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Welcome to HP-UX

HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 is the release for all Itanium processor family (IPF) based HP-UX systems. The release ID for HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 is B.11.20, and the term HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 (B.11.20) will be used throughout this install guide. The HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 (B.11.20) Operating Environment (OE) is an integrated and tested software solution containing the operating system and selected applications.

PA-RISC based systems should continue to run HP-UX 11i (release ID B.11.11) or earlier releases. HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 (B.11.20) will not run on PA-RISC based systems.

This release is not intended for Mission Critical environments, and HA products such as ServiceGuard are not supported on this release. It includes the following major features and enhancements:

  • Base VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 for HP-UX (VxVM), is integrated in HP-UX and is now the default volume manager and root disk

  • Support for running most PA-RISC applications on IPF without recompiling

  • Enhancements to some commands, including date and strftime

Functionality provided in this release will be included in future releases of HP-UX.

Install Guide Overview

Depending on how your system is configured, your use for this guide will vary. For example,

  • If you ordered one of the server configurations with HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 pre-installed, this guide can still provide you with valuable information about configuring your system, as well as peripherals, software, optional OS components and more.

  • If you ordered a server or workstation without the OS pre-installed, then you will need to follow the instructions in Chapter 2.

    WARNING! i2000 workstations ship with Windows 2000 pre-installed. By following the install instructions in Chapter 2 of this guide, you will overwrite the Windows 2000 operating system.

How to use this Install Guide

To help ensure a successful installation of HP-UX 11i Version 1.5, we recommend that you review this entire guide before proceeding to install the OS on your system as described in Chapter 2 of this guide .

Note that HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 is the only HP-UX release for all HP-UX Itanium-based systems; therefore this guide only describes installing HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 on Itanium-based systems.

This Installation Guide provides detailed information regarding both the hardware and the software that together make up your new system.

If you will be cold-installing HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 on your new system, the following steps for using this guide are recommended:

  1. Read the following section, How this Install Guide is Organized.

  2. Complete the pre-install data collection tables in Appendix C.

  3. Complete the install procedure in Chapter 2

TIP: Any last minute install issues are provided in a Readme Before Installing booklet (MPN: B9106-90005) provided with the HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 media. Be sure to review this booklet before continuing.


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