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
Preparing to Install or Update to HP-UX 11i v2
Cold-Install Tasks
Chapter 476
Task 2: Backing Up Your Configuration Files
If you plan to cold-install HP-UX 11i v2 on a system that already has
HP-UX installed, make sure to save the files that you want to re-install,
such as:
• Configuration files in /etc
• The contents of /usr/local
• Any local home directories (that is, those you do not import from
another system)
• Any configuration files located in the /etc/opt directories for
installed software
If multiple users are preparing for the cold-install, you might consider
creating a directory (such as /backup) on another system. Do not create
this directory on your root disk. Mount it with sam. Then create a
subdirectory for each system or user (for example, /backup/your_sys).
As root, copy the files. For example:
1. Copy all config files from /etc on a system named system1 to system
system2. On system2, enter:
mkdir /backup/system1/etc
rcp -p
your_name
@system1:/etc/* /backup/system1/etc/
2. Copy your local home directory to the backup system:
mkdir /backup/system1/home
rcp -pr
your_name
@system1:/home/ /backup/system1/home/