Installing HP-UX 11.0 and Updating HP-UX 10.x to 11.0 HP 9000 Computers Edition 1

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Updating an Existing Operating System and Software
Updating HP-UX Software
• If your HP 9000 Server does not have installed the necessary
revision of firmware, you must contact your HP Support
Representative to get your firmware updated before attempting to
install or update to HP-UX 11.0 64-bit version.
CAUTION If you try to update a system lacking the correct level of firmware, you
risk putting the system into an unusable state.
Step 3. If you have not installed the Support Tools Manager (STM) on your
system, then you will need to shutdown and reboot your system to check
the PDC subsystem and determine the firmware revision. (If you have
completed Step 2, you do not need to perform this step). Read through
the following procedure before starting.
1. Execute the shutdown command to shutdown and reboot the system.
# /sbin/shutdown -r 0
2. Processing messages will be displayed, ending with a message like
the following:
FINAL System shutdown message from root@gsysem14
System going down IMMEDIATELY
System shutdown time has arrived
sync’ing disks (37 buffers to flush): 37 10
0 buffers not flushed
0 buffers still dirty
Closing open logical volumes...
Done
Watch the console. You will see either a boot prompt or a message
indicating that the system will autoboot in 10 seconds unless you
press a key. If you see the 10 second message, press a key to get the
boot prompt.
(If you do not press a key in time, do not worry. Just wait until the
system finishes booting and then repeat the shutdown/reboot
procedure.)
3. Next you will see the Main menu. At the Enter Command or Menu
prompt, enter:
Main menu: Enter command or menu > in fv