HP-UX 11i June 2001 Release Notes

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6 Installation
Cold Install Changes (new at 11i original
release)
The HP-UX operating system is now delivered in bundles; see “The
HP-UX 11i Operating Environments (OE)” on page 27 in Chapter 1 for
details.
HP-UX 11i can be cold-installed with or without an Operating
Environment (OE). HPstrongly recommends installing a complete OE.If
you choose to install without an OE, a minimum OS installation must
include the following bundles: HPUXBase32 or HPUXBase64, HPUXBaseAux,
and OnlineDiag. Omitting the OnlineDiag bundle may prevent some of
your peripheral devices from working since they require the hardware
monitors included with the Online Diagnostics. Installing or removing
individual products in the OE may lead to dependency issues.
The cold install program is used on all HP-UX systems to initialize a
system from scratch. The program is supplied as part of the bootable
core/install CD-ROM media set and is the first interaction in the install
process.
The major changes to cold install are in response to the changing media
structure and the new Operating Environments. Some key differences
from pre-HP-UX 11i cold install are:
• There is no longer a single core/install CD-ROM. Instead, there are
two-CD-ROMs and with most installations, software will be loaded
from both. The user is prompted when to insert the second CD-ROM.
• In addition to the base operating system, you can also select:
— Operating Environments
— some additional networking drivers previously available only on
the Application Release media
— other optional products previously available only on the
Application Release media
• Other assorted software will always be loaded and will not be
de-selectable.