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

B Installing VxFS and VxVM
Previous HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environment Update Releases (OEURs) included the 4.1 and
5.0 versions of VxFS and the (recommended (default-installed) selection would install VxFS 4.1.
Starting with the HP-UX 11i v3 September 2009 OEUR, the default version of VxFS installed is
changed from 4.1 to 5.0.
The following software is included in HP-UX 11i v3 September 2009 OEUR:
• VxFS 4.1 (Base-VXFS bundle) — required (always-installed) installed in all OEs
• OnlineJFS 4.1 (B3929EA bundle) — optional in DC-OE, VSE-OE, and HA-OE
• VxFS 5.0 (Base-VxFS-50 bundle) — recommended (default) installed in all OEs
• OnlineJFS 5.0 (B3929FB bundle) — recommended (default) installed in DC-OE, VSE-OE,
and HA-OE
• VxVM 5.0 (Base-VxVM-50 bundle) — optional in all OEs
Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is also present in all OEs and is recommended software (installed
by default). This means that, starting in the September 2009 OEUR, the default install selection
for all systems is VxFS 5.0 + LVM.
The sections below describe how you can update to VxFS 5.0, OnlineJFS 5.0, and VxVM 5.0.
If you want to remain on VxFS 4.1 and VxVM 4.1, see the white paper "Installation of VxFS and
VxVM 4.1 on HP-UX 11i v3 September 2009 Operating Environment Update Release" (at http://
hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs). The paper includes detailed instructions for the following supported
configurations and other considerations:
• LVM with VxFS 4.1 Configuration
• VxVM 4.1 with VxFS 4.1 Configuration
• Updates from HP-UX 11i v2 with OnlineJFS 4.1 to HP-UX 11i v3 with OnlineJFS 4.1
• Updates to HP-UX 11i v3 with VxVM 4.1
Default install of VxFS changed from 4.1 to 5.0 Starting with the September 2008 release, VxFS
4.1 and 5.0 were included in the OEUR or AR media and VxFS 4.1 would have been installed by
default. From September 2009 OEUR and beyond, VxFS 5.0 is installed by default. However,
both VxFS 4.1 and 5.0 continue to be included as they were in past OEURs. Explicit de-selection
of VxFS 5.0 in the Ignite-UX tool is required if you prefer stay on VxFS 4.1. (See the white paper
referenced above.)
VxVM 4.1 replaced by VxVM 5.0 Starting with the September 2008 release, VxVM 4.1 is not
included in the OEUR or AR media. It has been replaced by VxVM 5.0. However, in the September
2008 OEUR and beyond, VxVM is not installed by default as it was in past OEURs. Explicit
selection of VxVM 5.0 in the Ignite-UX tool is required to install VxVM.
Supported VxFS 5.0 and VxVM 5.0 installations are achievable with proper selections in the
Ignite-UX tool. The following sections describe the steps required to get to each possible
configuration.
• “VxVM and VxFS installation through cold-install” (page 87)
• “VxVM and VxFS installation with update-ux” (page 88)
VxVM and VxFS installation through cold-install
The following sections describe the steps required for each supported cold-install configuration.
LVM with VxFS 5.0 configuration
A default cold-install will result in an LVM system with VxFS 5.0 and OnlineJFS 5.0 installed
(OnlineJFS will NOT be installed with the BOE). No additional selections in the IUX user interface
(UI) are needed to cold-install this configuration.
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