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

Updating to HP-UX 11i v3
Updating to HP-UX 11i v3
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Task 2: Install the Latest Update-UX Bundle
Prior to updating your system, you must install a supported version of
the update-ux command from the Operating Environment DVDs.
This procedure walks you through the installation of the latest version of
the Update-UX bundle, which includes the update-ux command, from
the Operating Environment DVD media.
From the DVD
Media
Step 1. Find the DVD-ROM device file name:
ioscan -C disk -f -n -k | more
A device name associated with your DVD device should be displayed. For
example:
/dev/dsk/c1t2d0
Step 2. Create the directory under root(/). For example:
mkdir /dvdrom
Step 3. Mount the DVD onto the new directory as a file system. For example:
mount /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /dvdrom
Step 4. Using swinstall, install the latest version of the Update-UX bundle on
the target system.
NOTE Make sure you use the correct case to install the Update-UX bundle (in
title case). This bundle contains the update-ux command (lowercase).
swinstall -s /dvdrom Update-UX
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