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HP Part Number: 5992-6552

Published: September 2009, Edition 6

© Copyright 2000, 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Abstract

This guide describes cold-installing and updating to HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31). This document is intended for system administrators responsible for installing, configuring, and managing HP-UX 11i v3 on HP Integrity Server Blades, HP Integrity Servers, and HP 9000 Servers. Administrators are expected to have knowledge of operating system concepts, commands, and configuration.

Table of Contents

1 Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3
Introduction to HP-UX 11i v3
HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments
Media kit contents
DVDs
Documentation
2 Assessing your system and meeting system requirements
Chapter checklist
System requirements
Supported systems
Determining disk space requirements
Disk space requirements for a cold-install
Disk space requirements for an update
Verifying supported network drivers, mass storage drivers, I/O cards, and storage devices
Finding firmware
Identifying model, release, and installed software
Identifying the model
Identifying the release date and Operating Environment
Identifying installed software
3 Choosing your installation methods
Chapter checklist
Choosing cold-install or update
When to cold-install
When to update
Supported update paths
Choosing an installation source
Local media
Network depot
Golden image
4 Before you begin
Chapter checklist
Reviewing known problems
Locating source media and codewords
Reviewing the software bundle install types
Backing up your system
Part I: Creating an operating system recovery image
Part II: Backing up your data files
Selecting your HP-UX console for Itanium-based systems
Determining if the conconfig command exists on your system
Using the conconfig command to select the primary HP-UX console
Using the EFI Boot Manager to select the primary HP-UX console
Mounting and unmounting the DVD
Creating a network depot (optional)
Messages: errors, warnings, and notes
Special considerations
Reducing downtime using Dynamic Root Disk
Securing your system at install- and update-time
Installing VxFS and VxVM
System tuning for VxFS
Next generation mass storage stack
5 Cold-installing HP-UX 11i v3 from local media
Chapter checklist
Preparing to cold-install
Completing the preliminary tasks
Reviewing the cold-install process
Installing the latest Ignite-UX
Backing up your configuration files
Collecting information about your system
Creating a network depot (optional)
Proceeding with the installation
Booting from the Operating Environment media
Customizing your installation
Configuring your installation
Finishing your installation
Completing the cold-install process
Retrieving configuration files after cold-installing
6 Updating to HP-UX 11i v3
Chapter checklist
Preparing to update
Completing the preliminary tasks
Reviewing the update process
Saving a list of software on the system
Rebuilding the kernel
Renaming your log files
Creating a network depot (optional)
Installing the latest Update-UX
Updating tips
Proceeding with updating
Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 using the terminal user interface
Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 using the command line interface
Completing the update
7 Installing applications and patches
Chapter checklist
Installing HP-UX applications
Tips for installing or updating HP applications
Installing HP-UX applications from the DVD
Third-party software and hardware
Third-party (non-HP) storage compatibility with HP-UX 11i v3
Third-party product installation scripts
HP-UX patching and patch management
Standard HP-UX patch bundles
Individual HP-UX patches
HP-UX Software Assistant
8 Post-install/update tasks and troubleshooting
Chapter checklist
Verifying the HP-UX cold-install or update
Part I: Listing all software installed on your system
Part II: Verifying the installed software
Configuring Operating Environment applications
Migrating to the agile mass storage stack
System tuning for VxFS 4.1
Backing up the system
Uninstalling HP-UX 11i v3
Removing applications and patches
Diagnostics
Online diagnostics
Offline diagnostics
9 Support and other resources
HP encourages your comments
Related documents
HP-UX 11i v3 resources
Other HP web resources
Typographic conventions
A Known install and update problems
B Installing VxFS and VxVM
VxVM and VxFS installation through cold-install
LVM with VxFS 5.0 configuration
VxVM 5.0 with VxFS 5.0 configuration
VxVM and VxFS installation with update-ux
Updates from HP-UX 11i v2 with OnlineJFS 4.1 to HP-UX 11i v3 with OnlineJFS 5.0
C HP-UX 11i v3 software bundles contained in the OEs
HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environment install/update structure
Required (always-installed) software
Recommended software
Optional software
Index

List of Figures

5-1 Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v3
6-1 Updating to HP-UX 11i v3
6-2 Overview Screen
6-3 Select Source Tab
6-4 OE Selection Tab
6-5 Software Selection Tab
6-6 Analysis Dialog
6-7 Log Screen

List of Tables

1 Publishing history details
1-1 New HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments
2-1 Minimum disk space recommendations
2-2 HP-UX 11i release identifiers
3-1 Supported update paths
4-1 HP licensing services
5-1 Miscellaneous data
5-2 Network data
6-1 Updating tips
6-2 Log files generated during update
6-3 update-ux command options
9-1 Typographic conventions
A-1 Known install and update problems
A-2 Known install and update problems
C-1 HP-UX 11i v3 software product categories
C-2 Required (always-installed) software
C-3 Recommended (default-installed) software
C-4 Optional software
   


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