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

• 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 33).
See Chapter 4: “Preparing to Cold-Install or Update to HP-UX 11i v3” (page 53) 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 87).
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
36 Choosing an Installation Method