HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2009 (Update 5 Release)

System requirements
To cold-install or update HP-UX 11i v3, you must have the following:
• A supported system. See “Supported systems” (page 12) and “Identifying the
model” (page 16).
• HP-UX 11i v3 OE and Application Software (also known as “Application Release”)
DVDs.
• 1.5 GB memory, minimum.
NOTE: The minimum memory limit is intended for running the HP-UX 11i v3 Base
OE and minimal applications. Additional memory will be required for optimal
performance, and optional software and applications.
NOTE: If your system has the minimum amount of memory, you may need to
manually set VxFS tunables for optimal performance after cold-installing or updating
to HP-UX 11i v3. See “System tuning for VxFS” (page 38).
Supported systems
For a list of HP Integrity and HP 9000 systems that this release of HP-UX 11i v3 fully
supports, refer to HP Server Support Matrix at the following website:
www.hp.com/go/hpuxservermatrix
Additional information about HP servers and blades can be found at the following
websites:
• HP BladeSystem: http://www.hp.com/go/blades
• HP Integrity Server Family: http://www.hp.com/go/integrity
• HP 9000 Server Family: http://www.hp.com/go/hp9000
Determining disk space requirements
Depending on your system’s purpose, you may need to determine how much disk
space you will need for each partition/file system before you cold-install or update to
HP-UX 11i v3. For example, if you plan to install applications from other vendors, you
may need to modify the size of the /opt partition to accommodate their size. Depending
on how much disk space is available, you can change the partition/file system size to
meet your needs.
For information about modifying your partition/file system, see the HP-UX System
Administrator’s Guide (http://www.docs.hp.com/en/
oshpux11iv3.html#System%20Administration).
12 Assessing your system and meeting system requirements