HP-UX 11i Version 2 Installation and Update Guide, March 2004
Updating to HP-UX 11i v2
Reviewing the Update Process
Chapter 6104
Figure 6-1 Updating to HP-UX 11i v2
Identify and install non-OE
patches (use Custom Patch
Manager)
Create
archive/recovery
image
Determine
update
approach
Important!
Install latest
update-ux
Determine
source
update
depots
Create depot(s)
Cold-Install from
media, depots or
golden image
Update non-OE applications
from Application media using
swinstall
Update HP-UX 11i v2 from
depot containing OS/OE
bundles using update-ux
Continue to update OS/OE
from 11i v2 OE media using
update-ux
Update non-OE applications
using swinstall
Install 3rd-party and
internal software
Create archive/recovery
image
You can still
opt to
cold-install
media
DONE
Have HP
Service
Partition?
Create HP Service
Partition using
make_*_recovery tools
YES
NO