Installing HP-UX Applications

Your HP-UX 11i v3 media kit contains the HP-UX Applications DVD. The Applications DVD has optional development tools and system management software that you can choose to install or update the existing development tools and system management software on your system.




	TIP: You can find the complete list of applications included in the HP-UX 11i v3 release on the HP Software Releases and Media site: `http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/index.html`

Tips for Installing or Updating HP Applications

Here are some tips for installing or updating HP applications:

The HP-UX Applications DVD has an ASCII file called TABLE_OF_CONTENTS that lists all software products delivered with the Applications DVD. You can view this ASCII file with vi, emacs, or any other text editor.
To minimize the number of required reboots for installation of applications and patches you can use the same swinstall session.
For HP applications, documentation exists that explains how to install and use an application. The documents may include release notes, readme files, CD and DVD booklets, white papers, and guides. Refer to the Instant Information DVD or go to the HP Technical Documentation Web site:
http://docs.hp.com

Installing HP-UX Applications from the DVD

Before you begin, review Appendix A “Known Problems and Troubleshooting” for any installation issues that apply to your system.

Required Media. Have the HP-UX 11i v3 Applications DVD ready from the HP-UX 11i v3 media kit.

You must boot HP-UX 11i v3 to install HP-UX application software products. Use the following procedure to install products from the Applications DVD:

Insert the Applications DVD in the DVD drive.
Mount the Applications DVD.
To install software from the Applications DVD, you must mount the DVD as a file system that HP-UX 11i v3 can access:
1. Determine the DVD device name.
  Use the ioscan funC disk command to list disk devices, including the DVD devices.
2. Create a mount point for the Applications DVD, if one does not yet exist.
  The mount point is a directory that HP-UX uses as an access point for the DVD. Often a /dvdrom directory is used. If this directory does not exist, create it using the mkdir /dvdrom command.
3. Use the mount command to mount the DVD.
  Using the mount command, specify the DVD device name and mount point. For example, the following command mounts the /dev/dsk/c1t0d0 device as the /dvdrom directory:
  mount /dev/dsk/c1t0d0 /dvdrom
  Refer to the mount(1M) manpage for details.
To determine which products and versions are on your system, use the swlist command:
/usr/sbin/swlist -l product
Use swinstall to install software from the Applications DVD.
The following example uses swinstall to install software from the source mounted at /dvdrom:
swinstall -i -s /dvdrom
Refer to the swinstall(1M) manpage for details. The swinstall program presents an interface for selecting and installing software from the DVD.
Unmount and eject the Applications DVD.
You must unmount the DVD before you can eject it from the DVD drive. The DVD is automatically unmounted whenever the server reboots.

Use the umount command to unmount the DVD. For example, umount /dvdrom unmounts the /dvdrom file system. Refer to the umount(1M) manpage for details.

Installing HP-UX Applications

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Installing HP-UX Applications from the DVD