HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, March 2009 (Update 4 Release)

Updating Tips
Table 6-1 suggests some tips and recommendations to be aware of during an update
process:
Table 6-1 Updating Tips
TipTopic
During the update process, be careful when running other commands; doing so
may cause the commands to function improperly.
Running Other
Commands
Update-UX updates the HP-UX OS and any software specified in additional
software bundles available on the source media or depot. Update-UX may not
automatically update software that is not contained in an Operating Environment.
In addition, Update-UX may not automatically update optional software bundles
that have changed names since the last release.
If you have added extra software to your existing OE, check to see if it is available
in the new OE. If not, you will need to reinstall this software separately after the
update is complete.
In addition, software products that are no longer supported on HP-UX 11i v3
may be either automatically removed during the update, or the system may
generate messages that warns users that these unsupported software products
must be removed before beginning the update process.
All Software Does
Not Get Updated
The update-ux command returns an error value when it is not successful:
1 - Error during execution; update aborted.
2 - Update aborted via user action (keyboard press)
Messages are recorded in /var/opt/swm/swm.log and /var/adm/sw/
update-ux.log.
If you encounter a problem during the update process, review Appendix A
(page 105) for possible solutions.
In Case of Trouble
Updating to HP-UX 11i v3
Updating your system using update-ux includes the following tasks:
• Task 1: Create a network depot (optional).
Create a network depot only if you intend to update other systems on the network.
If you are not creating a network depot, you can skip this task. See “Task 1: Create
a Network Depot (Optional)” (page 81).
• Task 2: Install the latest version of update-ux.
See “Task 2: Install the Latest Update-UX Bundle” (page 82).
• Task 3: Update your system using update-ux.
You can choose two different methods to update to HP-UX 11i v3 on a supported
system: 1) by the using the update-ux terminal user interface; 2) by using the
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