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

Refer to each product’s installation instructions for details. If the products are new or
have changed with the current OE update release, the locations of many OE
product-specific documentation are listed in the HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes, available
on the Instant Information DVD and at http://docs.hp.com/en/
oshpux11iv3.html#Release%20Notes. Otherwise, search for the product documentation
at http://docs.hp.com or http://hp.com/go/bizsupport.
NOTE: Of particular note is the documentation for the VSE Management Software
suite of products. Be sure to review the following documents if you have installed the
VSEMgmt package from the OE. The VSE Management Software Version 4.1 Installation
and Update Guide for HP-UX, in particular, describes system installation instructions
and post-installation steps that are required to configure the VSEMgmt package after
installation from the OE. All documents are available on the Instant Information DVD
and on the web (http://www.docs.hp.com/en/vse.html).
• VSE Management Software Version 4.1 Installation and Update Guide for HP-UX
• HP Insight Dynamics — VSE and HP VSE Management Software 4.1 Getting Started
Guide
• HP Insight Dynamics — VSE and HP VSE Management Software Version 4.1 Support
Matrix
• HP VSE Management Software Version 4.1 Release Notes for HP-UX
NOTE: Also of particular note is the documentation for configuring HP Serviceguard
with Bastille and IPFilter. If you have used Bastille to harden your system at install- or
update-time, and you are a Serviceguard user, see HP-UX System Administrator's Guide:
Security Management (http://docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv3.html).
Migrating to the agile mass storage stack
The new mass storage stack for HP-UX 11i v3 is intended to supersede the existing
mass storage stack. However, in HP-UX 11i v3 both legacy and persistent DSFs can
exist in parallel. Existing legacy DSFs will continue to work as before; they are
completely backward compatible, and will not be affected by any persistent DSFs on
the same server. (The agile mass storage stack, as well as legacy and persistent DSFs,
are discussed in “Next generation mass storage stack” (page 38).)
You may choose to migrate to the new agile mass storage stack or you can continue to
use the legacy mass storage stack. However, if you want to use the new features of the
agile mass storage stack and are not affected by existing limitations, you should consider
migrating to the new mass storage stack.
For more information on the new mass storage stack and to migrate from the legacy
view to the agile view, see the white papers “The Next Generation Mass Storage Stack:
HP-UX 11i v3” and “HP-UX 11i v3 Persistent DSF Migration Guide” (http://
www.docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv3.html#Storage%20Area%20Management).
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