Chapter 4 Preparing To Move To HP-UX 11i

Table of Contents

This chapter helps you to prepare to install or update your system with HP-UX 11i.

What You Will Find in This Chapter:

“What is Installed with HP-UX 11i?” lists the software bundles and drivers installed with HP-UX 11i.
“Updating Your Ignite-UX Server” explains critical next steps if you are planning to update an existing Ignite-UX server.
“Diagnostics Dependencies” provides a brief description and importance of the OnlineDiag bundle installed with HP-UX 11i.
“Planning Your Disk Space Needs” provides hints and information to help you determine your disk needs for HP-UX 11i.
“Preparing your system for HP-UX 11i” provides an overview and preparation steps required to either cold-install or update your system to HP-UX 11i.
“Back up Your System!” shows you how to back up your system before you cold-install or update your system. Three different backup methods are discussed:
- fbackup on “Using fbackup”
- make_tape_recovery on “Using make_tape_recovery”
- make_net_recovery on “Using make_net_recovery”
“Locate Source Media for Migration” helps you determine the media source to install or update your system with HP-UX 11i.
“Next Steps” provides details on next steps based on your decision to either cold-install or update your system.

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