HP-UX 11i Version 1 Installation and Update Guide, June 2004

Updating to HP-UX 11i v1
How to Update to HP-UX 11i v1
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How to Update to HP-UX 11i v1
After determining if your system meets the requirements for updating to
HP-UX 11i v1 and preparing your system, you are ready to update your
system. Updating your system using update-ux includes the following
steps:
• “Optional Step: Create a Network Depot” on page 116: If you want to
create a network depot for other systems to update to HP-UX 11i v1,
then follow this procedure.
• “Step 1: Install the update-ux Command (Required Task!)” on page
118: Shows you how to install the update-ux command on your
system.
• “Step 2: Using update-ux to Update to HP-UX 11i v1” on page 119:
Shows you how to use update-ux to update your system. Several
examples are provided to assist you with some of the most common
scenarios for using update-ux.
• “Step 3: Verify the Update” on page 126: Shows you how to verify the
update once update-ux has finished.
In Case of Trouble
The update-ux command returns an error value when it is not
successful:
1 - Error during execution; update aborted.
2 - Update aborted via user action (-n or keyboard press).
Messages are recorded in /var/adm/sw/swagent.log and
/var/adm/sw/swinstall.log.
When updating Ignite-UX, also look at its log in /var/adm/sw/.
Typical update-ux error messages and recovery actions are listed
“Common Install and Update Error and Warning Messages” on page 179
in Appendix B.