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HP-UX is a UNIX-based† operating system made by Hewlett-Packard that runs on HP PA RISC.
Intended purpose
server/mainframe: small to large scale servers; database servers; mainframes
desktop/workstation: workstations (for those with UNIX familiarity)
handheld: not appropriate
real time: not appropriate
Kind of OS: proprietary System V Release 4-based UNIX†e121
Release Date: 1986w24 (see complete list of release dates at http://www.software.hp.com/HPUX-RDMP/history/slide1.htm, “HP-UX Release History”)
Current Version: two versions: 11.11 (aka 11iv1.0) for PA-RISC based hardware; 11.20 (aka 11i v1.5) for Intel Itanium Processor Family (IPF) based hardwaree129
Hardware Supported: HP PA-RISC (HP9000 workstations and serversw36), HP Focus (HP9000/500 family)e105, Motorola 680x0 (HP9000/300 family)e105
“HP-UX started earlier than 1986 on their hp9000/500 family, with the HP Focus CPU, it was a multi CPU system, up to 7 CPUs in one box. Then came the HP9000/300 family, these where workstations, also running HP-UX. These where built on the Motorola 680X0 CPU. After that HP introduced the HP9000/400 family also called Apollo, since they merged with them. At this time the PA-RISC based HP-UX came along. The 300 and 400 family was supported up to HP-UX 9.10, this included some of the new things in HP-UX 10.X.” —Erkkie105
680x0 assembly language is discussed in the assembly language section.
Maximum Number of Processors: 128 for 11.10 and later; 32 for 11.00
Number of bits: 64w43 (64 or 32 bits for 11.00 or later; 32 bits for earlier than 11.00)
“Digital UNIX continues to dominate the 64-bit arena, leaving HP-UX and IRIX to contest the second position, followed closely by AIX. Solaris and NT trail significantly behind. HP, having progressed about halfway through its hardware transition to 64-bits, also offering good backwards compatibility for 32-bit applications.” —D.H. Brown Associatesw43†
Kernel:
POSIX: compatible
Text Command Shell: UNIX shells
“VUE has been replaced with CDE, which debuted with HP-UX 10.10. Starting with 10.20, CDE became the default windowing environment, though VUE was still provided as an option. As of 11.00, VUE is no longer part of HP-UX. The design of the CDE desktop incorporates and enhances many HP VUE features. Although the CDE desktop has a similar appearance to HP VUE, there are important differences. The differences include:” —comp.sys.hp.hpux FAQw75
- New and more customizable Front Panel
- Graphical MIME-enabled mail application
- Graphical Calendar
- Graphical Print Queue Manager
- New terminal emulator
- Action and datatype syntax changes
- ToolTalk messaging support
- Desktop application registration
Businesses and organizations with servers powered by HP-UX: HP (Hewlett Packard), Wal-Martw52
http://www.join.com/ “JOIN DHCP/DDNS” commercial integrated DHCP and DDNS servers from Join Systems for DHCP and BootP clients running on SunOS 4.x, Solaris 2.x SPARC and x86, Digital UNIX, HP-UX 10.x using Motif GUI, evaluation copies available online.
http://www.baynetworks.com/Products/nav/f_netid_3_0.html “NetID” commercial DHCP/DDNS server from Bay Networks that runs on Solaris, HP-UX, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 95; links into Oracle and Sybase, with tools for managing IP addresses.
HP provides strong Internet support within HP-UX, bolstered by its good showing in advanced Internet protocol function and network security, while lagging behind in support for advanced NFS capability. HP-UX, along with AIX, has also established a lead in supporting NDS.” —Digital Equipment Corporation, “AIX 4.3 Leaps To 64-Bits In Dead Heat With Digital UNIX 4.0”w51
See also chart of internet features.
Other:
“HP-UX 11.0 rates just behind Digital and IBM, complementing its effective 64-bit implementation with a Web-based version of its system management GUI, and competitive reliability and scalability features.” —D.H. Brown Associatesw42†
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HP: http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/operating/, “HP-UX”e121
HP: http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/os/, “HP-UX”e52
HP: http://www.docs.hp.com/, on-line documentse52
(Frequently Asked Questions)
HP: http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/content/osfaq.html, “HP-UX FAQ”
http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/hppd/FAQ/e11
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/hp/hpux-faq/preamble.html, “comp.sys.hp.hpux FAQ”
http://www.triolet.com/HPVend/hpvend.html, “Hewlett-Packard Third-Party Vendor Listing”
http://www.unixguide.net/unixguide.shtml “UNIXguide.net (AIX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, LINUX, SOLARIS & Tru64)”; a guide for comparable commands and directories in several popular forms of UNIX.
http://home.earthlink.net/~bhami/rosetta.html “Rosetta Stone for Unix”; a guide for comparable commands and directories in several popular forms of UNIX (AIX, Darwin, DG-UX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IRIX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, SCO OpenServer, Solaris, SunOS, Tru64, and ULTRIX).
HP-UX/Sun Interoperability Cookbook: a detailed comparison of commands, OS calls, data structures, directories, and other parts of Sun-OS and HP-UX, especially for those going from one OS to the other.
AIX/HP-UX Interoperability Guide, Version 2: a detailed comparison of commands, OS calls, data structures, directories, and other parts of AIX and HP-UX, especially for those going from one OS to the other.
SunOS to HP-UX 9.05 Porting Guide: a detailed comparison of commands, OS calls, data structures, directories, and other parts of Sun-OS and HP-UX, especially for those going from one OS to the other.
Stokely’s HP-UX System Administrator FAQ links
http://www.linuxrx.com/WS_Linux/OS_comparison.html “The Linux resource exchange — Operating systems comparison” LINUX, HPUX, Windows NT, BSDi, FreeBSD, IRIX, Digital UNIX, Solaris, Macintosh, OS/2, UnixWare, OpenServere83
http://www.unix-vs-nt.org/ John Kirch’s article “Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 versus UNIX”
http://www.dhbrown.com/pdfs/osscorecard.html “Operating System Scorecard — D.H. Brown Associates”
http://www.join.com/ “JOIN DHCP/DDNS” commercial integrated DHCP and DDNS servers from Join Systems for DHCP and BootP clients running on SunOS 4.x, Solaris 2.x SPARC and x86, Digital UNIX, HP-UX 10.x using Motif GUI, evaluation copies available online.
http://www.baynetworks.com/Products/nav/f_netid_3_0.html “NetID” commercial DHCP/DDNS server from Bay Networks that runs on Solaris, HP-UX, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 95; links into Oracle and Sybase, with tools for managing IP addresses.
For more UNIX book listings, see also the general book listings on the UNIX web page.
If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.
Price listings are for courtesy purposes only and may be changed by the referenced businesses at any time without notice.
Five Steps to HP-UX/Book and Disk; by Onword Press Development Team, Jim Rice; OnWord Press; December 1993; ISBN 0934605246; paperback (with disk); 120 pages; $24.95
Learning the HP-UX Operating System (Hewlett-Packard Professional Books); by Martin Poniatowski; Prentice Hall Press; July 1996; ISBN 0132585340; paperback; $36.00
A Practical Guide to the Unix System; by Mark G. Sobell; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; October 1994; ISBN 0805375651; paperback; 800 pages; $37.95
HP-UX System Administration Handbook and Toolkit (Hewlett-Packard Professional Books); by Marty Poniatowski; Prentice Hall Computer Books; January 1998; ISBN 0139055711; paperback (with 2 CD-ROMs); 700 pages; $53.00
HP-UX 10.X System Administration: ‘How To’ Book (Hewlett Packard Professional Books); by Marty Poniatowski; Prentice Hall Press; October 1995; ISBN 0131258737; paperback; $45.00
Essential System Administration: Help for Unix System Administrators (Nutshell Handbook); 2nd edition; by Aeleen Frisch; O’Reilly & Associates; December 1996; ISBN 1565921275; paperback; 788 pages; $27.96
The Complete Guide to Netware 4.11/Intranetware; 2nd edition; by James E. Gaskin; Sybex; December 1996; ISBN 078211931X; paperback; $47.99; includes information on getting NetWare working with Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, and OS/2
Building a Unix Internet Server; by George Eckel; New Riders Publishing; June 1995; ISBN 1562054945; paperback (with CD-ROM); 325 pages; $30.40
Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series); by W. Richard Stevens; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; June 1992; ISBN 0201563177; hardcover; 744 pages; $63.95
If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.
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Created: June 22, 1998
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