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

• Your systems are organized with clean separation of the OS from user, application,
and data files.
• Overwriting the root (/) volume on existing systems will not cause a loss of
applications or data.
• Your system configuration is not listed as a supported update path. See “Supported
Update Paths to HP-UX 11i v3” (page 32).
You can cold-install from any supported configuration. See “Supported Systems”
(page 26).
The process described in this guide cold-installs a single system from local media. If
you plan to install many systems simultaneously, use an Ignite-UX server. Additional
information on Ignite-UX and newer versions are available at http://docs.hp.com/en/
IUX/
See Chapter 4: “Preparing to Cold-Install or Update to HP-UX 11i v3” (page 47) for
more information about preparing your system for cold-install and then read the
cold-install process using Ignite-UX in Chapter 5: “Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v3 From
Media” (page 61).
When to Update
You can update rather than cold-install HP-UX 11i v3 when:
• You are updating from a supported HP-UX 11i v2 or HP-UX 11i v3 system. See
“Supported Update Paths to HP-UX 11i v3” (page 32) for specific details.
• You are concerned about recovering unique applications and data on your root
volume, and do not want to write over non-OS files, which occurs when
cold-installing HP-UX 11i v3.
• Each system has a unique configuration.
• Current disk space is sufficient for HP-UX 11i v3. See “How to Plan Your Disk
Space Needs” (page 25).
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
update-ux command line interface.
An advantage of performing an update is that it leaves user data, configuration, and
applications in place. Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 is limited to the supported paths listed
in “Supported Update Paths to HP-UX 11i v3” (page 32).
See Chapter 4: “Preparing to Cold-Install or Update to HP-UX 11i v3” (page 47) for
details on how to prepare your system to update to HP-UX 11i v3. The update process
is described in Chapter 6: “Updating to HP-UX 11i v3” (page 77).
What Software Source to Use
When cold-installing or updating your systems, you can choose to update using media,
copy the contents of media into network depots, or create a golden image of the desired
34 Choosing an Installation Method