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

System Requirements for Cold-Installing and Updating
Supported Servers and Workstations
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Supported Servers and Workstations
This HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) release supports only a 64-bit version of the
HP-UX kernel. It fully supports the following HP Integrity Servers, HP
Workstations, and HP 9000 Servers:
PA-RISC Systems
• HP 9000 rp8400 and rp7400 series
• HP 9000 rp5400 and rp4400 series
• HP 9000 rp3440 and rp2400 series
• HP 9000 Superdome server
• 64-bit A-Class, L-Class, and N-Class servers
Itanium-based Systems
• HP Integrity rx1600 server
• HP Integrity cx2600 server
• HP Integrity rx2600 server
• HP Integrity rx4640 server
• HP Integrity rx5600 series
• HP Integrity rx7600 series
• HP Integrity rx8600 series
• HP Integrity Superdome server
• HP zx2000 workstation
• HP zx6000 workstation
For additional information about these servers and workstations go to
the Enterprise Servers, Workstations, and Systems Hardware Web site:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/hw