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HP Part Number: 5991-2701

Published: December 2005, Edition 5

© Copyright 1983-2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Table of Contents

About This Document
Intended Audience
Publishing History
Document Organization
Typographical Conventions
HP-UX Release Name and Release Identifier
Related Documents
HP-UX 11i v2 Resources
Third-Party Resources
Other HP Web Resources
HP Encourages Your Comments
1 Welcome to HP-UX 11i v2
Media Kit Contents
HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environments
The Next Step
2 System Requirements for Cold-Installing and Updating
System Requirements
How to Plan Your Disk Space Needs
Disk Space Allocation for File Partitions
Disk Space Requirements for a Cold-Install
Disk Space Requirements for an Update
Supported Servers
Unsupported Servers
Supported Network Drivers, Mass Storage Drivers, and SCSI Devices
Finding Firmware Information
Identification of Model, OS/OE, and Software
The Next Step
3 Choosing an Installation Method
Cold-Installs of HP-UX 11i v2
Supported Update Paths to HP-UX 11i v2
Updating from HP-UX 11i Version 1 (B.11.11)
Updating from HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23)
Deciding Which Method to Use
When to Cold-Install
When to Update
Cold-Install and Update Requirements
What Software Source to Use
Time to Complete a Cold Install or Update
Security Considerations
Predefined Security Levels
Security Choice Dependencies
Secured Services and Protocols
Online Diagnostics
Offline Diagnostics
The Next Step
4 Preparing to Install or Update to HP-UX 11i v2
Cold-Install Tasks
Task 1: Selecting Your HP-UX Console for Itanium-based Systems
Task 2: Backing Up Your Configuration Files
Task 3: Backing Up Your System
Task 4: Updating Your Ignite-UX Server
Task 5: Locating Source Media and Codewords
Update Tasks
Task 1: Identifying Software Versions
Task 2: Rebuilding the Kernel
Task 3: Renaming Your Log Files
Task 4: Backing Up Your System
Task 5: Locating Source Media and Codewords
Backing Up Your System
Task 1: Creating an Operating System Recovery Archive
Task 2: Backing Up Your Data Files
Locating Source Media and Codewords
The Next Step
5 Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v2
Before You Begin
Cold-Install Requirements
Reviewing the Cold-Install Process
Cold-installing HP-UX 11i v2
Before You Begin
Task 1: Booting Your Machine
Task 2: Selecting Your Installation Type
Task 3: Configuring Your Installation
Task 4: Deselecting OE Software Bundles
Task 5: Finishing Your Installation
Retrieving Information After Cold-installing
The Next Step
6 Updating to HP-UX 11i v2
Before You Begin
Before Updating to the HP-UX 11iv2 December 2005 TCOE
Before Updating to the HP-UX 11i v2 December 2005 Operating Environments
Requirement for Updating from Earlier Releases of HP-UX 11i v2
Reviewing the Update Process
Updating Tips
Updating to HP-UX 11i v2
Task 1: Creating a Network Depot (Optional)
Task 2: Installing the Latest Update-UX Bundle (Required)
Task 3: Using update-ux (Required)
Post-Update Task: Configuring OE Applications
The Next Step
7 Installing HP Applications and Patches
Installing HP-UX Applications
Tips for Installing or Updating HP Applications
Installing HP-UX Applications from the DVD
HP-UX Patching and Patch Management
The Next Step
8 Verifying System Install or Update
Verifying the HP-UX Cold-Install or Update
Task 1: Listing all Software Installed on Your System
Task 2: Verifying the Installed Software
Backing Up the System
The Next Step
A Creating an HP Service Partition
HP Offline Diagnostics Considerations
Creating the HP Service Partition
B Known Problems and Troubleshooting
Patch Bundle Required for Updating from Previous Release of HP-UX 11i v2
Known Install and Update Problems
Problems Reading HP-UX 11i v1 DVD Media
Uninstalling HP-UX 11i v2
C Controlling Memory Utilization of VxFS 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v2
Introduction
Controlling the inode Cache
Controlling the Buffer Cache
Conclusion
D HP-UX 11i v2 Software Bundles
Core Software
Always-Installed Patch Bundles
Always Installed Software (Stand-Alone)
Always-Installed Software By OE
Always-Installed Network and Mass Storage Drivers
Default-Installed Software
Selectable Software
Selectable Network Drivers
Index

List of Figures

3-1 Install-time Security Software Dependencies
5-1 Cold-installing HP-UX 11i v2
6-1 Updating to HP-UX 11i v2

List of Tables

1 Publishing History Details
2 HP-UX 11i Releases
2-1 File Partition Disk Space Allocation by Operating Environment
3-1 Update Paths HP-UX 11i v1 to HP-UX 11i v2
3-2 Update Paths HP-UX 11i v2 to Latest HP-UX 11i v2
3-3 Predefined Security Configuration
3-4 Host-based Sec10Host Install-time Security Settings
3-5 Additional Sec20MngDMZ Install-time Security Settings
3-6 Additional Sec30DMZ Install-time Security Settings
4-1 HP Licensing Services
5-1 Miscellaneous Data
5-2 Network Data
6-1 Updating Tips
B-1 Known Install and Update Problems
D-1 Core Software
D-2 Always-Installed Patch Software
D-3 Always Installed Software (Stand-Alone)
D-4 Always-Installed Software By OE
D-5 Default-Installed Software (All OEs)
D-6 Selectable Software (All OEs)

List of Examples

A-1 idisk Output Showing No HP Service Partition Installed
A-2 idisk Output Showing HP Service Partition Installed
   


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