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

Each HP-UX 11i release has an associated release name and release identifier. The
uname(1) command with the -r option returns the release identifier. Table 2-2 lists the
releases available for HP-UX 11i.
Table 2-2 HP-UX 11i release identifiers
Supported processor architectureRelease nameRelease identifier
PA-RISCHP-UX 11i v1B.11.11
Intel® Itanium® and PA-RISC
1
HP-UX 11i v2B.11.23
Intel® Itanium® and PA-RISC
HP-UX 11i v3B.11.31
1 PA-RISC is supported on HP-UX 11i v2 starting with the September 2004 release.
You can determine the update release date and the Operating Environment by entering
the following:
# swlist | grep HPUX11i
The resulting output will list the current release identifier, update release date, and
Operating Environment. For example:
HPUX11i-BOE B.11.31.0903 HP-UX Base Operating Environment
The above revision string signifies the following:
B.11.31 = HP-UX 11i v3
0903 = March 2009 Update Release
Identifying installed software
Identifying installed software can serve more than one purpose: on your system, it can
help you determine what software will get updated or overwritten; and on media, it
can help you determine your software choices.
To identify the software products on a system or media, use swlist. For example, to
show revision and descriptive title of all software installed on a system, enter:
/usr/sbin/swlist
For more information, refer to the swlist(1M) manpage or the Software Distributor
Administration Guide, available on the Instant Information DVD or the web (http://
docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv3.html).
NOTE: Third-party software may have been installed onto the system without using
Software Distributor. If so, it will not appear in the output of swlist. You should
consult your own documentation about the system to determine what other applications
may be installed.
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