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

System Requirements for Cold-Installing and Updating
System Requirements
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System Requirements
To cold-install or update HP-UX 11i v3, you must have the following:
• A supported system. See “Supported Systems” on page 32
• HP-UX 11i v3 OE and Application (AR) media
• 1 GB memory, minimum
NOTE The minimum memory limit is intended for running the HP-UX 11i v3
Foundation OE (FOE) and minimal applications. Additional memory
will be required for optimal performance and optional software and
applications. If the system being installed has less than the supported
amount of RAM, the install will fail with an ERROR, which indicates the
minimum amount of memory required. A WARNING may be generated if
the amount of system memory is determined to be supported but less
than recommended.
NOTE If your system has the minimum amount of memory, you may need to
manually set VxFS tunables for optimal performance after
cold-installing or updating to HP-UX 11i v3. For more information about
these tunables, see Appendix B, “Controlling Memory Utilization of
VxFS 4.1 on HP-UX 11i v3,” on page 149.
System Firmware Requirements
Make sure the firmware shipped with the system meets the minimum
firmware requirements for the system for the latest HP-UX 11i v3
(B.11.31) release. HP strongly recommends you review the minimum
system firmware matrix for HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) systems at the HP
Technical Documentation Web site:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/hw.html#System%20Firmware