HP-UX 11i Version 2 Installation and Update Guide, May 2005

Choosing an Installation Method
Cold-Installs of HP-UX 11i v2
Chapter 344
Cold-Installs of HP-UX 11i v2
Cold-install means installing system software on a new (uninstalled) or
existing system by completely rebuilding the volume group, erasing the
existing operating system and data on that volume, and installing the
new operating system and specified software and data.
You can choose two different methods to cold-install HP-UX 11i v2 on a
supported system: 1) by direct installation from the DVD media; 2) by
creating depots on servers using SD-UX or Ignite-UX and sharing it over
the network.
An advantage of cold-install is that supported software can be installed
without regard for the software currently on the system, or concern for
cleaning up old software.
As of September 2004, you can cold-install HP-UX 11i v2 on any
supported HP PA-RISC Server and Itanium-based Server and
Workstation. Prior to September 2004, HP-UX 11i v2 could only be
installed on Itanium-based Servers and Workstations. See “Supported
Servers and Workstations” on page 36 for a list of supported hardware.
Supported versions of HP-UX that can be configured as Ignite-UX
servers include HP-UX 11.0, HP-UX 11i v1.6, HP-UX 11i v1, and HP-UX
11i v2. Ignite-UX servers installed on any of these HP-UX systems can
be configured to cold-install HP-UX 11i v2.