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

Welcome to HP-UX 11i Version 2
Media Kit Contents
Chapter 128
Media Kit Contents
This guide is part of the HP-UX 11i v2 media kit, which includes the
following DVDs and documents:
• HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) DVD — Contains the HP-UX Operating
System (OS), Operating Environments (OEs), required networking
software, Update-UX, Ignite-UX, standard HP-UX patch bundles,
and online diagnostics.
• HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) Applications DVD — Contains HP-UX
application software.
• HP-UX 11i v2 Instant Information DVD — Contains HP-UX
manuals, release notes, and white papers. See the DVD booklet for
more information.
• HP-UX 11i v2 Internet Express DVD— Contains a collection of
Open Source Web, Internet, and security services that have been
tested and qualified on HP-UX.
• Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i Version 2 —
Provides last-minute information for HP-UX 11i v2. Read this
booklet before cold-installing or updating HP-UX. The booklet is also
available on the HP Technical Documentation Web site:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iv2
• HP-UX 11i Version 2 Release Notes — Describes new features and
functionality changes for HP-UX 11i v2. Release Notes are available
on the Instant Information DVD and on the HP Technical
Documentation Web site:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iv2
• HP-UX 11i Version 2 Installation and Update Guide (this
document) — Describes the media kit and instructions to cold-install
or update to the latest release of HP-UX. The guide is also available
on the HP Technical Documentation Web site:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iv2