Supported Update Paths to HP-UX 11i v2

Update means using the update-ux command and Software Distributor (SD) tools to selectively overwrite the operating system and application software from a media or network source depot.

An advantage of performing an update is that it leaves user data, configuration, and applications in place.

Update is supported on HP PA-RISC Servers and Itanium-based Servers.

You can update to HP-UX 11i v2 from the following releases:

Updating from any other release directly to HP-UX 11i v2 is not supported.

	IMPORTANT: The HP-UX 11i v1.6 update path has been discontinued with the December 2005 release of HP-UX 11i v2. If you wish to update from HP-UX 11i v1.6 to the December 2005 or later version of HP-UX 11i v2 you must cold-install HP-UX 11i v2.

Update Path Notes

	NOTE: Updating from a release of HP-UX to another release of HP-UX that was released earlier in time is not supported. For example, trying to update from HP-UX 11i v1 December 2004 release to the HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 release is not supported. This could cause system incompatibilities and unpredictable results. If you attempt to update to an earlier version of HP-UX, the update process will stop without making any changes to your system and you will get the following error message: ERROR: You are attempting to update from your release of HP-UX to a version of HP-UX that was released earlier in time. This is not supported. The update process has stopped without making any changes to your system. Please see the 'Supported Update Paths' section of the HP-UX 11i v2 Installation and Update Guide for more information.

Updating from HP-UX 11i Version 1 (B.11.11)

Table 3-1 “Update Paths HP-UX 11i v1 to HP-UX 11i v2” lists the supported update paths from HP-UX 11i v1 to HP-UX 11i v2.

Table 3-1 Update Paths HP-UX 11i v1 to HP-UX 11i v2

HP-UX 11i version 1	HP-UX 11i version 2 OS/OE
Base OS	Base OS Foundation OE Enterprise OE Mission Critical OE Technical Computing OE
Foundation OE	Foundation OE Enterprise OE Mission Critical OE
Enterprise OE	Enterprise OE Mission Critical OE
Mission Critical OE	Mission Critical OE
Technical Computing OE	No workstation support for HP-UX 11i v2

 

Updating from HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23)

Table 3-2 “Update Paths HP-UX 11i v2 to Latest HP-UX 11i v2” lists the supported update paths from HP-UX 11i v2 to the latest release of HP-UX 11i v2.

Table 3-2 Update Paths HP-UX 11i v2 to Latest HP-UX 11i v2

HP-UX 11i version 2	HP-UX 11i version 2 OS/OE
Base OS	Base OS Foundation OE Enterprise OE Mission Critical OE Technical Computing OE
Foundation OE	Foundation OE Enterprise OE Mission Critical OE
Enterprise OE	Enterprise OE Mission Critical OE
Mission Critical OE	Mission Critical OE
Technical Computing OE	Technical Computing OE

 

	NOTE: HP-UX 11i v2 is not supported on PA-RISC Workstations. HP recommends that PA-RISC Workstation customers use HP-UX 11i v1. The HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005 release is the last release supported on the Itanium-based zx2000 and zx6000 workstations. These workstations have been discontinued as of September 2004.