Cold-installing HP-UX 11i v2

Take a moment to read how to navigate and select choices on this terminal interface:

If the install detects that you have a keyboard, pick the number of the language you want to use, for example, 26. Confirm your choice.

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A USB interface has been detected on this system.
In order to use a keyboard on this interface, you must specify
a language mapping which will be used by X windows and
the Internal Terminal Emulator (ITE).
The characters “1234567890” will appear as “!@#$^&*()”
on keyboards that use the shift key to type a number.
Your choice will be stored in the file /etc/kbdlang
 
1) USB_PS2_DIN_Belgian          2)USB_PS2_DIN_Belgian_Euro
3) USB_PS2_DIN_Danish           4)USB_PS2_DIN_Danish_Euro
5) USB_PS2_DIN_Euro_Spanish     6)USB_PS2_DIN_Euro_Spanish_Euro
7) USB_PS2_DIN_French           8)USB_PS2_DIN_French_Euro
9) USB_PS2_DIN_German           10)USB_PS2_DIN_German_Euro
11) USB_PS2_DIN_Italian         12)USB_PS2_DIN_Italian_Euro
13) USB_PS2_DIN_JIS_109         14)USB_PS2_DIN_Korean
15) USB_PS2_DIN_Norwegian       16)USB_PS2_DIN_Norwegian_Euro
17) USB_PS2_DIN_S_Chinese       18)USB_PS2_DIN_Swedish
19) USB_PS2_DIN_Swedish_Euro    20)USB_PS2_DIN_Swiss_French2_Euro
21) USB_PS2_DIN_Swiss_German2   22)USB_PS2_DIN_Swiss_German2_Euro
23) USB_PS2_DIN_T_Chinese       24)USB_PS2_DIN_UK_English
25) USB_PS2_DIN_UK_English_Euro 26)USB_PS2_DIN_US_English
27) USB_PS2_DIN_US_English_Euro
 
Enter the number of the language you want: 26
You have selected the keyboard language USB_PS2_DIN_US_English.
Please confirm your choice by pressing RETURN or enter a new number:

Select Install HP-UX to begin interacting with the Ignite-UX (cold-install) program.

From the User Interface and Media Options screen, choose the degree of customizing needed to configure the installation. The default setting under Source Location Options (Media only installation) is correct for installing from a DVD.

Three choices are shown in User Interface Options:

Ignite-UX permits you to exit from Guided Installation and restart the configuration using Advanced Installation later by either selecting the Cancel button or pressing C. Mark your choices and select OK.

The remaining steps take you through the Guided Installation. For help, consult the Help screens. For more help on using Advanced Installation, see the Ignite-UX Administration Guide.

You are now at the first step of the Install HP-UX Wizard: Select an overall system configuration. Accept the default option: HP-UX B.11.23 Default.

Select a system environment. In this step you will choose the type of Operating Environment that will be installed on your system. Press Return/Enter to view the choices.

For Technical Computing OE media, the choices are:

x Environments: [HP-UX 11i TCOE-64bit   ->] (HP-UX B.11.23) x
x                HP-UX 11i MTOE-64bit                       x
x                HP-UX 11i Base OS-64bit                     x       

For 11i v2 Foundation OE media, the choices are:

x Environments: [HP-UX 11i OE-64bit     ->] (HP-UX B.11.23) x
x                HP-UX 11i Base OS-64bit                     x        

For Minimum Technical media, the choices are:

x Environments: [HP-UX 11i MTOE-64bit   ->] (HP-UX B.11.23) x
x                HP-UX 11i Base OS-64bit                     x        

Select a root disk. In this step you will choose the disk that will house your root filesystem. If you are unsure of what to choose, keep the default selection which has been calculated by the install program. Press Return/Enter to view the choices.

Specify the amount of root swap space. Some initial calculations have been performed by the install program, and a recommended value has been set for you. You can either accept this value or change it before continuing. Press Return/Enter to view the choices.

Select file system type. The default value chosen by the install program is recommended. Press Return/Enter to view the choices.

x  Install HP-UX wizard: Select a file system type          x
x                                                           x
x Now that you have made your root swap selection, you      x
x need to choose which type of file system you would like   x
x to use. The current choice displayed in the selector is   x
x recommended. If you are unsure of what to choose, keep    x
x the default selection. You may then safely proceed to     x
x the next step.                                            x
x ----------------------------------------------------------x
x                x VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) with VxFS  x
x                x Whole disk with VxFS                     x
x  File System: [x Logical Volume Manager (LVM) with VxFS]  x
x-----------------------------------------------------------x
x                                                           x
x      [ < Back ]  [ Next > ]  [ Cancel ]  [ Help  ]        x
x                                                           x
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	NOTE: If you select VxVM, the root disk can not be moved to another SCSI bus or address that results in a change in the hardware path to the device. If it is moved, you may not be able to boot safely from it. This is similar to the limitation present in LVM.

Specify number of disks in the root group. In this step you will specify how many disks you want placed into the root disk volume group and whether or not you would like the disks to be striped. (The HP-UX Install Wizard describes these features in depth.)

You must enter Yes or No to “Use Striping”.

Select language(s). Browse the available languages, marking the desired selections. During the first boot, you may have been asked this already.

Select additional software. In this step you may select any additional software which you would like loaded onto your system. Browse the list, marking your selections, then continue to the next step.

For example, to secure your system at install-time with the Sec30DMZ configuration bundle (see “Install-time Security Considerations”):

1. Select SecurityChoices. The four security configuration bundles appear. By default, Sec00Tools is selected.

2. Select Sec30DMZ from the list.

3. Select OK.

Pre-Install disk information, Step 1. There are two steps involved in the pre-install checks. The first is to identify which disks will be overwritten during the install process. If you see a disk in the list that you do not want included, back up to the root disk selection and choose another disk. Otherwise, continue on to the next step.

Pre-Install check information, Step 2. The second step in the pre-install check is to review any errors, warnings, or notes. Warnings are simply informational. If there are any errors, they will need to be resolved before the installation can continue.

System summary. At this point you have successfully defined your system. Use the Show Summary button to view a summary of how your system will be configured. If you see any problems, or wish to change any of your selections, feel free to back up to the appropriate step, and make the needed changes. Otherwise, select Finish (at the bottom of the tabs). You have the chance to Cancel at this time. If you cancel, you can start again.

Next, the installation will begin with filesets being copied from the media to the hard disk. The system will automatically reboot during the installation process.

Depending on how you set up your parameters, the system will either set basic network configurations automatically, or will call the set_parms command after it has rebooted to allow you to set the root password, date and time, time zone, IP address, and additional network parameters.

After set_parms is executed, then the “Welcome to HP-UX” screen will be displayed.

In order to use a keyboard on this interface, you must specify a language mapping which will be used by X Windows and the Internal Terminal Emulator (ITE). Choose the appropriate language. For English, select number 26.

At this point, you will need to answer a few questions before you can use the system. The first is whether or not you plan to use the system on a network. If you completed the pre-install data collection tables in Appendix A “Data Collection Tables”, you have all the information you need for set_parms, so answer Y for yes.

Enter the basic network information that you collected in Appendix A “Data Collection Tables” on the screens that follow.

Confirm your choices. Congratulations! You are now finished with the install procedure and will be given the opportunity to log in to the system as root.

Log in to the system.

After the cold-install, store the HP-UX DVDs in a safe place. You may need them to install drivers or other software later.