HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, March 2009 (Update 4 Release)
6. For a legacy hardware path, boot from the DVD drive using the listed path number.
For the drive shown in the previous example (P0), enter: BOOT P0
Please note that if you know the agile hardware path, you may enter it as well,
however it requires a specific format compatible with the BCH interface limited
to 32-bit elements. Use the command, ioscan -e to display the boot path format
to be used here to enter a lunpath hardware path in the BOOT command.
For an agile hardware path, boot from the DVD drive using the full agile hardware
path name: BOOT full_hardware_path
For more information on agile hardware paths, refer to the white paper called, The
Next Generation Mass Storage Stack: HP-UX 11i v3 at the HP Technical Documentation
website:
http://docs.hp.com/
7. After a few minutes, at the Interact with IPL? prompt press n.
The install kernel loads (3-5 minutes), after which a screen might prompt you to
enter the keyboard language of your console.
8. Enter the number and press Enter again to confirm.
Task 2: Selecting Your Installation Type
The system displays the Ignite-UX welcome screen for the HP-UX installation process.
When the initial Ignite-UX welcome screen appears, read how to navigate and select
choices on this terminal interface:
• Use the Tab key to navigate between fields and the arrow keys to navigate within
fields.
• Use the Enter key to select an item. Pressing Enter or the spacebar opens a menu
list.
• For Help, use Ctrl-K for navigation key help and Ctrl-F (or F1) for context-sensitive
help.
• You can enter the underlined letter of an item (such as I for install HP-UX) to
navigate more quickly.
The remainder of this section describes how to choose the degree of customization
needed to configure your installation.
Cold-installing HP-UX 11i v3 67