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From: munir@hpfcmgw.HP.COM (Munir Mallal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Mixed 700/300 clusters and local disks
Message-ID: <17780028@hpfcmgw.HP.COM>
Date: 3 Jun 91 15:58:07 GMT
References: <1991May28.190640.5789@sunee.waterloo.edu>
Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
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> I am very confused about the versions of HP-UX 8 with which are to be
> deluged sometime(?).  We are a big HP800 and a small HP300 customer and have
> HP750's nearly on order.
> Am I right in thinking that
> 8.01  a kludge to get the 7xx series out of the door, otherwise to be avoided.

No, 8.01 is 8.0 with a couple of limitations in order to bring out the S700.
This primarily includes no diskless, limited peripheral support and no kernel
reconfiguration.  It does include disk quotas and shared libs.

> 8.05  a full HP-UX 8 as previously advertised with disc quotas, shared libs
> etc.8.0 ?? Some refs to something on these lines in the uk???? does it exist???

8.05 is the release that adds diskless and kernel reconfiguration to the
S700.

> 
> Yrs confused of Loughborough.

> PS for gods sake lets have a full HP-UX 8 SOON!!!

It should be out real soon now. :-)
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Munir Mallal

Working for HP but not able to make promises on anyones behalf.