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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2 System Requirements for
Cold-Installing and Updating
This chapter helps you assess the current state of your system prior to
cold-installing or updating to HP-UX 11i v2.
What You Will Find in This Chapter
• “System Requirements” on page 34
• “How to Plan Your Disk Space Needs” on page 35
• “Supported Servers and Workstations” on page 38
• “Unsupported Servers and Workstations” on page 39
• “Supported Network Drivers, Mass Storage Drivers, and SCSI
Devices” on page 40
• “Supported Firmware” on page 41
• “Identification of Model, OS/OE, and Software” on page 42
• “The Next Step” on page 44
IMPORTANT Review the Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i v2 DVD
booklet. It describes last-minute information that was not available
when this guide was published.
Time Estimate for This Chapter: Approximately 1 hour to compare
the system requirements in this chapter with your system.