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

Choosing an Installation Method
Supported Update Paths to HP-UX 11i v2
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Updating from HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 (B.11.22)
Table 3-2 lists the supported update paths from HP-UX 11i v1.6 to
HP-UX 11i v2.
NOTE To update from HP-UX 11i v1.6 Foundation OE to a premium OE you
must update to the HP-UX 11i v2 Foundation OE first and then update
to the desired premium OE.
Table 3-2 Supported Update Paths from HP-UX 11i v1.6 to HP-UX 11i v2
HP-UX 11i version 1.6 HP-UX 11i version 2 OS/OE
Base OS • Base OS
• Foundation OE
•Enterprise OE
• Mission Critical OE
• Technical Computing OE
Foundation OE • Foundation OE
Minimum Technical OE • No supported paths (cold-install only)
Technical Computing OE • Technical Computing OE