HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, March 2012

B Installing the Symantec products VxFS, OnlineJFS, LVM,
and VxVM
Starting with the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 Operating Environment Update Release (OEUR), VxFS
5.0.1 is a required (always-installed) product. The default configuration for all systems in March
2012 is VxFS 5.0.1 plus Logical Volume Manager (LVM).
VxFS 4.1 and OnlineJFS 4.1 are still available in HP-UX 11i v3, and you still have the ability to
use those previous versions in a supported environment for the lifecycle of HP-UX 11i v3. However,
HP highly recommends you move to VxFS 5.0.1 and OnlineJFS 5.0.1 as soon as possible to ensure
you receive the most comprehensive support ecosystem as well as enhanced scalability,
manageability, high-availability, and performance.
The HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 OEUR includes the following Symantec software:
• VxFS 4.1 (Base-VXFS bundle) — required (always-installed) in all OEs
• OnlineJFS 4.1 (B3929EA bundle) — optional in DC-OE, VSE-OE, and HA-OE
• VxFS 5.0.1 (Base-VxFS-501 bundle) — required (always-installed) in all OEs
• OnlineJFS 5.0.1 (B3929GB bundle) — recommended (default-installed) in DC-OE, VSE-OE
and HA-OE
• Logical Volume Manager (BaseLVM bundle) – required (always-installed) in all OEs
• VxVM 5.0.1 (Base-VxVM-501 and Base-VxTools-501 bundles) — optional in all OEs
If you want to remain on configurations that include versions 4.1, 5.0, or 5.1SP1 (available
separately) of VxFS, OnlineJFS, or VxVM, see “Other supported configurations” (page 83). For
information on what happens if you attempt an unsupported configuration, see “Unsupported
system configurations” (page 83) .
NOTE: VxFS 4.1 and VxVM 4.1 are not supported on Intel Itanium 9300 series processors or
later.
What's new for delivery of the Symantec products
VxFS 5.0.1 now required (always-installed)
With the September 2008 OEUR, VxFS 4.1 and 5.0 were included in the OEUR and AR media,
and VxFS 4.1 was installed by default. With the September 2009 OEUR, VxFS 4.1 and 5.0 were
still included in the release, but VxFS 5.0 was installed by default.
With the September 2011 OEUR, VxFS 4.1 and 5.0.1 were included in the OEUR and AR media.
VxFS 5.0.1 replaced 5.0 and was a recommended (default-installed) product. Although VxFS 4.1
was a required (always-installed) product, installation defaulted to VxFS 5.0.1. If you preferred to
stay on VxFS 4.1, you could explicitly deselect VxFS 5.0.1.
Starting with the March 2012 release, VxFS 4.1 and 5.0.1 are still included in the OEUR and AR
media. However, VxFS 5.0.1 is now a required (always-installed) product. That means you can
no longer deselect VxFS 5.0.1 (Base-VxFS-501) in the Ignite-UX tool. If you want a configuration
that does not include VxFS 5.0.1, see “Other supported configurations” (page 83).
VxVM 5.0 replaced by VxVM 5.0.1
Starting with the September 2011 release, VxVM 5.0 has been replaced by VxVM 5.0.1, and
VxVM 5.0 is no longer included on the OEUR and AR media. Note that VxVM 5.0.1 is optional,
and LVM is installed by default. To install VxVM 5.0.1, you must select it in Ignite-UX.
Supported 5.0.1 configurations
During cold-install or update, supported VxFS 5.0.1 and VxVM 5.0.1 installations are achievable
with the proper selections in the Ignite-UX tool.
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