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

Choosing a Migration Path: Cold Install or Update
Deciding Which Method to Use
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that you do not install or update to this release of the Technical
Computing (TCOE) or Minimal Computing Operating Environments
(MCOE).
Previous releases of HP-UX 11i v1 still support PA-RISC 2.0 and older
systems. If you have any questions about your particular situation,
please contact your local HP Country Response Center.
How to Determine Your PA-RISC Version
With the System Administration Manager (SAM), select: Performance
Monitors > System Properties. Your PA-RISC version will appear next
to the CPU Version line.
Small Memory Systems (<1GB/CPU) May Need to Configure
VxFS 3.5 Tunables after Install/Update
If you have a system with less than 1GB/CPU of RAM, and you plan to
use VxFS 3.5, you may need to modify some of the default VxFS tunables
for optimal performance after you install or update your system to
HP-UX 11i v1. For more information, see Appendix E, “Controlling
Memory Utilization of VxFS 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v1,” on page 213.
Update Considerations
The following sections provide additional information to assist you in
your decision to update to HP-UX 11i v1:
Update May Fail if Latest Version of Update-UX is Not Installed
If your updating from the June 2003 HP-UX 11i v1 release or earlier, you
must install the latest version of Update-UX prior to updating your
system if your system has one of the following DCE Client IPv6 patches
installed:
• PHSS_24261
• PHSS_25473
• PHSS_25710
• PHSS_26394
• PHSS_27258
To determine if any of these patches are installed on your system, enter
the following command:
/usr/sbin/swlist -l patch | grep <patch_name>