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

System Requirements for Cold-Installing and Updating
How to Plan Your Disk Space Needs
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How to Plan Your Disk Space Needs
This section provides hints and information to help you determine your
disk needs for HP-UX 11i v2. If you need more disk space, be sure to
order the equipment and plan on installing it after backing up your
current system.
• Record the hardware path to the DVD drive.
• Develop a clear configuration plan, including:
— File system sizes
—Swap space size
— Dump device
— Disk and file system parameters
— Mirroring information
— Space partitions and boot content outside volumes and file
systems
• If installing application programs other than those supplied within
an HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environment (OE), consider the vendor’s
size recommendations.
• When planning disk space, refer to these documents:
— Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System
Administrators — This manual is available on the Instant
Information DVD and at the HP Technical Documentation Web
site:
http://docs.hp.com
— Disk and File Management Tasks on HP-UX — Prentice-Hall
Hewlett-Packard Professional Books, 1997.