HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2011

HP-UX 11i v3 media kit
DVDs
Your HP-UX 11i v3 media kit may contain one or more of the following DVDs:
• HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) OE (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 59).
• 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 and 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. The HP-UX 11i v3 electronic
software delivery model includes Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. 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
For delivery of Insight Orchestration, now included with VSE-OE and DC-OE, please see the Insight
Orchestration letter included in the media kit.
Documentation
NOTE: Beginning in August 2011, the web will be the primary delivery source of technical
documentation for HP-UX Operating Environments and Application products. Web delivery supports
HP’s Green Business Technology Initiative to reduce packaging and also supports our HP-UX
Technical Documentation goal to keep information up-to-date and easily accessible.
Pointers to HP-UX documentation collections are listed in Accessing the Former docs.hp.com Software
Documentation, which is available on the Business Support Center under the HP-UX 11i v3 link at
http://hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs.
The following document can be found in the OE media kit and on the web at http://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 http://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