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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1 Welcome to HP-UX 11i Version 2
HP-UX 11i Version 2, for both the PA-RISC and Intel Itanium
architectures, offers a full range of HP-UX Operating Environments
(OEs), including systems management and high-availability software
products.
This chapter introduces you to the media kit contents and Operating
Environments of HP-UX 11i Version 2 (B.11.23). The HP-UX 11i v2 OEs
are integrated and tested software solutions containing the operating
system and selected applications.
What You Will Find in This Chapter
• “Media Kit Contents” on page 28
• “HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environments” on page 30
• “The Next Step” on page 32