Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v1

Make sure any external devices connected to the target system are turned on and operational.

Insert the HP-UX 11i v1 CD or DVD into the drive.

Stop the autoboot by pressing Esc on workstations or any key on servers.

The boot console menu is displayed. If you need help, enter HELP

Ensure that Fast Boot is enabled.

Search for bootable devices, using the choices displayed (for example, enter search or sea). A table similar to this is displayed:

Path#  Device Path       Device Type
-----  -----------       ----------- 
P0     SCSI          	    HP DVD-ROM
P1     LAN.1.2.3.4.5.6   1.2.3.4 
P2     FWSCSI.6.0        IBM DDRS-34560WS

Of the media listed, a SCSI device (FWSCSI) is usually a disk, whereas a single-ended SCSI device (SCSI) can be a disk, CD or DVD drive.

Boot from the CD or DVD drive using the listed path number. For the drive shown in the previous example (P0), enter  BOOT P0

After a few minutes, at the Interact with IPL? prompt press n.

The install kernel loads (3-5 minutes), after which a screen might prompt you to enter the keyboard language of your console.

Enter the number and press Enter again to confirm.

From the Ignite-UX Welcome screen, select Install HP-UX to begin interacting with the Ignite-UX (cold-install) program and then press Enter. The system displays the User Interface and Media Options window.

From the User Interface and Media Options window, choose the degree of customizing needed to configure the installation. Mark your choices and select OK.

The remaining sections take you through the Guided Installation option.

If your system has a tape drive attached, the Media Installation Selection screen appears:

Media Installation Selection
This screen provides an option to switch the install source
from the default CD/DVD to a recovery tape.  This is helpful
for those systems and for tape devices which do not support
booting from a tape.
 
[ * ]  CD/DVD Installation
[   ]  Boot from CD/DVD, Recover from Tape
 
 
[   OK   ]              [ Cancel ]                [  Help  ]

Tab to [ OK ] and press Enter.

From the Install HP-UX Wizard screen, select an overall system configuration. Press Enter to accept the default option, HP-UX B.11.11 Default. The system displays the Operating Environment screen.

From the Operating Environment screen, select the type of Operating Environment you want to install on your system. Press Enter to view the choices.

On the Root Disk screen select the disk to store your root file system. Press Enter to view the choices. If you are unsure of what to choose, keep the default selection that has been calculated by the install program.

On the Root Swap Space screen, specify the amount of root swap space you need. Press Enter to view the choices.

Some initial calculations have been performed by the install program, and a recommended value has been set for you. You can either accept this value or change it before continuing.

On the File System Type screen, select the type of file system you want to use. Unless you have other requirements, use the default value chosen by the install program.

	NOTE: If you select VxVM, the root disk cannot be moved to another SCSI bus or address that results in a change in the hardware path to the device. If it is moved, you may not be able to boot safely from it. This is similar to the limitation present in LVM.

On the Root Group screen, s pecify how many disks you want placed into the root disk volume group. If you have more than one disk, select Yes to choose the Striping option.

On the Languages screen, browse the available languages, marking the desired selections. During the first boot, you may have been asked this already.

On the Additional Software screen, select any additional software that you want loaded onto your system. Browse the list, marking your selections, then continue to the next step.

On the Pre-Install Disk Information screen, identify which disks to overwrite during the install process. If you see a disk in the list that you do not want included, back up to the root disk selection and choose another disk. Otherwise, continue on to the next step.

On the Pre-Install Check Information screen, review any errors, warnings, or notes. Warnings are simply informational. If there are any errors, you need to resolve them before the installation can continue.

On the System Summary screen, use the Show Summary button to view a summary of how your system will be configured. If you see any problems, or want to change any of your selections, back up to the appropriate step, and make the needed changes. Otherwise, select Finish (at the bottom of the tabs). You can Cancel at this time. If you cancel, you can start again.

At the end of the Guided Installation session, a screen is displayed that enables you to review any messages that Ignite-UX encountered. If there are any errors, resolve them before continuing with the installation.

	NOTE: Ignore any message stating that /var needs to be larger than available to hold a dump file. /var typically only needs to be set to 50-100 percent as large as the current memory to handle dump files.

In the Guided Installation or Advanced Installation windows, select the Software tab.

Use the arrow keys to select a bundle and the spacebar to change the option.

Select Finish to complete the Guided Installation. The system configures the hard disks and loads a minimum set of commands and libraries. SD then downloads all the products and patches from CD1 or DVD1.

When prompted, replace the HP-UX 11i v1 CD or DVD with the requested CD or DVD from the media kit. Software is automatically loaded from each CD or DVD. If you see the following message you may have pressed Enter before changing the CD or DVD:

Unable to verify CD-ROM media content ...

If so, verify that you have changed the CD or DVD and then select the displayed Recovery Action 1: Retry software Load... and press Enter again. The system automatically reboots after all software has been loaded.

Eject the last CD or DVD.

Depending on how you set up your parameters, the system either sets basic network configurations automatically, or calls the set_parms command after it has rebooted to enable you to set the root password, date and time, time zone, IP address, and additional network parameters.

After set_parms is executed, then the Welcome to HP-UX screen is displayed.

To use a keyboard on this interface, you must specify a language mapping to be used by X Windows and the Internal Terminal Emulator (ITE). Choose the appropriate language. For English, select number 26.

You are prompted to answer a few questions before you can use the system. The first is whether or not you plan to use the system on a network. Enter the basic network information for your system.

Confirm your choices. You are now finished with the install procedures and presented with a login screen.

Log in to the system as root.

After the cold-install, store the HP-UX CDs or DVDs in a safe place. You may need them to install drivers or other software later.

After installing or updating applications, insert the HP-UX Support Plus CD and install the Quality Pack patch bundles to fix defects in the operating system and OE applications to ensure your system is functioning at the highest quality. For example:

/usr/sbin/swinstall -s /cdrom/GOLDQPK11i \
-x patch_match_target=true -x autoreboot=true

The depot named GOLDQPK11i includes two quality pack bundles, GOLDBASE11i, which provides defect fixes for the Base OE (including the always-installed and selectable driver products), and GOLDAPPS11i, which provides defect fixes for the OE applications.