Document Version
Software Compatibility
Supported System Software and Layered Products
Retired Products
ptx/AGENT SDK No Longer Available with ptx/AGENT
Unsupported Software
Standards Compliance
Requirements and Restrictions for SSM-Based Systems
Hardware Requirements
Software Restrictions
Additional Restrictions for S2000/7x0 Systems
Unsupported Platforms and Devices
COFF Compatibility Development Environment Has Been Removed
Software Installation
Operational Restrictions
Contents of the V4.4.7 Release
Support for eXtended Kernel Virtual Address Space
Support for the edb Debugger
Errata for the DYNIX/ptx V4.4 System Recovery and Troubleshooting Guide
Contents of the V4.4.6 Release
Contents of the V4.4.5 Release
NUMA-Q 1000 Systems
VTOC for Root Disk
Software Upgrades
Set Up Crash Dumps
Contents of the V4.4.4 Release
Support for New Quads on NUMA-Q Systems
Increased Physical Memory Support on NUMA-Q Systems
Application Region Manager
Support for 18-GB Disks
autoBoot Flag on NUMA-Q Systems
New Memory Dump Option for NUMA-Q Systems
Support for European Union Monetary Unit
Changes to the Kernel
New BUFCACHE_MAX Tunable Parameter
Message Queues on NUMA-Q Systems
Tune Kernel Memory-Allocation Pool Attributes
Manufacturing Kernel Now Provided
Changes to the ptx/C Compiler and Programming Tools
Enhancements to the cc Compiler
Enhancements to ld
Enhancements to lint
nm(1) Man Page Clarification
Changes to Commands
New upsmon Daemon
Modified Commands
Changes to System Calls and Library Routines
New shmgetv() Routine for NUMA-Q Systems
New Routine for Obtaining the Time of Day
New Process-to-Process Attachment Facility for NUMA-Q Systems
Contents of the V4.4.2 Release
Enhancements for C2 Security
Changes to the Disk Subsystem
Changes in the Handling of Kernel and User Priorities
New ptx/SPDRIVERS Product
RPC Callbacks Are Now Disabled
Year 2000 Problems Have Been Fixed
Workaround for Intel Pentium CMPXCHG8B Bug
SCSI Starvation Avoidance and Command Queueing Are Enabled
Changes to Commands
Contents of the V4.4.1 Release
New Features in the V4.4.0 Release
Support for 16 GB of System Memory
C2-Level Security
Process Migration
Automatic Process Migration
User-Requested Process Migration
Multipath Devices
Shared Devices
Additional Peripheral Support
Implementation Changes in the V4.4 Release
Autoconfiguration and Device Naming
System Booting
Kernel Parameters
New ENABLE_VLM Parameter
NMOUNT Parameter
BUFPCT Parameter
NABUF Parameter
Fibre Channel Changes
Devices
Device Names
Creation of Device Nodes
Disk Partitioning
Default VTOCs
Core Dumps on NUMA-Q Systems
New Dumplist Format
usrlimit Password Is Now Set Automatically
Requirements for Login Names
New and Changed System Files and Directories
Location of /usr
New Security Parameters in /etc/site_secp
Changes to File Permissions
Changes to the ptx/C Compiler
Changes to Secure RPC
Commands
New Commands
Changes to Commands
System Calls and Library Routines
SI86MEM Command Is Now Obsolete
New System Calls and Library Routines
Changes to System Calls and Library Routines
New Features and Implementation Changes in the V4.3.0 and V4.3.1 Releases
Support for New Platform
New Software Installation Procedure
Custom Miniroot
Changes to Devices
Disk Partitioning and VTOCs
Pass-Through Drivers
Onlining and Offlining Devices
Disk Formatting
Kernel Configuration
Kernel for NUMA-Q Systems
Kernel Parameters
maxRSS Is Now Tunable
Filesystems
New Memory Filesystem
CDFS Filesystem Now Includes Rock Ridge Extensions
/etc/constab File Has Been Removed
Changes to ptx/ADMIN
Software Management Menu
Set Bootflags and Strings Option
Printer Management Menu
Commands
New Stand-Alone Commands
New Operating-System Commands
Changes to Commands
System Calls
New System Calls
Changes to System Calls
Library Routines
libxio Is Obsolete
New Library Routines
Changes to Library Routines
DYNIX/ptx Documentation
Problems Fixed in the V4.4.7 Release
Fast Patches Superseded by V4.4.7
Base Operating System
ptx/C and Programming Tools
edb Debugger
Problems Fixed in the V4.4.6 Release
Base Operating System
Fast Patches Superseded by V4.4.5
Problems Fixed in the V4.4.5 Release
Base Operating System
ptx/C and Programming Tools
Fast Patches Superseded by V4.4.4
Problems Fixed in the V4.4.4 Release
Base Operating System
ptx/C and Programming Tools
Fast Patches Superseded by V4.4.2
Problems Fixed in the V4.4.2 Release
Base Operating System
ptx/C and Programming Tools
Problems Fixed in the V4.4.1 Release
Base Operating System
ptx/C and Programming Tools
Problems Fixed in the V4.4.0 Release
Base Operating System
ptx/C and Programming Tools
Utilities Problem Reports
ptx/ADMIN Problem Reports
Kernel Problem Reports
I/O Device Problem Reports
Library Routine Problem Reports
C Compiler and Programming Tools Problem Reports
debug Problem Reports
edb Problem Reports