Installation Guide

Installing Full VxVM in Interactive Mode
To install Full VxVM in the interactive mode, complete the following steps:
1. Enter the swinstall command in the interactive mode, as follows:
# swinstall -s <depot-path>
For more information on supported options, see swinstall (1M).
2. Mark the B9116EB bundle on the SD Install window.
3. Select Actions, and click Install. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
NOTE: The B9116EB bundle contains a license for the Full VxVM 5.1 SP1 functionality.
Verifying the Full VxVM (B9116EB) Installation
Verify the Full VxVM (B9116EB) installation by enter the following command:
# swverify B9116EB
For more information on the supported options, see swverify(1M).
Use the vxlicrep command to check for the installed licenses.
Installing CVM [B9117EB] on HP-UX 11i v3
To install CVM on HP-UX 11i v3, complete the following steps:
1. Use a clean ignited HP-UX 11i v3 system.
2. If the ignited system has Base-VxVM 4.1 already installed on it, do not clean the system before
installing 5.1 SP1 v3
3. Install Base-VxFS-51 , Base-VxTools-51, Base-VxVM-51, and VxFS-SDK-51 by following the
instructions discussed in the previous sections.
4. Install CVM [B9117EB] by entering the following command:
swinstall -x autoreboot=true -s <-depot_source> B9117EB
Cold-Installing VxVM 5.1 SP1 and VxFS 5.1 SP1 with HP-UX 11i v3
This section describes the process to cold-install a system with HP-UX 11i v3, VxVM 5.1 SP1, and
VxFS 5.1 SP1. A depot with the HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environment (OE) containing VxFS 5.0
and VxVM 5.0 and a depot with the Veritas VxFS 5.1 SP1 and VxVM 5.1 SP1 software are used
for the installation. Veritas VxVM 5.0 and VxFS 5.0 are included on the 11i v3 OE starting in
September 2008, and VxFS/VxVM 5.1 SP1 will need to be copied from an Independent media
set.
Preparing the Ignite-UX Server
To prepare the Ignite-UX server, complete the following steps:
1. Enter the swinstall command to install Ignite-UX version C.7.12 (available March, 2011)
or later on an Ignite-UX server. You can confirm the Ignite software version by entering the
command swlist | grep –i ign, or by viewing the contents of the /opt/ignite/
Version file.
2. Create the configuration file for the HP-UX 11i v3 OE depot.
1. # cd /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31
2. # /opt/ignite/bin/make_config \
- s <depot server>:<1131_OE_depot> \
- c <OE_config_filename>_cfg
3. Test the configuration file.
# /opt/ignite/bin/instl_adm –T –f <OE_config_filename>_cfg
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