HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 Installation and Configuration Guide

Preparing for Cold Install
Identifying Model, OS/OE, and Software
Chapter 238
The output of this command includes a line which identifies the installed
OE. For example, the HP-UX 11i v1.6 OE July 2002 release generates
this line:
HPUX11i-OE B.11.22 HP-UX 11i Operating Environment Component
Identify installed
software
To identify the software products on a system or a media, use swlist.
For example, to show revision and descriptive title of all software
installed on a system, enter:
/usr/sbin/swlist
For example, to list all products and their versions on a DVD mounted at
/cdrom, enter:
/usr/sbin/swlist -s /cdrom
To get table of contents and product details, enter:
/usr/sbin/swlist -dvl product -a readme @ /cdrom
swlist has many options to expand or narrow the listing to specific
attributes; see the swinstall (1M) manpage or the Software Distributor
Administrator Guide, available on the Instant Information CD and on
this web site: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iV1.6
NOTE The cold-install process will erase all software on the root volume before
installing HP-UX 11i v1.6 and an optional OE. If you wish to retain any
existing software, be sure to back up that software before migrating.