HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2008 (Update 3 Release)

system for installing many similar systems. The process described in this guide
cold-installs and updates a single system from local media.
• If you are cold-installing or updating one system at a time — Cold-install or
update directly from the DVDs in the HP-UX 11i v3 media kit:
— HP-UX 11i v3 OE media — Boot and install a new system or update an existing
system.
— HP-UX Application media— Install applications not installed with the OE or
install a newer version of an OE application.
• If you plan to cold-install or update on many systems in your enterprise — You
can consolidate your software sources in a network depot:
— Network Depot — Use Software Distributor (SD) commands to create depots
containing OS, OE, and other software bundles, then install or update from the
depot using Ignite-UX or update-ux. For help with this method, refer to the
swcopy(1M) manpage, the Software Distributor Administration Guide (http://
docs.hp.com/en/SD/index.html), and the Ignite-UX Administration Guide (http://
docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv3.html#Ignite-UX).
• If you plan to create many similar systems in your enterprise — You can use an
Ignite-UX server to create a faster software source than an SD depot:
— Golden Image — Create a golden image from which to cold-install. A golden
image is a snapshot of a known, good operating system installation and
configuration for use in installing other clients. The copied (source) client is
called the golden image. This install image can contain the OS and OE, other
applications, and any needed patches. After the archive is in place, either on
the Ignite-UX server or on another system, you can cold-install on each client
system in a single-pass operation; you need to reboot each client only once.
Please refer to the Ignite-UX Administration Guide (http://docs.hp.com/en/
oshpux11iv3.html#Ignite-UX) for more information on golden images.
Managing a Network Depot with Patch Bundles
You must use the updated Ignite-UX and Update-UX tools from September 2007 OE
Update release (or later) to correctly install patches and HP-UX 11i v3 patch bundles.
HP supports the following cold-install or update cases with a network depot that
includes HP-UX patches or patch bundles.
To cold-install HP-UX 11i v3 using a network depot, use any release of HP-UX 11i v3
to create the network depot, and then copy the desired patch bundles into that depot.
Use Ignite-UX version C.7.3 (or later) to cold-install HP-UX 11i v3. Get the latest
Ignite-UX version from the IUX Download page: http://docs.hp.com/en/IUX/
download.html
To update to the latest release of HP-UX 11i v3, start with the desired HP-UX 11i v3
OE bundles from the September 2007 release (or later) to create the depot, and then
copy the desired patch bundles into the depot. Updates to a network depot with the
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