HP-UX 11i Version 2 Installation and Update Guide, September 2004
Table Of Contents
- 1 Welcome to HP-UX 11i Version 2
- 2 System Requirements for Cold-Installing and Updating
- 3 Choosing an Installation Method
- Supported Cold-Install Paths to HP-UX 11i v2
- Supported Update Paths to HP-UX 11i v2
- Deciding Which Method to Use
- Time to Complete a Cold Install or Update
- When to Cold-Install
- When to Update
- Additional Cold-Install Considerations
- Additional Update Considerations
- Requirement for Updating from HP-UX 11i v1.6 (B.11.22)
- Requirement for Updating from Earlier Releases of HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23)
- HP Service Partition Is Not Created During Update (Itanium-based Systems Only)
- Update-UX Contains a Default-Installed Selection File
- Update-UX Creates Two Backup Configurations
- Security Considerations
- Standard HP-UX Bundle Considerations
- Online Diagnostics
- Offline Diagnostics
- The Next Step
- 4 Preparing to Install or Update to HP-UX 11i v2
- 5 Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v2
- 6 Updating to HP-UX 11i v2
- 7 Installing HP Applications and Patches
- 8 Verifying System Install or Update
- A Data Collection Tables
- B Known Problems and Troubleshooting
- C Controlling Memory Utilization of VxFS 3.5 on HP-UX
- D Software Distribution Media
- HP-UX 11i v2 Core Software Bundles
- HP-UX 11i v2 Always-Installed Patch Bundles
- HP-UX 11i v2 Always-Installed Software Bundles
- HP-UX 11i v2 Always-Installed Network and Mass Storage Drivers
- HP-UX 11i v2 Default-Installed Software Bundles
- HP-UX 11i v2 Selectable Software Bundles
- HP-UX 11i v2 Selectable Network Drivers
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6 Updating to HP-UX 11i v2
This chapter describes updating your system to HP-UX 11i v2 using the
update-ux command.
What You Will Find in This Chapter
• “Before You Begin” on page 104
• “Reviewing the Update Process” on page 106
• “Updating Tips” on page 108
• “Updating to HP-UX 11i v2” on page 110
• “Post-Update Tasks” on page 122
• “The Next Step” on page 131
Time Estimate for This Chapter: Approximately 3-4 hours, depending
on your system and whether you are installing the HP-UX operating
system (OS) or an HP-UX Operating Environment (OE). If you need to
create an HP Service Partition (HPSP), plan for an additional 4-6 hours.