HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, March 2013

Please see the 'Supported Update Paths' section of the HP-UX 11i v3
Installation and Update Guide for more information.
Choosing an installation source
When cold-installing or updating your systems, you have several installation sources from which
to choose. You can cold-install or update directly from the DVDs, copy the contents of the DVDs
into network depots, or create a golden image of the desired system for installing many similar
systems.
TIP: With Dynamic Root Disk (DRD), you can efficiently provision VMs and blades with a DRD
clone. For more information, see “Reducing downtime using Dynamic Root Disk” (page 29).
Local media
Uses:
Cold-install or update one system at a time.
You can cold-install or update directly from the DVDs in the media kit:
• HP-UX 11i v3 OE DVDs — Boot and install a new system or update an existing system.
• HP-UX Software Applications (also known as “AR”) DVDs — Install applications not bundled
with the OE or install a newer version of an OE application.
This guide describes cold-installs only on a single system from local media. It describes updates
on a single system from local media, as well, but it also describes updates using a network depot.
HP Integrity Integrated Lights Out (iLO) Virtual Media
With HP Integrity Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Virtual Media (vMedia), you can remotely install
software from CD, DVD, or ISO image file without having to be physically at the server. For more
information, see http://www.hp.com/go/integrityilo.
NOTE: Note that vMedia performance varies between iLo versions; the more recent versions
offer better performance.
Also note that a DVD in a blade enclosure uses internal vMedia. For further information, see the
HP Superdome 2 Installation Guide at http://hp.com/go/integrity_servers-docs.
Network depot
Uses:
Cold-install or update many systems in your enterprise.
Avoid manual media swaps.
Use Software Distributor (SD) commands to create depots containing the OE and other software,
including patches and patch bundles. Then install or update from the depot using the latest version
of Ignite-UX or Update-UX. For information, see “Creating a network depot (optional)” (page 28),
as well as Software Distributor Administration Guide (http://www.hp.com/go/sd-docs) and the
Ignite-UX Administration Guide (http://www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux-docs).
Updates from network depots (along with updates from local media) are described in Chapter 6
(page 44).
IMPORTANT: Be sure also to read the important information in “Standard HP-UX patch
bundles” (page 62).
Golden image
Uses:
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