HP-UX 11i v2 Installation and Update Guide, December 2005

Choosing an Installation Method
Deciding Which Method to Use
Chapter 3 51
Cold-Install and Update Requirements
Please note that all individual patches, patch bundles, or products
released for HP-UX 11i v2 from September 2004 or later require that you
install an HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 or a later Operating
Environment on your system. If you need to cold-install or update to the
September 2004 or later version of HP-UX 11i v2, please use the
instructions below.
• If you are updating from releases of HP-UX 11i v2 prior to
September 2004:
You must first install the August 2004 version of BUNDLE11i. Second,
you must update to an HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 or later
Operating Environment. After completing these two steps, you can
then install any individual patches, patch bundles, or products
released from September 2004 or later. See “Patch Bundle Required
for Updating from Previous Release of HP-UX 11i v2” on page 146 for
instructions on how to obtain the August version of BUNDLE11i.
• If you are updating from HP-UX 11i v1 to an HP-UX 11i v2
Operating Environment released in September 2004 or later:
You do not need to load the August 2004 version of BUNDLE11i.
Instead, you can proceed to updating to an HP-UX 11i v2 September
2004 or later Operating Environment. After completing your update
to a September 2004 or later HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environment,
you can then install any individual patches, patch bundles, or
products released from September 2004 or later.
• If you are cold-installing HP-UX 11i v2 Operating
Environment September 2004 or later:
You do not need to load the August 2004 version of BUNDLE11i.
Instead, you can proceed to cold-installing an HP-UX 11i v2
September 2004 or later Operating Environment. After completing
your cold-install of a September 2004 or later HP-UX 11i v2
Operating Environment, you can then install any individual patches,
patch bundles, or products released from September 2004 or later.