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

When to Cold-Install.....................................................................................................33
When to Update............................................................................................................34
What Software Source to Use........................................................................................34
Managing a Network Depot with Patch Bundles....................................................35
Mass Storage Stack for HP-UX 11i v3.................................................................................36
HP-UX 11i v3 Device Special File (DSF).............................................................................37
Security Considerations......................................................................................................37
Predefined Security Levels............................................................................................38
Selecting Your Security Levels at Install Time.........................................................38
Serviceguard Configuration (Post-Installation) to Enable Use with Security Levels
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Configuring Sec20MngDMZ or Sec30DMZ for Use with Serviceguard.................39
Configuring HP-UX Bastille Sec10Host...................................................................40
Security Choice Dependencies......................................................................................40
Secured Services and Protocols.....................................................................................41
Online Diagnostics..............................................................................................................44
Offline Diagnostics.............................................................................................................47
The Next Step......................................................................................................................47
4 Preparing to Cold-Install or Update to HP-UX 11i v3.....................................................................49
Cold-Install Tasks...............................................................................................................49
Task 1: Selecting Your HP-UX Console for Itanium-based Systems.............................49
Determining if the conconfig Command Exists on your System............................50
Using the conconfig Command to Select the Primary HP-UX Console .................51
Using the EFI Boot Manager to Select the Primary HP-UX Console ......................52
Understanding Interface Differences Between Itanium-based Systems.................54
Task 2: Backing Up Your Configuration Files...............................................................54
Task 3: Making a Recovery Image of Your System.......................................................55
Task 4: Updating Your Ignite-UX Server.......................................................................55
Task 5: Locating Source Media and Codewords...........................................................55
Update Tasks.......................................................................................................................56
Task 1: Identifying Software Versions...........................................................................56
Task 2: Rebuilding the Kernel .......................................................................................56
Task 3: Renaming Your Log Files..................................................................................56
Task 4: Backing Up Your System...................................................................................57
Task 5: Locating Source Media and Codewords...........................................................57
Backing Up Your System....................................................................................................58
Task 1: Creating an Operating System Recovery Image...............................................58
Using make_net_recovery........................................................................................58
Using make_tape_recovery......................................................................................59
Task 2: Backing Up Your Data Files...............................................................................59
Locating Source Media and Codewords............................................................................60
The Next Step......................................................................................................................61
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