HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, March 2010

Media kit contents
This guide is part of the HP-UX 11i v3 media kit, which includes the following DVDs, special
licensing rights, and documentation:
DVDs
• HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) OE DVD (multi-DVD set) — Contains the Operating Environment
(OE). For more information on OEs, see “HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments” (page 7).
• HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) Application Software DVD (multi-DVD set) — Contains HP-UX
application software. For installation information, see Chapter 7 (page 61).
• HP-UX 11i v3 Instant Information DVD — Contains various HP-UX manuals, release notes,
white papers, manpages, and other documentation. The DVD has a table of contents that
will show you all the documents it contains. The DVD is particularly useful if you don't
want to go on the web.
NOTE: The HP-UX 11i v3 OEs can also be downloaded from the web. In March 2010, the HP-UX
11i v3 electronic software delivery model includes the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia.
Electronic delivery to Japan and China will follow later in the calendar year. The download
consists of ISO images of each OE. Each ISO image is burned to DVD at the customer’s site and
then installed in the same manner as the physical DVDs. Electronic licenses and media are quoted
and ordered from the price list in the same manner as the physical licenses and media.
Special licensing rights
With the March 2010 release, licensing rights for Insight Orchestration are included with the
VSE-OE and DC-OE. The software is delivered by download from the web. For full delivery
details, see the Insight Orchestration letter included in the kit.
Documentation
NOTE: Documents at http://docs.hp.com are being migrated to the HP Business Support Center
(BSC) website (http://hp.com/bizsupport), which houses both technical documentation and
additional product support information. When the migration is complete, under the HP-UX
section of the http://docs.hp.com homepage, you will find a link to redirect you to the new BSC
location. For more information, see “More info on document moves to BSC” at the bottom of the
http://docs.hp.com/ homepage.
The following document may be found in the media kit and on the web at www.hp.com/go/
hpux-core-docs
• HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating — Provides last-minute information for
HP-UX 11i v3. Read this booklet before cold-installing or updating HP-UX.
The following documents can be found on the HP-UX 11i v3 Instant Information DVD and on
the web at www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs:
• HP-UX 11i Version 3 Release Notes — Describes new features and functionality changes
for HP-UX 11i v3.
• HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide (this document) — Describes the media kit
and provides instructions to cold-install or update to the latest release of HP-UX.
8 Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3