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

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..............................................................................................................45
Offline Diagnostics.............................................................................................................46
4 Preparing to Cold-Install or Update to HP-UX 11i v3.....................................................................47
Cold-Install Tasks...............................................................................................................47
Task 1: Selecting Your HP-UX Console for Itanium-based Systems.............................47
Determining if the conconfig Command Exists on your System............................48
Using the conconfig Command to Select the Primary HP-UX Console .................49
Using the EFI Boot Manager to Select the Primary HP-UX Console ......................50
Understanding Interface Differences Between Itanium-based Systems.................52
Task 2: Backing Up Your Configuration Files...............................................................52
Task 3: Making a Recovery Image of Your System.......................................................53
Task 4: Updating Your Ignite-UX Server.......................................................................53
Task 5: Locating Source Media and Codewords...........................................................53
Update Tasks.......................................................................................................................54
Task 1: Identifying Software Versions...........................................................................54
Task 2: Rebuilding the Kernel .......................................................................................54
Task 3: Renaming Your Log Files..................................................................................54
Task 4: Backing Up Your System...................................................................................55
Task 5: Locating Source Media and Codewords...........................................................55
Backing Up Your System....................................................................................................56
Task 1: Creating an Operating System Recovery Image...............................................56
Using make_net_recovery........................................................................................56
Using make_tape_recovery......................................................................................57
Using drd clone........................................................................................................58
Task 2: Backing Up Your Data Files...............................................................................58
Locating Source Media and Codewords............................................................................59
The Next Step......................................................................................................................60
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