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

Table 6-1 Updating tips (continued)
TipTopic
Update-UX updates the HP-UX OS and any software specified in additional
software bundles available on the source media or depot. Update-UX may not
automatically update software that is not contained in an Operating Environment.
In addition, Update-UX may not automatically update optional software bundles
that have changed names since the last release.
If you have added extra software to your existing OE, check to see if it is available
in the new OE. If not, you will need to reinstall this software separately after the
update is complete.
In addition, software products that are no longer supported on HP-UX 11i v3
either may be automatically removed during the update, or the system may
generate messages that warns users that these unsupported software products
must be removed before beginning the update process.
All Software Does
Not Get Updated
Secure Path is no longer supported on HP-UX 11i v3. The new mass storage stack
in HP-UX 11i v3 provides integrated Native Multipathing capability. For more
information on migrating from Secure Path to Native Multipathing in HP-UX
11i v3, see the “Migrating from HP StorageWorks Secure Path for Active-Active
Disk Arrays to Native Multipathing in HP-UX 11i v3” (http://www.docs.hp.com/
en/storage.html).
Secure Path Not
Supported with
HP-UX 11i v3
During an update from HP-UX 11i v2 to 11i v3, existing legacy DSFs are retained
and persistent DSFs will be created. Configuration files will not be modified, so
system devices will continue to use the existing legacy DSFs. See “Next generation
mass storage stack” (page 38).
Persistent DSFs Will
Be Created
The update-ux command returns an error value when it is not successful:
1 - Error during execution; update aborted.
2 - Update aborted via user action (keyboard press)
Messages are recorded in /var/opt/swm/swm.log and /var/adm/sw/
update-ux.log.
If you encounter a problem during the update process, review Appendix A:
“Known install and update problems” (page 91) and the HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before
Installing or Updating DVD booklet (http://www.docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv3.html)
for possible solutions.
In Case of Trouble
Proceeding with updating
After you have completed all necessary preparations and have familiarized yourself
with any special issues, you can update your target system. You can update to HP-UX
11i v3 using one of the following methods:
• update-ux terminal user interface. See “Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 using the
terminal user interface” (page 63).
• update-ux command line interface. See “Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 using the
command line interface” (page 71).
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