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Additional Core Enhancements (ACE)
The Workstation Quality Pack ..... 3
New Features/Functionality ..... 4
Year 2000 Compliance ..... 6
System Administration Tasks ..... 10
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Additional Core Enhancements (ACE) The Workstation Quality Pack ..3 New Features/Functionality ..4 Visualize-fxe USB Devices Consolidated NFS Patches Automatic Configuration of Graphics Cards IDE CD-ROM Drives Distributed Single Logical Screen Year 2000 Compliance ..6 System Administration Information .. - Page 2 What does “ACE” mean? An ACE bundle is, as it’s name implies, a collection of enhancements to the HP-UX 10.20 Oper- ating System. This ACE release (December 1999) extends HP- UX to support new hardware and software features. In addition to extending the capabilities of HP-UX 10.20, the ACE software corrects any critical or serious defects discovered since the origi- nal release of HP-UX 10.20.
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Page 3: The Workstation Quality Pack
The Workstation Quality Pack The Workstation Quality Pack is an important part of HPs software support strategy. We thoroughly test the Quality Pack and require it to meet the same software quality standards as a new operating system before we will release it. HP will update the Quality Pack two times per year, updating and adding new patches based on feedback from HP-UX application partners, support organizations, and end users. -
Page 4: New Features/Functionality
New Features /Functionality -fxe ISUALIZE -fxe is HP’s new entry-level, low cost, full-featured ISUALIZE 3D graphics card which replaces the Visualize-fx2 and Visualize- EG (8 plane, 2D) products. It is a full 24-bit true color graphics device for both 2D and 3D applications and markets. USB Devices New four-port USB Hub (D6804A) and a three-button (no scroll wheel) USB Mouse. -
Page 5: Automatic Configuration Of Graphics Cards
Automatic Configuration of Graphics Cards New patches deliver enhancements that preserve the relation- ship between /dev/crt devices special files and graphics devices. This applies to systems in which a graphics device is added or moved. IDE CD-ROM Drives Minor changes have been made to the HP-UX IDE driver to accommodate slight differences in the implementation of the IDE protocol in IDE CD-ROM drives from various manufacturers. -
Page 6: Year 2000 Compliance
HP and independent software vendors. For information about Year 2000 compliance and patches for HP layered software, please visit the Hewlett-Packard website on this topic: http://www.hp.com/go/year2000 System Administration Information Installing ACE bundles extend the functionality of HP-UX 10.20 You must install HP-UX 10.20 along with ACE software in... -
Page 7: Using Software Distributor
Additional Core Enhancements or install a Quality Pack bundle. If you need to update many workstations to HP-UX 10.20 and plan to use a cold-install process, you may benefit from using the HP-UX 10.20 Workstation Transition Toolkit. For more informa- tion about the Toolkit, visit the following URL: http://www.software.hp.com/OS_transition/ Using Software Distributor... -
Page 8: Installing Patches On A System With Ace Software
WARNING You must load the Additional Core Enhancements as an entire bundle. HP recommends that you also load the Workstation Quality Pack for HP-UX 10.20 ACE from the Support Plus media. If you load individual patches from the Workstation ACE or the Networking ACE, the on-line Installed Product Database will not indicate that the ACE bundle is installed. - Page 9 the text files in the directory /tmp/PHTXT.) WARNING Do not “force” the loading of any patch that is superseded by a patch in an ACE bundle or Quality Pack. Loading an earlier version of one of these ACE patches may delete new features from your system.
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Page 10: System Administration Tasks
System Administrator Tasks The following information is an abridged set of instructions to perform common system administration tasks. Consult the Installing and Updating HP-UX Workstation Additional Core Enhancements for 10.20 manual for additional information and more detailed instructions. Cold Installing with ACE Software You can cold install from the Install/Update/Recovery CD- ROM that is packaged with this booklet. - Page 11 interacting with the boot process. 2. Select the CD-ROM drive as your boot device. 3. Select the cold install action in the Install HP-UX menu and continue as usual. 4. Stop when you reach the install utility screen with this title: HP-UX Install Utility - View/Modify Basic Configuration If you wish to load the ONC+ bundle as part of this installa-...
- Page 12 WARNING If you choose to interact with SD-UX swinstall, do not select either the Workstation ACE bundle (B6193*A) or the Networking ACE bundle (B6378*A). The install utility will automatically load the Workstation ACE and optionally load the Networking ACE bundle if you selected the Load 10.20 Networking ACE item as described above.
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Page 13: Updating With Ace Software
Software for information about how to determine what ACE soft- ware is loaded on a system. Updating HP-UX with ACE Software If you are already running HP-UX 10.20, you are ready to use SD-UX to load ACE software on your system. NOTE The update process for ACE bundles now involves loading software from... - Page 14 4. Specify the following information: Source Depot Type: Local CDROM (If you are loading software from DDS media, then select Local Tape option.) Source Host Name: <hostname> Source Depot Path: <CD mount path> After verifying that this information is correct, select the “OK” button.
- Page 15 6. Go to the Actions menu and select the Install (analysis)... item. 7. After the analysis phase completes, you can select the Logfile button to check for errors, warnings, and notes. If you are ready to continue, select ”OK” to install the software. 8.
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Page 16: Loading The Quality Pack
Loading the Quality Pack 1. Insert the Support Plus CD-ROM and mount it. 2. Select Software Management from the main SAM menu. 3. Select Install Software to Local Host to invoke swinstall. 4. Specify the following information: Source Depot Type: <CD mount path> Source Host Name: <hostname>... - Page 17 What Target Has. 6. Go to the Actions menu and select the Install(analy- sis)...item. 7. After the analysis phase completes, you can select the “Logfile” button to check for errors, warnings, and notes. If you are ready to continue, select “OK” to install the Quality Pack. 8.
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Page 18: Verifying Installation Of Ace Software
Verifying Installation of ACE Software To verify that ACE software is loaded on your computer, exe- cute this command: /usr/sbin/swlist -l bundle | grep ACE The output of these commands is a list of all ACE bundles resi- dent on your computer. See the table on the next page for more information about the most recent ACE bundles. -
Page 19: Removing Ace Software From Your Computer
Removing ACE Software from Your Computer Removing an ACE bundle or the Quality Pack from your sys- tem can lead to unexpected consequences, including a non-func- tional or partially functioning operating system. This is true even if you have installed the software on an older-model work- station that does not require the ACE software in order to run. - Page 20 Related HP-UX Documentation Upgrading from HP-UX 9.x to 10.x p/n B3782-90073 Installing and Updating HP-UX 10.x p/n B2355-90126 Installing and Updating HP-UX Workstation Additional Core Enhancements for 10.20 p/n B3782-90795 Managing HP-UX Software with SD-UX (for HP-UX 10.20) p/n B2355-90107 Support Plus User’s Guide p/n B3782-90812 For release notes and white papers on HP-UX 10.20 and ACE...