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

Choosing an Installation Method
Deciding Which Method to Use
Chapter 3 45
What Software Source to Use
When cold installing or updating your systems, you can choose to update
using media, copy the contents of media into network depots, or create a
golden image of the desired system for installing many similar systems.
The process described in this guide cold-installs and updates a single
system from local media.
• If you are cold-installing or updating one system at a time —
Cold-install or update directly from the DVDs in the HP-UX 11i v3
media kit:
— HP-UX 11i v3 OE media — Boot and install a new system or
update an existing system.
— HP-UX Application media — Install applications not installed
with the OE or install a newer version of an OE application.
• If you plan to cold-install or update on many systems in your
enterprise — You can consolidate your software sources in a
network depot:
— Network Depot — Use Software Distributor (SD) commands to
create depots containing OS, OE, and other software bundles,
then install or update from the depot using Ignite-UX or
update-ux. For help with this method, refer to the swcopy(1M)
manpage, the Software Distributor Administration Guide, and
the Ignite-UX Administration Guide.
• If you plan to create many similar systems in your enterprise
— You can use an Ignite-UX server to create a faster software source
than an SD depot:
— Golden Image — Create a golden image from which to
cold-install. A golden image is a snapshot of a known, good
operating system installation and configuration for use in
installing other clients. The copied (source) client is called the
golden image. This install image can contain the OS and OE,
other applications, and any needed patches. After the archive is
in place, either on the Ignite-UX server or on another system,
you can cold-install on each client system in a single-pass
operation; you need to reboot each client only once. Please refer
to the Ignite-UX Administration Guide for more information on
golden images.