HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating, March 2009 (Update 4 Release)

Table of Contents
Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3.........................................................7
Media Kit Contents.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 8
Original HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 10
New HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments. .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 10
Use Subscriber’s Choice for Latest Firmware Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . 13
HP-UX Virtual Partitions Not Compatible with HP Integrity Virtual
Machines.. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14
Important: New Changes in Procedures for Installing VxFS and
VxVM.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 14
What’s New in This Release. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 15
Known Problems. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 20
Update Using HP-UX 11i v3 March 2009 from OE Media May Fail
When the Base Page Size Is Not 4K or 8K. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .20
What to Do.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 21
To Avoid These Problems. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 21
To Resolve the Problems if Encountered. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .22
Harmless Messages Logged to rc.log After Installation of WBEM
Services.. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
What to Do.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 23
Update May Fail Due to Insufficient Disk Space in /opt. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . 23
What to Do.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 24
Diagnostic Warning Seen When Using March 2009 OE Media in
USB DVD Unit. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .24
What to Do.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 24
Install or Update of an Older OE with Certain Patches in a
Combined Depot May Result in Errors. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . 24
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