Quickstart/Overview for the Update Process

Select your OE

Review the Update Process flow chart (Figure 6-1 “Updating HP-UX 10.20 or 11.0 to 11i”).

Read “Updating Tips”.

Use swinstall to install the update-ux command from the CD, DVD or the depot; the depot examples use depot_server:/var/depots/my_depot. Read “Step 1: Install the update-ux Command (Required Task!)” for more information.

From the CD/DVD media:

swinstall -r -s /cdrom Update-UX \ 
\@ /var/adm/sw/update-ux.root 2> /dev/null 

From a depot:

swinstall -r -s depot_server:/var/depots/my_depot \
Update-UX \@ /var/adm/sw/update-ux.root 2> /dev/null

The \ at the end of the first line is not needed if you enter the complete command on one line.

Create fresh log files, and copy old contents to different files (swagent.log, update-ux.log, sys.log, rc.log).

Run the update-ux command from the CD, DVD or the Depot to update to the new OE. Read “Update to HP-UX 11i v1 OS (OE Installed)” for more information.

From the CD/DVD media:

update-ux -s /cdrom HPUX11i-OE-Ent

From a depot:

update-ux -s dept_server:/var/depots/my_depot \ HPUX11i-OE-Ent

	NOTE: You now only use one source regardless of which OS is the starting point. Although you may be used to specifying the target OS, this is not a requirement anymore.You can run update-ux in command line or interactive mode. For interactive, use the -i option.