HP-UX 11i Installation and Update Guide, March 2003

Cold Installing HP-UX 11i
Next Steps
Chapter 5 99
Recover Files
Recover all the customized and personal files that you saved previously
by merging them manually. For example, do not overwrite /etc/passwd
with your old version. Instead, either paste in entries from your old files
or merge the old information into the new files.
Restore /home
If you had a local home directory, you can restore it as follows:
• For instance, if you copied it to, /backup/moe/home, enter these
commands:
cd /backup/moe/home
find . -depth | cpio -pdm /moe/home
• If you backed it up to tape with fbackup, enter:
frecover -x -i /moe/home -v
Restore Other Files
Carefully use the same techniques to restore other files and directories,
such as /usr, /local and /opt. For help in importing entire volume
groups, see either the Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for
HP-UX System Administrators or the Managing Superdome Complexes.
The commands above will not write over newer files, so your new
operating system and any files you update are well protected.
Verify Your Installation
After Ignite-UX has finished installing HP-UX 11i and all applications
associated with your selected Operating Environment, you will need to
verify that no errors occurred during the installation. For more details,
see “Verifying System Migration” on page 123