HP Instant Capacity User's Guide for Versions 8.x

Installing Instant Capacity Software
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The Instant Capacity software is installed by HP on all HP enterprise servers, even those without
Instant Capacity components. You can use the following HP-UX command to verify that the
software is installed and configured:
/usr/sbin/swverify iCOD
You should see Verification succeeded. in the output of the swverify command.
IMPORTANT: The Instant Capacity software is automatically installed when the HP-UX 11i v3,
11i v2, or 11i v1 Operating Environment (OE) is installed. If any partition in the system has
version B.06.x or later installed, then all partitions in the system with Instant Capacity software
must be running version B.06.x or later. See “Upgrading to Instant Capacity versions B.06.x or
later (HP-UX)” (page 171) for details of upgrading the software from a version previous to B.06.x.
For HP-UX you should not need to install the Instant Capacity software; however, if you do, it
is available from the following media/locations:
• HP software depot (HP web site: http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot)
• December 2007 HP-UX 11i v3 Applications Software media
• December 2007 HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environment (OE) media
• December 2007 HP-UX 11i v1 Applications Software media
The following instructions can be used to install versions 8.x:
For HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3 - Installing from the HP-UX Media
Follow this procedure to install the Instant Capacity software on your HP-UX system from either
the appropriate HP-UX Applications Software or Operating Environment media:
1. Log in as root.
2. Determine the DVD drive device file by entering the following command:
ioscan -fnC disk
3. Insert the appropriate HP-UX Applications Software or Operating Environments DVD into
the DVD drive.
4. Mount the DVD drive to the desired directory. The following example uses the
/dev/dsk/c1t2d0 device file (from Step 2, above) and the /dvd directory. To mount the
DVD drive, enter a similar command as:
mount -r /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /dvd
5. Install the B.08.x bundle B9073BA from the DVD:
swinstall -s /dvd B9073BA
6. Continue with “For All HP-UX Installations” (page 49).
For HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3 - Installing from the HP Software Depot
1. Do a search for “B9073BA” at HP’s Software Depot web site:
http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot
2. Select the link that appeared as a result of your search, and follow the instructions on the
Installation page.
3. Continue with “For All HP-UX Installations” (page 49).
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