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

When to update
Update means using update-ux to selectively overwrite the operating system and
application software from a DVD or network source depot.
You can update to HP-UX 11i v3 from HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23). Updating from any other
HP-UX OS directly to HP-UX 11i v3 is not supported. You must first update to an
HP-UX 11i v2 Operating Environment. If you want to migrate from HP-UX 11i v1 to
HP-UX 11i v3 by updating, see the HP-UX 11i v2 Installation and Update Guide for
information on how to update from HP-UX 11i v1 to HP-UX 11i v2 first.
You can update rather than cold-install HP-UX 11i v3 when:
• You are updating from a supported HP-UX 11i v2 or HP-UX 11i v3 system. See
“Supported update paths” (page 21) for specific details.
• You are concerned about recovering unique applications and data on your root
volume, and do not want to write over non-OS files, which occurs when
cold-installing HP-UX 11i v3.
• Each system has a unique configuration.
• Current disk space is sufficient for HP-UX 11i v3. See “Determining disk space
requirements” (page 12).
An advantage of performing an update is that it leaves user data, configuration, and
applications in place.
Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 is limited to the supported paths listed in “Supported update
paths” (page 21).
For information about choosing installation and update sources, see “Choosing an
installation source” (page 22).
See Chapter 4: “Before you begin” (page 25) for details on how to prepare your system
to update to HP-UX 11i v3. The update process is described in Chapter 6: “Updating
to HP-UX 11i v3” (page 57).
Supported update paths
Table 3-1 lists the supported update paths from HP-UX 11i v2 to HP-UX 11i v3 and
from the original HP-UX 11i v3 OEs to the new HP-UX 11i v3 OEs. Be sure also to read
the following “Update Path Notes” [p. 22].
Table 3-1 Supported update paths
HP-UX 11i v3
DC-OE
HP-UX 11i v3
VSE-OE
HP-UX 11i v3
HA-OE
HP-UX 11i v3 BOEOperating Environment
(OE)
xxxxHP-UX 11i v2 FOE
xxHP-UX 11i v2 EOE
xHP-UX 11i v2 MCOE
Choosing cold-install or update 21