HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2010
Installing the latest Update-UX.......................................................................................................47
Updating tips...................................................................................................................................48
Proceeding with updating....................................................................................................................50
Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 using the terminal user interface.........................................................50
Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 using the command line interface........................................................57
update-ux command..................................................................................................................57
Updating to an Operating Environment from the command line.............................................58
Updating optional software from the command line................................................................59
Completing the update.........................................................................................................................59
7 Installing applications and patches............................................................................61
Chapter checklist...................................................................................................................................61
Installing HP-UX applications .............................................................................................................62
Tips for installing or updating HP applications..............................................................................62
Installing HP-UX applications from the DVDs...............................................................................62
Third-party software and hardware.....................................................................................................63
Third-party (non-HP) storage compatibility with HP-UX 11i v3...................................................63
Third-party product installation scripts..........................................................................................63
HP-UX patching and patch management.............................................................................................63
Standard HP-UX patch bundles......................................................................................................63
Individual HP-UX patches..............................................................................................................65
HP-UX Software Assistant...............................................................................................................65
8 Post-install/update tasks and troubleshooting...........................................................67
Chapter checklist...................................................................................................................................67
Verifying the HP-UX cold-install or update.........................................................................................68
Part I: Listing all software installed on your system.......................................................................68
Part II: Verifying the installed software...........................................................................................68
Configuring Operating Environment applications..............................................................................68
Migrating to the agile mass storage stack.............................................................................................69
System tuning for VxFS 4.1...................................................................................................................69
Backing up the system..........................................................................................................................69
Uninstalling HP-UX 11i v3...................................................................................................................70
Removing applications and patches................................................................................................70
Diagnostics............................................................................................................................................70
Online diagnostics...........................................................................................................................70
Offline diagnostics...........................................................................................................................70
9 Support and other resources.......................................................................................71
Contacting HP.......................................................................................................................................71
Before you contact HP.....................................................................................................................71
HP contact information...................................................................................................................71
Subscription service.........................................................................................................................71
Documentation feedback.................................................................................................................71
Related documents................................................................................................................................72
Websites for HP-UX 11i v3 information..........................................................................................72
Other sources for HP-UX 11i v3 information..................................................................................72
Other HP web resources..................................................................................................................73
Typographic conventions......................................................................................................................73
A Harmless messages and known problems................................................................75
Appendix Checklist..............................................................................................................................75
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