HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, February 2007 (Initial Release)

Updating to HP-UX 11i v3

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Updating to HP-UX 11i v3

Updating your system using update-ux includes the following tasks:

• Task 1: Create a network depot (optional).

Create a network depot only if you intend to update other systems on

the network. If you are not creating a network depot, you can skip

this task. See “Task 1: Create a Network Depot (Optional)” on

page 111.

• Task 2: Install the latest version of update-ux.

See “Task 2: Install the Latest Update-UX Bundle” on page 113.

• Task 3: Update your system using update-ux.

You can choose two different methods to update to HP-UX 11i v3 on a

supported system: 1) by the using the update-ux terminal user

interface; 2) by using the update-ux command line interface. See

“Task 3: Update Your System Using update-ux” on page 114.

After updating to HP-UX 11i v3, you might need to configure OE

Applications to make your system fully functional. See “Post-Update

Tasks” on page 129 for instructions.

NOTE In HP-UX 11i v3, there are two types of DSFs for mass storage: legacy

DSFs and persistent DSFs. Both can be used to access a given mass

storage device independently and can coexist on a given system. 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. For more information on the new mass storage stack, see the white

paper called, The Next Generation Mass Storage Stack: HP-UX 11i v3

available at the following web site:

http://docs.hp.com/