Installation Guide

NOTE: Ensure that you select the complete Base-VxVM-51 bundle for installation while installing
Full-VxVM bundle B9116EB if your system already does not have Base-VxVM-51.
Also, verify that the bundles Base-VxVM-51, Base-VxFS-51, Base-VxTools-51 and B9116EB are
present on your system after installing B9116EB.
Installing Base-VxVM-51 in Non-Interactive Mode
Enter the swinstall command in non-interactive mode, as follows:
# swinstall -x autoreboot=true -s <depot-path> Base-VxVM-51
For more information on the supported options, see swinstall(1M).
NOTE: If you are installing VxFS 5.1 SP1 in a system that includes the HP-UX Data Center
Operating Environment (DC-OE), HP-UX Virtual Server Operating Environment (VSE-OE) or HP-UX
High Availability Operating Environment (HA-OE), you must either include OnlineJFS 5.1 (B3929HB)
on the swinstall command line or remove OnlineJFS 5.0.1 (B3929GB) prior to installing VxFS 5.1
SP1.
The installation of VxVM also installs the VEA service and client packages. Installation of VxVM
5.1 SP1 picks up VxFS 5.1 SP1 as a corequisite.
Installing Base-VxVM-51 in the Interactive Mode
To install Base-VxVM-51 in the interactive mode, complete the following steps:
1. Enter the swinstall command in the interactive mode as follows:
# swintall -x autoreboot=true -s <depot-path>
For more information on the supported options, see swinstall (1M).
2. Mark the Base-VxVM-51 bundle on the SD Install Window.
NOTE: If you are installing VxFS 5.1 SP1 in a system that includes the HP-UX Data Center
Operating Environment (DC-OE), HP-UX Virtual Server Operating Environment (VSE-OE) or
HP-UX High Availability Operating Environment (HA-OE), you must either mark OnlineJFS 5.1
(B3929HB) in the SD Install window or remove OnlineJFS 5.0.1 (B3929GB) prior to installing
VxFS 5.1 SP1.
3. Select Actions, and click Install. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Verifying the Base-VxVM-51 Installation
Verify the Base-VxVM-51 installation on your system by entering the following command:
# swverify Base-VxVM-51
For more information on the supported options, see swverify (1M).
Installing Full VxVM (B9116EB)
The Full VxVM (B9116EB) license enables additional VxVM functionality that are not available
with Base-VxVM-51.
You can install Full VxVM either in the non-interactive mode or in the interactive mode.
Installing Full VxVM in Non-Interactive mode
Enter the swinstall command in the non-interactive mode as follows:
# swinstall -x autoreboot=true -s <depot-path> B9116EB
For more information on the supported options, see swinstall(1M).
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