Installation of VxFS and VxVM 5.1 SP1 on HP-UX 11i v3 March 2011 Operating Environment Update Release Whitepaper (April 2011)

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Installation of VxFS and VxVM 5.1 SP1

on HP-UX 11i v3 March 2011 Operating

Environment Update Release

Summary of content (10 pages)

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Installation of VxFS and VxVM 5.
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Contents Table of contents 1. 2. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 4 Installation Instructions .............................................................................................. 5 Setting up a System with VxFS and VxVM 5.1 .................................................... 5 3. Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v3 March 2011 OEUR with VxFS and VxVM 5.1 from an Ignite-UX Server .................................
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1. Introduction The September 2009 HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environment Update Release (OEUR) and later versions of HP-UX 11i v3 install the VxFS version 5.0 by default. The September 2009 OEUR and later versions contain the following: • • • • • VxFS 4.1 (Base-VXFS bundle) — required installed in all OEs OnlineJFS 4.1 (B3929EA bundle) — optional in all OEs VxFS 5.0 (Base-VxFS-50 bundle) — recommended (default) installed in all OEs OnlineJFS 5.
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On this page, select HP-UX 11i v3. 2. Installation Instructions To install VxFS 5.1 SP1 along with VxVM 5.1 SP1 (optional), you must complete the steps provided in this section. If you require a system with VxFS 5.0 and LVM, see the “HP-UX 11i Version 3 Update and Install Guide, September 2009”. To locate this document go to the following location on the HP Business Support Center: http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs On this page, select HP-UX 11i v3. However, if you want a system with both VxFS 5.
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2. Delete VxFS 5.0 and VxVM 5.0 from the depot (created in step 1) by entering the following command: # swremove –d B3929FB Base-VxFS-50 Base-VxTools-50 Base-VxVM-50 @ 3. Copy the VxFS 5.1 SP1 and VxVM 5.1 SP1 bundles into the depot by entering the following command: # swcopy –s B3929HB BaseVxFS-51 Base-VxTools-51 Base-VxVM-51 @ 4. Install or update the system from the depot created.
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3. Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v3 March 2011 OEUR with VxFS 5.1 SP1 and VxVM 5.1 SP1 from an Ignite-UX Server This section describes the process to cold-install a system with HP-UX 11i v3, VxVM 5.1 SP1, and VxFS 5.1 SP1 using an Ignite-UX server. It is assumed that some depot server(s) should have been set up containing two depots, one with the HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environment (OE) containing VxFS 5.0 and VxVM 5.0, and one with the VxFS 5.1 SP1 and VxVM 5.1 SP1 software. Note that VxVM 5.0 and VxFS 5.
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# /opt/ignite/bin/instl_adm –T –f _cfg 4. Combine both configuration files into one Ignite-UX INDEX configuration clause: a. # vi /var/opt/ignite/INDEX b. Append a new configuration clause, such as: cfg “HP-UX B.11.31_Mar2011_OE-Vx51” { description “B.11.31_Mar2011_OE-Vx51 – 2 depots” “/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/config” “/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/<0E_config_filename>_cfg" “/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/_cfg" “/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.
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On this page, select HP-UX 11i v3. 2. Use Ignite-UX to cold-install using the two depots referenced in the Ignite-UX server INDEX configuration clause created in the previous section. In the Basic tab, Configurations line, make your selection, such as “HP-UX B.11.31_Mar2011_OE-Vx51” 3. Use the Ignite-UX interface to select the volume manager. In the Basic tab, File System line, select the following: VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) with VxFS 4. Use the Ignite-UX interface to select VxVM 5.1 SP1 and VxFS 5.
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# swlist | grep HPUX 3. Confirm installation of Base VERITAS Volume Manager Bundle 5.1 for HPUX 11i v3. The following command will show the VxVM 5.1 SP1 products installed on the system: # swlist Base-VxVM-51 4. Confirm installation of Veritas File System Bundle 5.1 for HP-UX 11i v3. The following command will show the VxFS 5.