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Prior to cold-installing HP-UX 11i v1, perform these tasks:

  • Back up any configuration files you want to reinstall.

  • Back up your operating system using the Ignite-UX make_net_recovery and make_tape_recovery commands.

  • If you intend to cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 on more than one system, update your Ignite-UX server.

  • Locate source media and codewords.

Task 1: Backing Up Your Configuration Files

If you plan to cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 on a system that already has HP-UX installed, make sure to save the files that you want to reinstall, such as:

  • Configuration files in /etc

  • The contents of /usr/local

  • Any local home directories (that is, those you do not import from another system)

  • Any configuration files located in the /etc/opt directories for installed software

If multiple users are preparing for the cold-install, you might consider creating a file system. Mount it with sam. Then create a subdirectory for each system or user (for example, /backup/your_sys).

As root, copy the files. For example:

  1. Copy all config files from /etc on a system named system1 to system system2. On system2, enter:

    mkdir /backup/system1/etc
    rcp -p your_name@system1:/etc/* /backup/system1/etc/

  2. Copy your local home directory to the backup system:

    mkdir /backup/system1/home
    rcp -pr your_name@system1:/home/ /backup/system1/home/

Colors and Fonts

If you want to preserve your colors and fonts in CDE, execute the following command on the system you are updating:

xrdb -q > xrdb.save

Then save the xrdb.save file in your backup directory.

Task 2: Backing Up Your System

Back up your system before performing a cold-install, and again after the cold-install is complete. If a problem occurs, you can easily restore the system to its original state. See “Backing Up Your System” for more information.

Task 3: Updating Your Ignite-UX Server

If you intend to cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 on more than one system, update your Ignite-UX server first.

The HP-UX 11i v1 DVD contains the complete Ignite-UX product. When you cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 from the media, a subset of Ignite-UX is used to perform the installation on a single system. Updating your Ignite-UX server and using it to update other systems ensures that:

  • You keep consistent kernel configuration with specific drivers, daemons, and kernel tunables on all systems.

  • You have the following commands to create an operating system recovery archive: make_net_recovery and make_tape_recovery. Refer to the make_net_recovery(1M) and make_tape_recovery(1M) manpages for information.

You can also download the latest Ignite-UX software and documentation from the Ignite-UX Web site:

http://docs.hp.com/en/IUX/

Task 4: Locating Source Media and Codewords

Locate the source media needed for the cold-install. See “Locating Source Media and Codewords” for instructions.



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