HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, March 2014

1. As root, enter:
/usr/sbin/mk_kernel –o /stand/vmunix
2. Fix any problems listed in the mk_kernel output.
3. Reboot your system to ensure that your new kernel boots.
Renaming your log files
You must also rename your log files to make it easier to find problems encountered during an
update.
1. Enter:
cd /var/adm/sw
2. As root, rename each log file. For example:
mv swagent.log swagent_old.log
3. Enter:
cd /var/opt/swm
4. Enter:
mv swm.log swm_old.log
Creating a network depot (optional)
You can create a network depot if you intend to update other systems on the network. A network
depot allows you to update all systems on the network without having to move media from system
to system. You can also create a network depot if you want to avoid manually swapping media
in a single system. For instructions on creating a network depot, see “Creating a network depot
(optional)” (page 29).
Installing the latest Update-UX
If you are updating from HP-UX 11i v2 to HP-UX 11i v3, HP recommends that you manually install
the latest HP-UX 11i v3 version of Update-UX before performing your update. This new version of
Update-UX provides defect fixes and enhancements not found on the HP-UX 11i v2 version of
Update-UX. For example, the HP-UX 11i v3 version of Update-UX allows you to use the preview
(-p) option (new for HP-UX 11i v3), and it provides the latest manpage for the update-ux
command.
You must install the Update-UX product (which includes the update-ux command) that is included
on the Operating Environment DVDs that came with your HP-UX 11i v3 release.
From the DVD media
To install the Update-UX product from the Operating Environment DVDs:
1. Mount the DVD. (For instructions, see “Mounting and unmounting the DVD” (page 28).)
2. Using swinstall, install the latest version of the Update-UX product on the target system:
swinstall -s /dvdrom Update-UX
NOTE: Make sure you use the correct case to install the Update-UX product (in title case).
This product contains the update-ux command (lowercase).
From a depot
The depot example uses the following syntax: depot_server:depot_path. For example:
swinstall -s depot_server:/var/11iv3/update-depot Update-UX
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