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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Contents
5. Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v2
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Reviewing the Cold-Install Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cold-installing HP-UX 11i v2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Task 1: Booting Your Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Task 2: Selecting Your Installation Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Task 3: Configuring Your Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Deselecting OE Software Bundles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Task 4: Finishing Your Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Retrieving Information After Cold-installing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
The Next Step. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
6. Updating to HP-UX 11i v2
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Reviewing the Update Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Updating Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Updating to HP-UX 11i v2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Task 1: Creating a Network Depot (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Task 2: Installing the Latest Update-UX Bundle (Required). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Task 3: Using update-ux (Required) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Post-Update Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Task 1: Configuring OE Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Task 2: Creating an HP Service Partition (Itanium-based Systems Only) . . . . . . . 123
The Next Step. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
7. Installing HP Applications and Patches
Installing HP-UX Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Tips for Installing or Updating HP Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Option 1: Installing HP-UX Applications from the DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Option 2: Installing HP-UX Applications Using Ignite-UX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Keeping Up-to-Date with the Latest Critical Patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
HP-UX Patching and Patch Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
The Next Step. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
8. Verifying System Install or Update