Welcome to HP-UX 11i v2 March 2006 Update Release

The March 2006 update release of HP-UX 11i v2 continues to support both the HP 9000 and HP Integrity server families. This Enterprise update release offers the full range of HP-UX Operating Environments (OEs) and capabilities. The March 2006 update release continues to expand on HP-UX 11i v2 virtualization capabilities and security enhancements, and improvements to the VERITAS file system. Significant new capabilities include the following:

Continued support and improvements for HP Integrity Virtual Machines and HP-UX Virtual Partitions (vPars) A.04.02 (purchasable on separate media)
Support for the sx2000 chipset and the 1.6MHz/9MB Intel® Itanium2 processor platform
Enhanced functionality for HP-UX Serviceguard and Storage Management Products
HP-UX Java Development Kit and HP-UX Java Runtime Environment for the Java™ 2 Platform Standard Edition (JDK/JRE) 5.0 now delivered on the Technical Computing Operating Environment (TCOE), as well as the other OEs
Quality and feature enhancements to many products bundled in the OEs
System Fault Management (SysFaultMgmt), a collection of tools used to monitor the health of HP servers, added to all OEs

HP's Business Critical Servers group places a premium on customer and partner investment protection. HP-UX 11i v2 maintains compatibility between HP 9000 and HP Integrity servers in the following ways:

Common “look and feel” for HP-UX 11i on both server families Application Build Environment compatibility (source, makefile, and script compatibility) Data compatibility (identical data formats) Binary compatibility (the Aries dynamic code translation technology, a standard integrated component of every copy of HP-UX 11i for HP Integrity, executes HP 9000 programs on HP Integrity without recompiling or relinking)

With this March 2006 update or both the HP 9000 and HP Integrity server families, HP-UX 11i v2 continues to provide a smooth transition path for HP-UX customers and partners onto the next-generation HP Integrity architecture.




	NOTE: Before updating your system with any individual patches, patch bundles, or products released from September 2004 forward, you must consult the current Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i Version 2 and the HP-UX 11i Version 2 Installation and Update Guide. Both are available at `http://docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv2.html`. Also please note that upgrading to HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005 or a more recent HP-UX 11i v2 update release is required for the installation of vPars.

Welcome to HP-UX 11i v2 March 2006 Update Release

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