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
Deciding Which Method to Use
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Alternative Cold-Install Methods
Instead of cold-installing HP-UX 11i v2 as described in this guide, you
can cold-install your system using the following methods:
• Install from Software Depots
Use Software Distributor commands to create depots containing OS,
OE, and other software bundles, then install from the depot using
Ignite-UX. For help with this method, refer to the swinstall (1M)
manpage, the Software Distributor Administration Guide, and the
Ignite-UX Administration Guide.
• Install from Golden Images
If you need to install the same OS/OE and applications on many
systems in your network, use an Ignite-UX server as explained in the
Ignite-UX Administration Guide. With Ignite-UX, you can create a
single install image (golden image) containing OS/OE bundles,
application bundles, and patch bundles, then install the image on
multiple systems in your environment.
IMPORTANT If you are running an Ignite-UX server on HP-UX 11i v2 and have used
HP-UX Bastille to configure security, then cold-installing a golden image
onto another system requires additional steps. For the latest information
go to the Ignite-UX Web site:
http://software.hp.com/products/IUX