HP-UX 11i Version 1 Installation and Update Guide, December 2003

Choosing a Migration Path
Deciding Which Method to Use
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If your system meets these requirements, follow the update procedure in
Chapter 6. See “Preparing to Update Your Existing System” on page 96
for more information about preparing to update your system.
Additional Considerations (Cold-install or Update)
Firmware Patches Should Not Be Included In Cold-Install or
Update Session
If you are migrating from either HP-UX 10.20 or HP-UX 11.0, HP
strongly recommends you do not include firmware patches while running
a cold-install or update session.
How Do You Know
If This Affects
You?
The following systems are affected:
•A-Class
•L-Class
•N-Class
Many of the HP-UX 11i v1 firmware patches rely on HP-UX 11i v1 tools
and system calls. The cold-install or update process uses a subset of
existing commands and system calls. The firmware installation fails
because of system call differences between the HP-UX 11i v1 operating
system and the install session version.
What To Do: HP strongly recommends that you install any firmware patches after you
have completed the cold-install or update process and your system is
running HP-UX 11i v1. Specific HP-UX 11i v1 firmware patches are
available at the following website:
http://itresourcecenter.hp.com
Updating Network Drivers
Installing or updating to HP-UX 11i v1 will install a minimum set of
default networking drivers that apply to the system (see “HP-UX 11i v1
Always-Installed Network Drivers” on page 82). You may need to select
or specify other available networking drivers to enable other cards on
your system (see “HP-UX 11i v1 Selectable Network Drivers” on
page 86). This can easily be done during install or update by following
the instructions for your selected migration path.