytes, respectively.
The NodeHostNameXpnd product bundle includes a new system tunable parameter
by which you can enable the system to accept node and host names
up to 255 bytes in length.
Setting node and host names longer than 8 or 64 bytes, respectively,
can cause some applications that use the node and/or host names
to exhibit anomalous behavior or fail. HP strongly recommends that
you understand all NodeHostNameXpnd documentation (manpages and the “Node and Host
Name Sizes on HP-UX” whitepaper) before enabling the system
to accept longer names.
The whitepaper “Node and Host Name Sizes on HP-UX” can
be found at /usr/share/doc/NodeHostNameSize.pdf following installation of the NodeHostNameXpnd optional product bundle. The whitepaper can also be
found on the Software Pack media at /DOCS/NodeHostNameXpnd/NodeHostNameSize.pdf.
The NodeHostNameXpnd product bundle is supported only on the HP-UX 11i v2
operating system.
See also “HP Serviceguard ”.
Performance |
|
This product does not affect system performance.
Documentation |
|
The following manpages, and possibly others, have been updated
with the NodeHostNameXpnd product bundle:
The following manpages, and possibly others, are new with
the bundle:
enable_nodehostnamexpnd(5)
The NodeHostNameXpnd bundle includes the whitepaper “Node and Host
Name Sizes on HP-UX,” which can be found at /usr/share/doc/NodeHostNameSize.pdf following installation of the bundle. The whitepaper
can also be found on the Software Pack media at /DOCS/NodeHostNameXpnd/NodeHostNameSize.pdf.
Also see the following related information in this Release
Notes document:
Obsolescence |
|
Not applicable.
Printable version
