HP-UX Unix on PA-RISC

HP-UX 11.00

HP-UX 11.00 was the first 64-bit HP Unix for PA-RISC, released in 1997 shortly after 32-bit HP-UX 10.20. It supported most lettered servers and workstations plus some older HP 9000 700 and 800 systems and could run in 64-bit or 32-bit mode. Support for workstations was scant in the original 1997 release, which had been developed by the HP Server division. HP-UX 11.00 was suceeded in 2000 by HP-UX 11.11 (11i).

HP defined full 64-bit computing as 64-bit CPU with 64-bit registers and data paths, 64-bit memory addressing, 64-bit Direct Memory Access, and a 64-bit kernel for high-performance, resource-intensive applications, and applications such as databases and OLTP that could use the scalability and memory addressing of 64-bit. HP-UX 11.00 was the first HP Unix to support 64-bit computing on the PA-RISC platform. It had:

Support for 64-bit computers in full 64-bit mode
POSIX kernel threads, Message passing implementation (MPI), Performance optimized page size (POPS)
Common internet file system (CIFS), Fibre channel for storage
NFS v3.0, Java 2.0, Motif, X11R6 and CDE

HP-UX 11.00 supported many 64-bit workstations and most 32-bit PA-RISC workstations with at least PA-7100LC CPUs. Support for HP 9000 servers was generally broad with some 1980s servers discontinued with earlier CPUs than PA-7000.

HP-UX 11.00 supported systems with latest ACE and EP; * - unsure
source: HP-UX 11.00 Release Notes and ACE 9911 Release Notes **archive.org**
Class	Computers
HP 9000 700	712, some 715, some 725, 743i, 744, 745, 748i, 748
HP Visualize	B132L, B160L, B132L+, B180L+, B1000, B2000, B2600 C100, C110,C132L, C160L, C160, C180, C200, C240, C360, C3000, C3600 J200, J210, J280, J282, J2240, J5000, J5600, J6000, J7000
Portables	RDI PrecisionBook, SAIC Galaxy 1100
HP 9000 A-Class	A180, A180C, A400, A500
HP 9000 D-Class	D210, D220, D230, D250, D270, D280, D310, D320, D330, D350, D370, D380, D390
HP 9000 E-Class	E25, E35, E45, E55
HP 9000 F/G/H/I	Series 800 Nova Servers (807-897)
HP 9000 K‑Class	K100, K200, K210, K220, K250, K260, K360, K370, K380, K400, K410, K420, K450, K460, K570, K580
HP 9000 L-Class	L1000, L2000, L1500, L3000*
HP 9000 N-Class	N4000-36, N4000-44
HP 9000 R-Class	R380, R390
HP 9000 T-Class	T500, T520, T600
HP 9000 V-Class	V2200, V2250, V2500, V2600
HP 9000 rp	rp2400, rp2430, rp2450, rp2470, rp5400, rp5450, rp5430, rp5470, rp7400, rp7410
Not supported	PA-7000/7100-based 705, 710, 715, 720, 730, 750, 725, 735, 755 PA-RISC 1.0 early HP 9000 800 servers

In a similar vain to 32-bit HP-UX 10.20, HP-UX 11.00 had Extensions Packs (EP) and Additional Core Enhancements (ACEs) that added support for hardware to the HP-UX core. Some 64-bit systems were only supported in 32-bit mode in HP-UX 11.00 in 1997 releases, with 64-bit support only added later.

ACE 9911: Support added for full 3D graphics in 64-bit (?) and proper 2D and 3D graphics support for most Visualize adapters on workstations; (probably) B1000, B2000, C3000, C3600, J5000, J5600, J6000, J7000 workstations added; A-Class A400 and A500 servers added (or later); V2600 and L1000/L2000 added (unsure).
EP 9905: Unsure what was added, probably N4000 servers and first support for IA64 CEC chipset – HP Stretch. Still no 3D workstations graphics supported.
EP 9808: 64-bit support for C160, C180, C200, C240, C360, J280, J282, J2240; V-Class
Original 11.00 had a few limitations: Graphics support in the original 11.00 release was severely limited. Many EISA adapters and older CRX-type graphics were not supported anymore in 11.00 or only in 32-bit versions

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Documentation

Most of the documentation and references disappeared during the 2010s from the web. Much information has been gleaned from (slowly disappearing) USEnet postings from the 1980s and early 1990s in comp.sys.hp.hpux, especially for older versions of HP-UX. For a while now, archive.org has a growing list of HP-UX documentation.

Software

HP-UX Software with information on commercial and open source software for Unix

Manuals

Installing HP-UX 11.0 and Updating HP-UX 10.x to 11.0: HP 9000 Computers Hewlett-Packard Company (November 1997, HP B2355-90153)
Installing and Updating HP-UX 10.x HP 9000 Computers bitsavers

Websites

HP-UX update matrix archive.org (HP-UX 10.20 and 11.x support for workstations) Hewlett-Packard Development Company (2003: accessed March 2009)
HP-UX version and server model support matrix archive.org (HP-UX 11 support for servers) Hewlett-Packard Company (2001: accessed April 2009)
Building a Bastion Host Using HP-UX 11, Kevin Steves (April 2000: Hewlett-Packard)
docs.hp.com - Technical documentation, good entry to HP-UX documentation archive.org
hp-ux history archive.org, Hewlett-Packard Company (2002: mirror accessed January 2024)
Support Matrix - HP-UX Workstations Processors, OS Versions and Graphics archive.org, Hewlett-Packard Company (2001: mirror accessed January 2024)
HP-UX 11.11 and 11.23 Operating Environments, presentation HP World 2003

Release notes

Release Notes for HP-UX 11.0: HP 9000 Computers, Hewlett-Packard 1998 archive.org
hp-ux operating system releases archive.org, Hewlett-Packard Company (2002: mirror accessed January 2024)
hp-ux 11.0 overview & features archive.org, Hewlett-Packard Company (2002: mirror accessed January 2024)
Release Notes for HP-UX 11.0 Extension Pack, May 1999 archive.org, Hewlett-Packard Company (1999: mirror accessed January 2024)
Exploring HP-UX Releases and Media archive.org, Hewlett-Packard Company (2001: mirror accessed January 2024)
Exploring HP-UX Releases and Media archive.org, Hewlett-Packard Company (1998: mirror accessed January 2024)