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HP-UX 11i Version 2 Installation and Update Guide: HP Integrity Servers and HP Workstations

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HP Part Number: 5187-2725

Published: October 2003, Edition 1


Table of Contents

1 Welcome to HP-UX 11i Version 2
Welcome to HP-UX 11i Version 2
Introduction
HP-UX 11i Release Names and Release Identifiers
How to Use This Guide
What is HP-UX 11i v2?
Features and Applications Available in HP-UX 11i v2
Features Unavailable in HP-UX 11i v2
Media Kit Contents
HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environments
Mission Critical OE Support
Other Sources of Information about This Release
HP Documentation Web Site
HP-UX 11i v2 Instant Information Media
HP-UX Welcome Page
Manual Pages
README Documents
Release Notes
White Papers on HP-UX
The Next Steps
2 Choosing a Migration Path
If You Have an Existing HP-UX 11i v2 System
Migrating from Previous HP-UX Releases
Supported Cold-Install Paths to HP-UX 11i v2
Supported Update Paths to HP-UX 11i v2
Deciding Which Method to Use
When to Cold-Install
When to Update
Installing Network Drivers
Cold-Install Considerations
Update Considerations
Install-time Security Considerations
Security Choice Dependencies
Secured Services and Protocols
The Next Steps
3 Installing and Updating System Requirements
Factory Ignited Systems
System Requirements
Disk Space Allocation for File Partitions
Update Disk Space Requirements
How to Plan Your Disk Space Needs
Supported Servers and Workstations
Unsupported Servers and Workstations
HP-UX 11i v2 Network, Mass Storage, and SCSI Drivers
Keeping Up with Firmware Recommendations
Identifying Model, OS/OE, and Software
The Next Steps
4 Preparing to Migrate to HP-UX 11i v2
Update Tasks
Recording Software Versions
Rebuilding the Kernel
Cleaning Out Your Log Files
Updating Your Ignite-UX Server
Selecting Your HP-UX Console
Interface Differences between Itanium-based Systems
Selecting a Console on the HP Integrity rx2600, rx5670, and zx6000 Systems
Additional Notes on Console Selection
About Online Diagnostics
About Offline Diagnostics
Backing Up Your System
Saving Configuration Files
Locating Source Media and Codewords
Locating Codewords
The Next Steps
5 Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v2
Before You Begin
Reviewing the Cold-Install Process
Cold-installing HP-UX 11i v2
Continuing the Install with Ignite-UX Program
Continuing with Guided Installation
Retrieving Information after Cold-installing
The Next Step
6 Updating to HP-UX 11i v2
Before You Begin
Reviewing the Update Process
Updating Tips
Monitoring the Update Process
Running Other Commands
In Case of Trouble
All Software Does Not Get Updated
Updating to HP-UX 11i v2
Optional Step: Creating a Network Depot
Step 1: Installing the update-ux Command (Required Task)
Step 2: Using update-ux to Update to HP-UX 11i v2
Configuring OE Applications
Creating an HP Service Partition
The Next Step
7 Verifying System Install or Update
Verifying the HP-UX Install or Update
Verifying HP-UX Applications
Changing the State of HP-UX Installed Patches
The Next Step
8 Installing Patches and Applications
Keeping Up to Date with the Latest Critical Patches
HP-UX Patching Resources
Installing OS Patches Required by Individual Applications
Determining the List of Previous HP-UX patches
Obtaining Newer HP-UX patches
Getting HP-UX Patch Information
Removing HP-UX Patches
Adding HP-UX Patches to a Software Depot or System
Tips for Installing or Updating HP Applications
Installing Optional Software Products
Using Ignite-UX
Backing Up the System
The Next Step
9 Configuring and Maintaining HP-UX 11i v2
Configuring Your HP-UX 11i v2 System
Maintaining Your HP-UX 11i v2 System
A Data Collection Tables
Network Data Collection Table
Miscellaneous Data Collection Table
B Known Problems and Troubleshooting
Known Install/Update Problems
HP CIFS Server Product
Known Issues with OE Media Install Tool and Network Depots
Error Message When Trying to Ignite an HP-UX 11i v1.6 System with an HP-UX 11i v2 Ignite-UX Server
HIDS Becomes Unbundled during Update
“Incorrect protocol version (20) in volboot file” Error
“Unable to flush file system metadata for /stand to disk” Warning
mod_load_helper Error
Uninstalling HP-UX 11i v2
Restrictions with Netscape Communicator
Netscape 4.x Unbundles during Update
Netscape 7.0 Aborts with ja_JP.utf8 Locale
Character-code Handling with Perl
C Controlling Memory Utilization of VxFS 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v2
Introduction
Controlling the inode Cache
Controlling the Buffer Cache
Conclusion
D Software Distribution Media
HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environments at a Glance
Overview
HP-UX 11i v2 Foundation OE (FOE)
HP-UX 11i v2 Enterprise OE (EOE)
HP-UX 11i v2 Mission Critical OE (MCOE)
HP-UX 11i v2 Minimal Technical OE (MTOE)
HP-UX 11i v2 Technical Computing Operating Environment (TCOE)
HP-UX 11i v2 Software and Driver Bundle Type Definitions
HP-UX 11i v2 Core Software Bundles
HP-UX 11i v2 Always-Installed Software Bundles
HP-UX 11i v2 Always-Installed Network & Mass Storage Drivers
HP-UX 11i v2 Default-Installed Software Bundles
HP-UX 11i v2 Selectable Software Bundles
HP-UX 11i v2 Selectable Network Drivers
E Web Resources
Index
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