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

In addition, the following item may be ordered separately:
• HP-UX 11i v3 Instant Information DVD — Contains various HP-UX manuals, release notes,
white papers, manpages, and other documentation. Useful if you don't want to go on the
web.
NOTE: The HP-UX 11i v3 OEs can also be downloaded from the web. The HP-UX 11i v3 electronic
software delivery model includes Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. The download consists
of ISO images of each OE. Each ISO image is burned to DVD at the customer’s site and then
installed in the same manner as the physical DVDs. Electronic licenses and media are quoted and
ordered from the price list in the same manner as the physical licenses and media.
Special licensing rights
For delivery of Insight Orchestration, now included with VSE-OE and DC-OE, please see the Insight
Orchestration letter included in the media kit.
Documentation
NOTE: The web is the primary source of technical documentation for the HP-UX Operating
Environments and HP-UX Application Software. Web delivery supports HP’s Green Business
Technology Initiative to reduce packaging and also supports HP’s goal to keep HP-UX technical
documentation up-to-date and easily accessible.
The documentation can be viewed, downloaded, and printed from the web. For pointers to HP-UX
documentation, see A Guide to HP-UX Document Collections or A Guide to HP Enterprise Software
Documentation at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3.
The following document can be found in the OE media kit and at http://www.hp.com/go/
hpux-core-docs-11iv3:
• HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating — Provides last-minute information for HP-UX
11i v3. Read this booklet before cold-installing or updating HP-UX.
The following documents can be found on the HP-UX 11i v3 Instant Information DVD and at http://
www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3:
• HP-UX 11i Version 3 Release Notes — Provides an overview of what is new, changed,
deprecated, or obsoleted for HP-UX 11i v3. Also provides links to product-specific
documentation.
• HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide (this document) — Provides instructions for
cold-installing or updating to the latest release of HP-UX 11i v3.
8 Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3