HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2007 (Update 1 Release)

NOTE: Make sure you install all new optional software included in the OE collection
that you want at the same time that you do your update.
Updating Optional Software From the Command Line To update to HP-UX 11i v3 and
specify additional optional software bundles on the command line, follow these steps:
1. If you want to install additional optional software included with the HP-UX 11i
v3 Foundation OE collection, enter:
/usr/sbin/update-ux -s /dvdrom HPUX11-OE
<optional_software_bundle_name>
2. Complete any configuration for HP software explained in the HP-UX 11i v3 Release
Notes available on the Instant Information DVD and at http://docs.hp.com/en/
oshpux11iv3.html
Post-Update Tasks
Task 1: Configuring OE Applications
After updating to an HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environment (OE), some OE products
need post-installation configuration to make them functional. This need may be
indicated by a message logged in /var/opt/swm/swm.log.
Refer to each product's installation instructions for details. The location of OE product
documentation is listed in the HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes, available on the Instant
Information DVD and at the HP Technical Documentation Web site:
http://docs.hp.com
Task 2: Migrating to the Agile Mass Storage Stack (Optional)
In HP-UX 11i v3, there are two types of DSFs for mass storage: legacy DSFs and
persistent DSFs. Both can be used to access a given mass storage device independently
and can coexist on a given system. The new mass storage stack for HP-UX 11i v3 is
intended to supersede the existing mass storage stack. However, in HP-UX 11i v3 they
can exist in parallel. Existing legacy DSFs will continue to work as before; they are
completely backward compatible, and will not be affected by any persistent DSFs on
the same server.
When you update from HP-UX 11i v2 to 11i v3, existing legacy DSFs are retained, and
persistent DSFs will be created. Configuration files are not updated, so system devices
will continue to use the existing legacy DSFs.
You may choose to migrate to the new agile mass storage stack or you can continue to
use the legacy mass storage stack. If you want to use the new features of the agile mass
storage stack and are not affected by existing limitations, you may want to migrate to
the new mass storage stack.
For more information on the new mass storage stack and to migrate from the legacy
view to the agile view refer to the white paper called, The Next Generation Mass Storage
Post-Update Tasks 105