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

Updating to HP-UX 11i v3

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NOTE 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 available at:

http://docs.hp.com/

Task 1: Create a Network Depot (Optional)

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

the network using a depot. This allows you to update all systems on the

network without having to move media from system to system. It also

allows you to use the preview (-p) option, which is new for HP-UX 11i v3.

You can use the preview (-p) option with either a depot or media. If you

are not creating a network depot, you can skip this task.

As root, follow this procedure to create a network depot from the HP-UX

11i v3 two-DVD set onto a depot server:

NOTE Make sure you copy all products from both HP-UX 11i v3 DVDs to your

target depot.

Step 1. Verify that you have at least 6 GB of free space to create the network

depot on another system in your network. If this space is not available,

use smh either to create a new volume group or to extend an existing

volume group. For help, refer to either SMH help or the HP-UX System

Administrator’s Guide.

Step 2. The HP-UX 11i v3 operating system comes as a two DVD set. Insert the

first DVD into the drive.

Step 3. Find the DVD-ROM device file name:

ioscan -C disk -f -n -k | more

/dev/dsk/c1t2d0 is a typical device name.