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
Updating to HP-UX 11i v2
Reviewing the Update Process
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Reviewing the Update Process
This section describes updating to HP-UX 11i v2 using the update-ux
command and Software Distributor (SD) tools to selectively overwrite
the operating system and application software from a media or network
source depot.
Figure 6-1 on page 107 shows the overall update process. You can update
your system using one of the following methods:
• From a network depot — Use Software Distributor commands to
create depots containing OS, OE, and other software bundles, then
install from the depot using Ignite-UX. For help with this method,
refer to the swinstall (1M) manpage, the Software Distributor
Administration Guide, and the Ignite-UX Administration Guide. See
“Updating from a Network Depot” on page 119 for an example.
• From DVD media — Use the update-ux command described in
“Updating to HP-UX 11i v2” on page 110.
NOTE If your system is on HP Mission Critical Support, discuss the proper
method of installing and patching the OE with your HP Customer
Engineer.
IMPORTANT You must install the latest version of Update-UX prior to updating your
system. Failure to do so may cause the update to fail.