HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2008 (Update 3 Release)

Table of Contents
About This Document ....................................................................................................................9
Intended Audience...............................................................................................................9
Publishing History................................................................................................................9
Document Organization.......................................................................................................9
Typographic Conventions..................................................................................................11
HP-UX Release Name and Release Identifier.....................................................................12
Related Documents.............................................................................................................12
HP-UX 11i v3 Resources................................................................................................12
Other HP Web Resources..............................................................................................14
HP Encourages Your Comments........................................................................................15
1 Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3.........................................................................................................17
Media Kit Contents.............................................................................................................17
Original HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments..............................................................19
New HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments....................................................................19
The Next Step......................................................................................................................20
2 System Requirements for Cold-Installing and Updating..................................................................21
System Requirements.........................................................................................................21
System Firmware Requirements...................................................................................21
Disk Space Requirements for a Cold-Install.................................................................22
Disk Space Requirements for an Update......................................................................24
Disk Space Allocation for File Partitions.......................................................................24
How to Plan Your Disk Space Needs.................................................................................25
Supported Systems.............................................................................................................26
Supported Network Drivers, Mass Storage Drivers, I/O Cards, and Storage Devices......26
Finding Firmware Information...........................................................................................27
Identification of Model, OS/OE, and Software...................................................................28
Identifying the Model....................................................................................................28
Identifying the OS.........................................................................................................28
Identifying the OE.........................................................................................................28
Identifying Installed Software.......................................................................................29
The Next Step......................................................................................................................29
3 Choosing an Installation Method................................................................................................31
Cold-Installs of HP-UX 11i v3............................................................................................31
Supported Update Paths to HP-UX 11i v3.........................................................................32
Supported Update Paths...............................................................................................33
Deciding Which Method to Use.........................................................................................33
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