HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 Installation and Configuration Guide

Preparing for Cold Install
Introduction
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Introduction
This manual deals only with the software steps required to cold install
your HP-UX operating system. For hardware upgrades, either see the
documentation included with your hardware or consult your HP Support
Engineer.
IMPORTANT Be sure to review this entire guide and the “Known Problems”
information in the Read Before Installing to HP-UX 11i v1.6 DVD booklet
before proceeding to install on your system.
If you have just received a system that was ordered with “Instant
Ignition,” the HP-UX 11i v1.6 Operating Environment has already been
installed. You do not need to re-install it.
Installing HP-UX
11i v1.6
Review the remainder of this chapter to help you understand the process
to cold install HP-UX 11i v1.6.
• Cold-install using Ignite-UX— This method overwrites everything
on the target disk. Use cold-install for new systems and on existing
systems when overwriting the root (/) volume will not cause loss of
applications or data. The process described in this guide cold-installs
a single system from local media. If you plan to install many systems
simultaneously, you should plan on using an Ignite-UX server.
Ignite-UX is a free product available on the HP-UX 11i v1.6 DVD.
Additional information on Ignite-UX and newer versions are
available on this web site:
http://software.hp.com/products/IUX