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

Preparing To Move To HP-UX 11i v1
Planning Your Disk Space Needs
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Planning Your Disk Space Needs
This section provides hints and information to help you determine your
disk needs for HP-UX 11i. If you need more disk space (HP-UX 11i
generally requires a 4GB root volume), be sure to order the equipment
and plan on installing it after backing up your current system as
explained later in this chapter.
Planning Hints
• Record the hardware path to the CD or DVD drive.
• Develop a clear configuration plan, including:
— File system sizes
—Swap space size
— Dump device
— Disk and file-system parameters
— Mirroring information
• If installing application programs other than those supplied within
an HP-UX 11i Operating Environment (OE), consider the vendor’s
size recommendations.
• When planning disk space, refer to these books:
— Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System
Administrators or HP System Partitions Guide: Administration
for Partitions — Both manuals are available on the HP-UX 11i
Instant Information CD and at the Hewlett-Packard
documentation web site:
http://docs.hp.com
— Disk and File Management Tasks on HP-UX — Prentice-Hall
Hewlett-Packard Professional Books, 1997.