Technical data

56 Chapter 2
Installing HP-UX
Loading the Core Operating System
1. The hostname for your system.
2. The region (e.g. "North America") for your time zone, or press Enter, if
the selected item in the list is correct.
3. The local time zone. Confirm the time zone, or press Enter if the
information is correct.
4. The local time. Confirm the time and date or press Enter if the
information is correct.
5. A password. Re-enter it as requested.
6. The internet (IP) address of your host system. Confirm the host
internet address or press Enter.
7. If your system is connected to a network, fill in additional network
parameters as requested. Otherwise respond "n" to the questions
about additional parameters. Network information will typically be
provided by your network administrator; not all of these items will
usually be needed.
Use Tab to move between fields:
• Subnetwork Mask and Default Gateway.
• Subnetwork Mask (for example, 255.255.248.0 or
0xfffff800).
• Gateway Host Name.
• Gateway IP Address.
• Domain Name System (DNS).
• Domain name.
• DNS System Host Name.
• DNS IP Address.
• Network Information Service (NIS).
• NIS Domain Name.
• The Setup Font Client screen enables you to save disk space by
having HP VUE access character fonts over the network. If you
wish to do this, you can click on Yes and provide any additional
information. Otherwise, click on No.