HP-UX 11i v2 Installation and Update Guide, December 2007

System Requirements for Cold-Installing and Updating
System Requirements
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System Requirements
To cold-install or update HP-UX 11i v2, you must have the following:
• A supported system. See “Supported Servers” on page 36
• HP-UX 11i v2 OE and Application (AR) media (a two-DVD set)
• 1 GB memory, minimum
NOTE If your system has less than 1 GB of memory, you may need to manually
set VxFS tunables for optimal performance after cold-installing or
updating to HP-UX 11i v2. For more information about these tunables,
see Appendix B, “Controlling Memory Utilization of VxFS 3.5 on HP-UX
11i v2,” on page 163.
System Firmware Requirements
The following minimum firmware requirements exist for systems
cold-installing and updating to the latest HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) release.
• For HP 9000 systems, you must update to the minimum firmware
revision before cold-installing or updating from HP-UX 11i v1
(B.11.11) to the latest HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) release.
• For HP Integrity Servers and Integrity Systems, the firmware
shipped with the system meets the minimum firmware requirement
for the system for the latest HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) release.
HP recommends you review the minimum system firmware matrix for
HP-UX 11i v2 systems at the HP Technical Documentation Web site:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/hw/index.html#System%20Firmware