HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, March 2011 (Edition 9.2)

B Installing VxFS and VxVM
Previous HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environment Update Releases (OEURs) included the 4.1 and
5.0 versions of VxFS and the (recommended (default-installed) selection would install VxFS 4.1.
Starting with the HP-UX 11i v3 September 2009 OEUR, the default version of VxFS installed is
changed from 4.1 to 5.0.
The following software is included in HP-UX 11i v3 September 2009 OEUR:
• VxFS 4.1 (Base-VXFS bundle) — required (always-installed) installed in all OEs
• OnlineJFS 4.1 (B3929EA bundle) — optional in DC-OE, VSE-OE, and HA-OE
• VxFS 5.0 (Base-VxFS-50 bundle) — recommended (default) installed in all OEs
• OnlineJFS 5.0 (B3929FB bundle) — recommended (default) installed in DC-OE, VSE-OE, and
HA-OE
• VxVM 5.0 (Base-VxVM-50 bundle) — optional in all OEs
Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is also present in all OEs and is recommended software (installed
by default). This means that, starting in the September 2009 OEUR, the default install selection for
all systems is VxFS 5.0 + LVM.
The sections below describe how you can update to VxFS 5.0, OnlineJFS 5.0, and VxVM 5.0.
If you want to remain on VxFS 4.1 and VxVM 4.1, see the white paper "Installation of VxFS and
VxVM 4.1 on HP-UX 11i v3 September 2009 Operating Environment Update Release" (at http://
hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs). The paper includes detailed instructions for the following supported
configurations and other considerations:
• LVM with VxFS 4.1 Configuration
• VxVM 4.1 with VxFS 4.1 Configuration
• Updates from HP-UX 11i v2 with OnlineJFS 4.1 to HP-UX 11i v3 with OnlineJFS 4.1
• Updates to HP-UX 11i v3 with VxVM 4.1
Default install of VxFS changed from 4.1 to 5.0
Starting with the September 2008 release, VxFS 4.1 and 5.0 were included in the OEUR or AR
media and VxFS 4.1 would have been installed by default. From September 2009 OEUR and
beyond, VxFS 5.0 is installed by default. However, both VxFS 4.1 and 5.0 continue to be included
as they were in past OEURs. Explicit de-selection of VxFS 5.0 in the Ignite-UX tool is required if
you prefer stay on VxFS 4.1. (See the white paper referenced above.)
VxVM 4.1 replaced by VxVM 5.0
Starting with the September 2008 release, VxVM 4.1 is not included in the OEUR or AR media.
It has been replaced by VxVM 5.0. However, in the September 2008 OEUR and beyond, VxVM
is not installed by default as it was in past OEURs. Explicit selection of VxVM 5.0 in the Ignite-UX
tool is required to install VxVM.
Supported VxFS 5.0 and VxVM 5.0 installations are achievable with proper selections in the
Ignite-UX tool. The following sections describe the steps required to get to each possible
configuration.
• “VxVM and VxFS installation through cold-install” (page 81)
• “VxVM and VxFS installation with update-ux” (page 82)
VxVM and VxFS installation through cold-install
The following sections describe the steps required for each supported cold-install configuration.
VxVM and VxFS installation through cold-install 81