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December 16, 2002
HP Output Distributor 2.0
Technical Update No. 1
This technica l update includes important information about HP Output
Distributor 2.0 (formerly known as HP Dazel Output Distributor) and HP
Output Distributor Administrator. Following is a summary of this information:
• Hewlett-Packard certifies that HP Output Distributor 2.0 at service pack
level 02.3 functions on IBM UNIX hosts running the AIX 5.1 operating
system.
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NOTE: For HP Output Distributor 2. 0 at service pack level
02.3 to function properly with supported AIX operating
systems, you must be running the supported AIX
operating system with dce.pthreads.rte version
2.1.0.0. The DCE pthreads runtime library included with
AIX 5.1 is not compatible with HP Output Server (formerly
known as HP Dazel Output Server) libraries that support HP
Output Distributor 2.0.
For a complete list of supported operating systems for HP Output
Distributor 2. 0 at service pack level 02.3, refer to “Supported operating
systems” on page 2. For information ab out ins t allin g Servic e P ack 02 .3 for
HP Output Distributor 2 .0, refer to the release notes for Servi ce Pack 02.3
for HP Output Distributo r 2.0.
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Support ed operating systems
• HP Output Distributor Administrator does not function properl y on the
Windows XP operating system. HP does not support HP Output
Distributor Adminis trator when it is installed on the Windows XP
operating system.
For a complete list of supported operating systems for HP Output Distributor
Administrator, refer to “Supported operating systems.”
Supported operating systems
This section identifies the supported operating systems and the respective
operating system patches, if any, for HP Output Distr ibutor 2.0 and HP Output
Distributor Administrator.
HP Output Distributor 2.0
The following table identifies the supported operating systems and the
respective operati ng system patches, if any, for HP Output Distributor 2.0 at
service pack level 02.3.
Table 1. Operating systems and system patches
OS Version Required Patch(es)
AIX 4.2.1 on RS/6000 dce.pthreads.rte version 2.1.0.0
bos.rte.libpthreads and
bos.rte.libc must be set at compatible levels
AIX 4.3.2 and 4.3.3 on
RS/6000
AIX 5.1 on RS/6000 dce.pthreads.rte version 2.1.0.0
dce.pthreads.rte version 2.1.0.0
Mainten ance Release 9
Mainten ance Release 3
NOTE: The DCE pthreads runtime library
included with AIX 5. 1 is not compatible with HP
Output Ser ver libraries that support HP Output
Distributor 2.0.
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Supported operating systems
Table 1. Operating systems and system patches (continued)
OS Version Required Patch(es)
HP/UX 10.20 February 1999 (X R43) Extension Software Patch
HP/UX 11.0 (32- and 64-bit) September 2001 Quality Pack
HP/UX 11i September 2001 Quality Pack
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Servic e Pack 6a
Microsoft Windows 2000
(Server/Adva nc ed Server)
Solaris 2.6 February 1999 Solaris Recommended and
Solaris 2.7 patches 107709- 01 and 107443-06
Solaris 2.8 November 2001 Recommended Patch Bundle
Bundle
PHSS_19739, the DCE 1.5 cumulative patch (this
patch su persedes PHSS_16429)
PHSS_20608 (required to fix a problem
introduced by PHSS_19739)
Service Pack 2
Security Patch Cluster
patch 105181-21
108827-20, 108528-14, 108987-09, 111111-03,
112 396-02, 11 1297-01
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Support ed operating systems
HP Output Distributor Administrator
The following table identifies the supported operating systems and the
respective operating system patches, if any, that are required for HP Output
Distributor Administrator.
NOTE: HP Output Distributor Administrator does not
function properly on the Windows XP operating system. HP
does not support HP Output Distributor Administrator when
it is installe d on the Windows XP operating system.
Table 2. Operating systems and system patches
OS Version Required Patch(es)
Microsoft Windows NT Service Pack 6a
Microsoft Windows 2000
(Professional, Server, and
Advanced Ser v er)
Service Pack 2
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