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Now that you have evaluated your system and ordered any needed hardware,
you need to decide whether to cold-install or update to HP-UX
11i v2 on your system. | | | |  | NOTE: If your
system is already running HP-UX 11i v2, use update-ux to update to the new version of the OE for HP-UX 11i
v2. | | | | |
When to
Cold-Install | |
| | | |  | CAUTION: The cold-install process erases software on the root
volume before installing HP-UX 11i v2. If you want to retain any
existing software, make sure to back up that software before migrating
or use update. Cold-installing
using Ignite-UX overwrites everything
on the target disk. | | | | |
You can cold-install rather than update to HP-UX 11i v2 when: You are managing several systems with similar OS
configurations. Your disk space needs reconfiguration. See “How to Plan Your
Disk Space Needs”. Your systems are organized with clean separation
of the OS from user, application, and data files. Overwriting the root (/) volume on existing systems
will not cause a loss of applications or data. Your system configuration is not listed as a supported
update path. See “Supported Update
Paths to HP-UX 11i v2”.
You can cold-install from any supported configuration.
See “Supported Servers”. The process
described in this guide cold-installs a single system from local
media. If you plan to install many systems simultaneously, use an Ignite-UX
server. Additional information on Ignite-UX and newer versions are
available at: http://docs.hp.com/en/IUX/ See Chapter 4 “Preparing
to Install or Update to HP-UX 11i v2” for
more information about preparing your system for cold-install and
then read the cold-install process using Ignite-UX in Chapter 5 “Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v2”. When to
Update | |
You can update rather than cold-install HP-UX 11i v2 when: You are updating from a supported
HP-UX 10.20, HP-UX 11.0, and HP-UX 11i v1 system. See “Supported Update
Paths to HP-UX 11i v2” for specific details. You are concerned about recovering unique applications
and data on your root volume, and do not want to write over non-OS
files, which occurs when cold-installing HP-UX 11i v2. Each system has a unique configuration. Current disk space is sufficient for HP-UX 11i v2.
See “How to Plan Your
Disk Space Needs”.
This installation method uses the update-ux command and Software Distributor (SD) tools to selectively
overwrite the operating system and application software from media
or a network source depot. An advantage of performing an update
is that it leaves user data, configuration, and applications in
place. Updating to HP-UX 11i v2 is limited to the supported paths
listed in “Supported Update
Paths to HP-UX 11i v2”. See Chapter 4 “Preparing
to Install or Update to HP-UX 11i v2” for
details on how to prepare your system to update to HP-UX 11i v2.
The update process is described in Chapter 6 “Updating to HP-UX
11i v2”. Cold-Install
and Update Requirements | |
Please note that all individual patches, patch bundles, or
products released for HP-UX 11i v2 from September 2004 or later
require that you install an HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 or a later
Operating Environment on your system. If you need to cold-install
or update to the September 2004 or later version of HP-UX 11i v2,
please use the instructions below. If you are updating
from releases of HP-UX 11i v2 prior to September 2004: You must first install the August 2004 version of BUNDLE11i. Second, you must update to an HP-UX 11i v2 September
2004 or later Operating Environment. After completing these two
steps, you can then install any individual patches, patch bundles,
or products released from September 2004 or later. See “Patch Bundle Required
for Updating from Previous Release of HP-UX 11i v2” for instructions on how
to obtain the August version of BUNDLE11i. If
you are updating from HP-UX 11i v1 to an HP-UX 11i v2 Operating
Environment released in September 2004 or later: You do not need to load the August 2004 version of BUNDLE11i. Instead, you can proceed to updating to an HP-UX 11i
v2 September 2004 or later Operating Environment. After completing
your update to a September 2004 or later HP-UX 11i v2 Operating
Environment, you can then install any individual patches, patch
bundles, or products released from September 2004 or later. If
you are cold-installing HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environment September
2004 or later: You do not need to load the August 2004 version of BUNDLE11i. Instead, you can proceed to cold-installing an HP-UX
11i v2 September 2004 or later Operating Environment. After completing your
cold-install of a September 2004 or later HP-UX 11i v2 Operating
Environment, you can then install any individual patches, patch
bundles, or products released from September 2004 or later.
What Software
Source to Use | |
When cold installing or updating your systems, you can choose
to update using media, copy the contents of media into network depots,
or create a golden image of the desired system for installing many
similar systems. The process described in this guide cold-installs
and updates a single system from local media. If you are cold-installing
or updating one system at a time — Cold-install
or update directly from the DVDs in the HP-UX 11i v2 media kit: HP-UX 11i v2 OE media — Boot
and install a new system or update an existing system. HP-UX Application media — Install
applications not installed with the OE or install a newer version
of an OE application.
If you plan to cold-install or update
on many systems in your enterprise — You can
consolidate your software sources in a network depot: Network Depot — Use
Software Distributor (SD) commands to create depots containing OS,
OE, and other software bundles, then install or update from the
depot using Ignite-UX or update-ux. For help with this method, refer to the swcopy(1M) manpage, the Software Distributor Administration
Guide, and the Ignite-UX Administration Guide.
If you plan to create many similar systems
in your enterprise — You can use an Ignite-UX
server to create a faster software source than an SD depot: Golden Image — Create
a golden image from which to cold-install. A golden image is a snapshot
of a known, good operating system installation and configuration
for use in installing other clients. The copied (source) client
is called the golden image. This install image can contain the OS
and OE, other applications, and any needed patches. After the archive
is in place, either on the Ignite-UX server or on another system, you
can cold-install on each client system in a single-pass operation;
you need to reboot each client only once.
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