HP-UX 11i v1 Installation and Update Guide, September 2005

System Requirements for Cold-Installing and Updating
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2 System Requirements for
Cold-Installing and Updating
This chapter helps you assess the current state of your system prior to
cold-installing or updating to HP-UX 11i v1.
What You Will Find in This Chapter
• “System Requirements” on page 32
• “How to Plan Your Disk Space Needs” on page 33
• “Supported Servers and Workstations” on page 36
• “Unsupported Servers and Workstations” on page 42
• “Supported Network Drivers, Mass Storage Drivers, and SCSI
Devices” on page 43
• “Finding Firmware Information” on page 44
• “Identification of Model, OS/OE, and Software” on page 45
• “The Next Step” on page 47
IMPORTANT Review the Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i v1 DVD
booklet. It describes last-minute information that was not available
when this guide was published.
Time Estimate for This Chapter: Approximately 1 hour to compare
the system requirements in this chapter with your system.