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 Firmware
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Supported Firmware
Firmware changes frequently. Make sure your system has the latest
firmware installed to support, for example, the latest versions of I/O
adapters, mass storage devices, and devices used when you install from
media or a network depot.
• For the latest HP-UX 11.
x
firmware updates, go to the IT Resource
Center Web (ITRC) site:
http://itrc.hp.com
Log in to your appropriate region. Click maintenance and support
(for HP products), then find individual patches and firmware.
If you have to patch your firmware, the ITRC provides a patch
database to search and instructions in the patch documentation on
how to patch the firmware.
HP also provides the Subscriber’s Choice. You can sign up to receive
email notices for firmware updates.
• For firmware revisions needed for HP-UX boot support on I/O
adapters, go to the HP Technical Documentation Web site:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/hw/index.html#System%20Firmware
• For the latest firmware documentation, go to the HP Technical
Documentation Web site and search for firmware:
http://docs.hp.com