Document Organization

The HP-UX 11i Version 2 Installation and Update Guide is divided into chapters and appendixes, which contain information about installing and updating HP-UX 11i v2.




	IMPORTANT: The Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i Version 2 DVD booklet that comes with the HP-UX 11i v2 media contains last-minute cold-install and update information that was not available when this guide was published. Make sure to review the booklet before continuing.

Chapter 1 “Welcome to HP-UX 11i v2”.
Use this chapter to learn about the media kit contents and Operating Environments of HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23).
Chapter 2 “System Requirements for Cold-Installing and Updating”.
Use this chapter to learn about the system requirements either to cold-install or update to HP-UX 11i v2.
Chapter 3 “Choosing an Installation Method”.
Use this chapter to help you decide the most appropriate method to install HP-UX 11i v2 on your system.
Chapter 4 “Preparing to Install or Update to HP-UX 11i v2”.
Use this chapter to learn the details of the required and recommended tasks to prepare your system for HP-UX 11i v2. This chapter also includes additional information about required, default, and optional software installed with HP-UX 11i v2.
Chapter 5 “Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v2”.
Use this chapter to learn how to cold-install the HP-UX 11i v2 Operating System (OS) and selected Operating Environment (OE). Alternative cold-install methods such as installing from depots or from golden images are also discussed.
Chapter 6 “Updating to HP-UX 11i v2”.
Use this chapter to learn how to update your system to HP-UX 11i v2 using the update-ux command. Several examples are provided to assist you with your update scenario.
Chapter 7 “Installing HP Applications and Patches”.
Use this chapter to learn how to update applications on your system that are not installed or updated with HP-UX 11i v2 OEs.
Chapter 8 “Verifying System Install or Update”.
Use this chapter to learn how to verify a successful install or update to HP-UX 11i v2.
Appendix A “Creating an HP Service Partition”.
Use this appendix to learn how to create an HP Service Partition.
Appendix B “Known Problems and Troubleshooting”.
Use this appendix to learn about the known problems and troubleshooting steps for the install and update.
Appendix C “Controlling Memory Utilization of VxFS 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v2”.
Use this appendix to learn about the effect of two VxFS tunables, vx_ninode and vxfs_bc_bufhwm, on system memory consumption and learn about the guidelines on setting them for machines with relatively low RAM.
Appendix D “HP-UX 11i v2 Software Bundles”.
Use this appendix to learn about the OEs and media contents.

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