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
Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v2
Cold-installing HP-UX 11i v2
Chapter 5 91
Cold-installing HP-UX 11i v2
This section describes cold-installing from the HP-UX 11i v2 DVDs,
including the operating system, a selected Operating Environment (OE)
bundle, network drivers, CDE language bundle, and diagnostics.
Before you begin, review Appendix B, “Known Problems and
Troubleshooting,” on page 155 for any installation issues that apply to
your system.
This section contains the following tasks:
• “Task 1: Booting Your Machine” on page 92
• “Task 2: Selecting Your Installation Type” on page 94
• “Task 3: Configuring Your Installation” on page 96
• “Task 4: Finishing Your Installation” on page 99
Required Media
Have these DVDs ready from the HP-UX 11i v2 media kit:
• HP-UX 11i v2 DVD
• HP-UX 11i v2 Applications DVD
CAUTION Cold-installing overwrites everything on the target disk.