Who Should Upgrade to HP-UX 10.x?

You should upgrade, as opposed to "cold-installing", if you are already running HP-UX 9.x and you want to take advantage of the new features available in HP-UX 10.01 or 10.10 (see the Release Notes for HP-UX 10.10 for information about these features).

What If You Are on an Earlier Release?

If you are running an HP-UX release earlier than 9.0, you must upgrade to a 9.x release before you can upgrade to a 10.x release.

Alternatively, you could "cold-install" HP-UX 10.01 or 10.10 and then re-customize your system from scratch, but, except in the case of a minimal or test system, this is probably more work than you want to do. Read the cautionary note below if you are considering this option.

What If You Are Already on 10.0 or 10.01?

Updating to 10.01 or 10.10 should be a simple task. You need the manual Installing HP-UX 10.10 and Updating from HP-UX 10.x to 10.10.




	CAUTION: If you are currently running an HP-UX 9.x release: The structure of the HP-UX operating system has changed as of 10.0: for example, how the file system is organized and how the system addresses peripheral devices. See the Release Notes for HP-UX 10.10 for more information. Because of the scope of these changes HP supports only one method of upgrading a system from 9.x to a 10.x release: that is, running the upgrade software as described in Chapter 6 “Upgrading Your System from 9.x to 10.01 ”. This software will convert the file system and system configuration files for you. If you install 10.x onto a system that was previously running an earlier HP-UX release, you will have to re-customize the system from scratch. If you try to merge customized 9.x system files with their 10.x counterparts, you are unlikely to succeed in producing a fully operational system, and HP will not be able to support the result.

Who Should Upgrade to HP-UX 10.x?

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What If You Are on an Earlier Release?

What If You Are Already on 10.0 or 10.01?