HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2010

You can update rather than cold-install HP-UX 11i v3 when:
• You are updating from a supported HP-UX 11i v2 or HP-UX 11i v3 system. See “Supported
update paths” (page 17) for specific details.
• You are concerned about recovering unique applications and data on your root volume,
and do not want to write over non-OS files, which occurs when cold-installing HP-UX 11i
v3.
• Each system has a unique configuration.
• Current disk space is sufficient for HP-UX 11i v3. See “Determining disk space requirements”
(page 10).
An advantage of performing an update is that it leaves user data, configuration, and applications
in place.
Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 is limited to the supported paths listed in “Supported update paths”
(page 17).
For information about choosing installation and update sources, see “Choosing an installation
source” (page 18).
See Chapter 4: “Before you begin” (page 21) for details on how to prepare your system to update
to HP-UX 11i v3. The update process is described in Chapter 6: “Updating to HP-UX 11i v3”
(page 45).
Supported update paths
Table 3-1 lists the supported update paths from HP-UX 11i v2 to HP-UX 11i v3 and from the
original HP-UX 11i v3 OEs to the new HP-UX 11i v3 OEs. Be sure also to read the following
“Update Path Notes” [p. 17].
Table 3-1 Supported update paths
HP-UX 11i v3
DC-OE
HP-UX 11i v3 VSE-OEHP-UX 11i v3
HA-OE
HP-UX 11i v3 BOEOperating Environment (OE)
xxxxHP-UX 11i v2 FOE
xxHP-UX 11i v2 EOE
xHP-UX 11i v2 MCOE
xHP-UX 11i v2 TCOE
xxxxHP-UX 11i v3 FOE
xxHP-UX 11i v3 EOE
xHP-UX 11i v3 MCOE
xHP-UX 11i v3 TCOE
xxxxHP-UX 11i v3 BOE
xxHP-UX 11i v3 HA-OE
xxHP-UX 11i v3 VSE-OE
xHP-UX 11i v3 DC-OE
Update path notes
• You cannot downgrade to a lower-level Operating Environment.
• Updating from a release of HP-UX to another release of HP-UX that was released earlier in
time is not supported. For example, trying to update from HP-UX 11i v2 June 2007 release
to the HP-UX 11i v3 February 2007 release is not supported. This could cause system
incompatibilities and unpredictable results. If you attempt to update to an earlier version
Choosing cold-install or update 17