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

Updating to HP-UX 11i v3

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Task 3: Update Your System Using update-ux

After you have installed the UPDATE-UX bundle on the target system and,

optionally, created a network depot containing all software to be

installed, you can update your target system. You can update to HP-UX

11i v3 using one of the following methods:

• update-ux terminal user interface. See “Updating to HP-UX 11i v3

Using the Terminal User Interface” on page 114.

• update-ux command line interface. See “Updating to HP-UX 11i v3

Using the Command Line Interface” on page 126.

NOTE Before you update your system to HP-UX 11i v3, review the known

problems in Appendix A, “Known Problems and Troubleshooting,” on

page 143. Make sure to resolve any applicable issues before starting an

update from HP-UX 11i v2 to HP-UX 11iv3.

Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 Using the Terminal User Interface

This section describes how to update your system using the update-ux

Terminal User Interface (TUI).

With the TUI, you use the

Arrow, Tab, Space, and Return keys to navigate.

There are seven steps in the TUI update-ux process:

Table 6-2 TUI update-ux Steps

1. Start-Up Start the update-ux TUI.

2. Select Source Provide the location of the software depot from which

the software will be installed.

3. Select OE Select the OE that you wish to update to.

4. Select Software Choose the software in the OE you selected to

update.

5. Analysis

(Preview)

Analyze (preview) the update selections to determine

if the selected software can be updated successfully.

6. Update Perform the actual software update.

7. Verify Update Verify that the software update was successful.