HP-UX 11i Version 2 Installation and Update Guide, September 2004

System Requirements for Cold-Installing and Updating
How to Plan Your Disk Space Needs
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How to Plan Your Disk Space Needs
This section provides hints and information to help you determine your
disk needs for HP-UX 11i v2. If you need more disk space, be sure to
order the equipment and plan on installing it after backing up your
current system.
• Record the hardware path to the DVD drive.
• Develop a clear configuration plan, including:
— File system sizes
— Swap space size
— Dump device
— Disk and file system parameters
— Mirroring information
• If installing application programs other than those supplied within
an HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environment (OE), consider the vendor’s
size recommendations.
• When planning disk space, refer to these documents:
— Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System
Administrators — This manual is available on the Instant
Information DVD and at the HP Technical Documentation Web
site:
http://docs.hp.com
— Disk and File Management Tasks on HP-UX — Prentice-Hall
Hewlett-Packard Professional Books, 1997.
Disk Space Allocation for File Partitions
Depending on your system’s purpose, you may need to determine how
much disk space you will need for each file partition before you
cold-install or update to HP-UX 11i v2. For example, if you plan to install
applications from other vendors, you may need to modify the size of the
/opt partition to accommodate their size.