HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2008 (Update 3 Release)
The network depot is now ready to update your system to HP-UX 11i v3. Continue
with “Task 2: Install the Latest Update-UX Bundle” (page 85).
Task 2: Install the Latest Update-UX Bundle
Prior to updating your system, you must install a supported version of the update-ux
command from the Operating Environment DVDs.
This procedure walks you through the installation of the latest version of the Update-UX
bundle, which includes the update-ux command, from the Operating Environment
DVD media.
From the DVD Media
1. Find the DVD-ROM device file name:
ioscan -C disk -f -n -k | more
A device name associated with your DVD device should be displayed. For example:
/dev/dsk/c1t2d0
2. Create the directory under root(/). For example:
mkdir /dvdrom
3. Mount the DVD onto the new directory as a file system. For example:
mount /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /dvdrom
4. Using swinstall, install the latest version of the Update-UX bundle on the target
system.
NOTE: Make sure you use the correct case to install the Update-UX bundle (in
title case). This bundle contains the update-ux command (lowercase).
swinstall -s /dvdrom Update-UX
From a Depot
The depot example uses the following syntax: depot_server:depot_path. For
example:
swinstall -s depot_server:/var/11iv3/update-depot Update-UX
Task 3: Update Your System Using Update-UX
After you have installed the Update-UX bundle on the target system and, optionally,
created a network depot containing all software to be installed, you can update your
target system. You can update to HP-UX 11i v3 using one of the following methods:
Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 85