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

Use the collection tables in the following situations:
• When you choose the Advanced Installation (the default Ignite-UX option starting with
version C.7.5), an interface gives you the opportunity to enter all of this data at the beginning
of the install. The interface is a tabbed file folder and is character-based.
• If you choose to network-enable your system, you must designate a unique host name, host
Internet Protocol (IP) address, and other network information for your server.
Contact your site network administrator for the details to include in these tables.
NOTE:
During an installation, Ignite-UX configures the root, dump, and swap devices with the new
HP-UX 11i v3 mass storage stack agile addressing representation. This means that, after installing,
the commands that display the boot, dump, and swap devices will show them using the agile
form. During a cold-install of HP-UX 11i v3, both legacy and persistent DSFs are automatically
created. By default, the installation process will configure system devices like the boot, root,
swap, and dump devices to use persistent DSFs. For more information on the new mass storage
stack, see the white paper “The Next Generation Mass Storage Stack: HP-UX 11i v3” (http://
hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs).
Miscellaneous data collection table
Table 5-1 might contain some items that are not familiar to you, but you will be prompted for
this information during the install. However, the install process describes all options in detail,
so you can defer making decisions about items that are unfamiliar to you until you reach that
point in the install.
Table 5-1 Miscellaneous data
Your specific dataType of data
Root Disk Path
NOTE: Your root disk will typically display a legacy style Path
name. However, HP-UX 11i v3 contains a new naming scheme for
Root Disks. See the white paper “The Next Generation Mass Storage
Stack: HP-UX 11i v3” for information on how to identify your
legacy root disk device name in the agile HP-UX 11i v3 naming
scheme. You can display the legacy hardware path using the More
Info screen to show details on a specific lunpath hardware path.
Root Swap Space
File System Type
LVM with VxFS (4.1 or 5.0), VxVM 5.0 with VxFS 5.0, or Whole
disk with VxFS (4.1 or 5.0)
Root Disk Volume Group Disks
(How many disks you want placed into the root disk volume group,
and whether or not you want the disks to be striped or mirrored.)
Physical Location for SAS
(Physical Location is the enclosure and bay. WWID can also be
used if known.)
WWID for Fibre Channel (FC)
(The storage administrator should provide WWID details for
storage presented to the system. Knowing the WWPN of the
adapters might also be useful.)
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