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

Updating to HP-UX 11i v3

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Step 4. Create the directory under root(/):

mkdir /dvdrom

Step 5. Mount the first DVD onto the new directory as a file system, for example:

mount /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /dvdrom

Step 6. Create the directory that will contain the network depot you want to

create, for example:

mkdir /var/11iv3

Step 7. Copy all products on the mounted DVD to the target depot. For example,

to copy the contents of the first DVD to the target depot called

update-depot type the following command:

swcopy -s /dvdrom \* @ /var/11iv3/update-depot

Step 8. Unmount the first DVD from its directory:

umount /dvdrom

Step 9. Mount the second DVD onto the new directory as a file system, for

example:

mount /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /dvdrom

Step 10. Copy all products on the mounted DVD to the same target depot. For

example, to copy the contents of the second DVD to the target depot

called update-depot type the following command:

swcopy -s /dvdrom \* @ /var/11iv3/update-depot

Step 11. Unmount the second DVD from its directory:

umount /dvdrom

The network depot is now ready to update your system to HP-UX 11i v3.

Continue with “Task 2: Install the Latest Update-UX Bundle” on

page 113.