Installing and Updating Ignite-UX

Problems related to installing and updating Ignite-UX

Related problems include:

• Cleaning up old Ignite-UX software when an update didn’t match what was already on the

system

• Needing to ignite and recover an HP-UX release that Ignite-UX no longer supports

• Needing to move back to an earlier version of Ignite-UX

• Identifying the source from which Ignite-UX was installed

• A change in the name of the full product bundle in version C.7.0 and later

• Mismatched filesets after updating to version C.7.0 or later

Cleaning up after an update (if needed)

If you select different Ignite-UX bundles for update than were previously installed, you can end up

with a mix of old and new software on the system. This situation causes problems when you try to

run the make_tape_recovery (1M) and make_net_recovery (1M) commands. Both commands check

the local system to ensure that Ignite-UX does not have mixed-revision filesets before allowing the

command to run. Mixed-revision filesets will cause the command to end in error, and a recovery

archive will not be created. If you accidentally create this scenario, you can clean up the older

software using the swremove (1M) command, or you can add newer software using the swinstall

(1M) command.

For example, assume you installed the Ignite-UX-11-11 bundle from version C.7.2.x. A few

months later you realize you need to support HP-UX 11i v2. Using your current OE media, you

install the Ignite-UX-11-23 bundle. However, the newer media contains Ignite-UX version

C.7.3.x. The second installation results in mixed versions of Ignite-UX. To correct this situation, you

can either remove the Ignite-UX-11-11 bundle (assuming you no longer need to support HP-

UX 11i v1), or you can install the C.7.3x version of the Ignite-UX-11-11 bundle.

Dealing with obsolete HP-UX releases

When Hewlett-Packard stops supporting an HP-UX release, the OS-specific bundle for that release is

removed from Ignite-UX. For example, in December 2005, Ignite-IA-11-22 was removed from

Ignite-UX C.6.5.x. In September 2004, Ignite-UX-10-20 was removed from Ignite-UX C.6.0.x.

In September 2007, Ignite-UX-11-00 was removed from Ignite-UX C.7.3.x. To determine

support for a specific release, refer to the Supported Versions of Ignite-UX document at

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/IUX/supportinfo.html.

If your work environment requires continued support for an unsupported HP-UX release, you will

need to maintain more than one Ignite-UX server. One server must remain on the last version of

Ignite-UX to support the HP-UX release you need (e.g., Ignite-UX B.5.4.x for HP-UX 10.20). The

other Ignite-UX server can continue to move forward with newer versions of Ignite-UX in order to

support new hardware, features

For example, using the HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 OE or later requires you to use Ignite-UX version C.6.0.x or later on your Ignite-UX

server. Using VxVM 4.1 on clients requires you to run at least Ignite-UX version C.6.3.x.

, and revisions of HP-UX.