HP-UX 11i September 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 21 in Chapter 1 for details.
HP-UX 11i can be cold-installed with or without an Operating Environment (OE). HP
strongly 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.