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

Table of Contents
1 Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3...........................................................................................................7
Introduction to HP-UX 11i v3...............................................................................................7
HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments...............................................................................7
Media kit contents................................................................................................................8
DVDs...............................................................................................................................8
Documentation................................................................................................................9
2 Assessing your system and meeting system requirements...............................................................11
Chapter checklist................................................................................................................11
System requirements..........................................................................................................12
Supported systems........................................................................................................12
Determining disk space requirements................................................................................12
Disk space requirements for a cold-install....................................................................13
Disk space requirements for an update........................................................................15
Verifying supported network drivers, mass storage drivers, I/O cards, and storage
devices................................................................................................................................15
Finding firmware................................................................................................................15
Identifying model, release, and installed software............................................................16
Identifying the model....................................................................................................16
Identifying the release date and Operating Environment............................................16
Identifying installed software.......................................................................................17
3 Choosing your installation methods............................................................................................19
Chapter checklist................................................................................................................19
Choosing cold-install or update.........................................................................................20
When to cold-install......................................................................................................20
When to update.............................................................................................................21
Supported update paths................................................................................................21
Choosing an installation source..........................................................................................22
Local media...................................................................................................................23
HP Integrity Integrated Lights Out (iLO) 2 Virtual Media......................................23
Network depot..............................................................................................................23
Golden image................................................................................................................24
4 Before you begin......................................................................................................................25
Chapter checklist................................................................................................................25
Reviewing known problems...............................................................................................26
Locating source media and codewords..............................................................................26
Reviewing the software bundle install types.....................................................................26
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