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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3 Choosing an Installation
Method
This chapter provides information and scenarios to help you choose the
most appropriate method to install HP-UX 11i v2 on your system.
What You Will Find in This Chapter
• “Supported Cold-Install Paths to HP-UX 11i v2” on page 46
• “Supported Update Paths to HP-UX 11i v2” on page 47
• “Deciding Which Method to Use” on page 51
• “Security Considerations” on page 60
• “Standard HP-UX Bundle Considerations” on page 67
• “Online Diagnostics” on page 68
• “Offline Diagnostics” on page 69
• “The Next Step” on page 70
Time Estimate for This Chapter: Approximately 1 hour to read about
the cold-install and update-to paths, as well as security, and to choose a
method.
NOTE For customers ordering new systems with the Instant Ignition option
(also known as factory integrated), the cold-installation process
described here has already been performed. Skip this chapter and
proceed to installing application and patching software. See Chapter 7,
“Installing HP Applications and Patches,” on page 133.